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Back To Reality

Well, we’ve been home for a few days and I’m exhausted. The kids are still in the throes of jet lag and have wonky sleep schedules. And maybe I’ve been out late two nights in a row at JT and Yo-Yo Ma concerts.

I am also feeling pretty overwhelmed. I haven’t finished unpacking, the house is a disaster, and I have too much crap which I have compounded by acquiring a bjillion logic games and Chinese books. Also, still no food. (Although we do have milk.)

I really haven’t gotten my act together. I need a mommy or a wife or a grown up.

Just the thought of the sheer magnitude of what needs to be done is crushing. The lame thing is that this is all self-imposed! I know all I have to do is break things down into small, discrete parts. I know all I have to do is to just get going and get things done.

But because there is no hard deadline (other than Glow Worm’s birthday party this weekend), I am totally dragging.

All right. No more procrastinating via blogging. Wish me luck. (Assuming I can dig myself out of the avalanche of stuff I own.)

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Virginia Duan is the entertainment editor for "Mochi Magazine," a freelance writer, and an Asian American author who writes stories full of rage and grief with biting humor and glimpses of grace. She spends most of her days plotting her next book or article, shuttling her children about, participating in more group chats than humanly possible, and daydreaming about BTS a totally normal amount.

2 Comments

  1. So happy you posted! I had 3 weeks in LA as a transition after trip so that I could still get my Chinese food and have a mommy. lol But, I think it took me 2-3 months to unpack. I’m giving myself this week to unpack my homeschool boxes otherwise the kids will not be in school for another year.

    Super good luck!