organized chaos

so i used to say that i thrived on chaos...it was usually my excuse for having a messy room as a teenager, but still...i did function well in the chaos.

nowadays however, i do not function in as much chaos anymore...i never thought that i would ever be remotely left brained, having been scarily right brained my whole life...but now i frequently find myself craving organization and control in my chaotic life. 1 toddler + 1 baby + 1 husband + 1 self does not equal 4 most days. 4 would be the logical answer, but if i have learned one thing in my short 3 years of being a mom, and also in my 7 years of being a wife, its that logic doesnt always exist when you want it to, and especially not when you need it to.

for example...toddlers know NO logic...i swear...to you and i, it would be logical to get extra sleep when you are sick...we crave it usually...there is nothing like laying down in a warm comfy bed when you feel awful. to a toddler, this is the last thing they want to do...peyton has had a bad cold this past week, and since he no longer naps regularly, i have to trick him into naps...even when he feels awful and is practically falling asleep while playing, he says he's not tired and throws a tantrum if i even suggest a nap. also...i have learned that toddlers wake up earlier the later they go to bed! this totally defies logic in my book...if i go to bed late, i want to get up even later than usual in the morning to make up for it...when peyton goes to bed say an hour late, he gets up an hour EARLIER than usual! *headdesk*

and dont even get me started on babies and logic...those two word dont even belong in the same sentence! and husbands and logic dont usually exist together either, but thats mostly because they havent figured out how to read our minds yet, and of course, us women are the only truly logical ones in the family ;)

anyways....so me...the girl who used to defy logic at all costs as a teenager, and even in my twenties, now craves some organization among the chaos that makes up my life, otherwise i think i will start to drive myself insane...and believe me...its a short trip!