Life is like a sink full of dirty dishes

Or perhaps it’s just my life.

I have a sink. It’s never empty. I just…have a problem doing dishes right away. Possibly because I have more interesting things to do–like figure out what I can download on my Miss M’s new Kindle. Or work for pay. Or I don’t want to stand up just then. Or there’s no hot water. (Hello, Israeli winter!) Or…I just don’t know.

I have been feeling overwhelmed, and I can’t put my finger on why.

We are all, thankfully, healthy. Life’s not perfect, but we are financially, emotionally, and physically ok.

I’ve been battling my old nemesis, insomnia, during the past few weeks. That’s certainly sucking the wind right out of my sails. When I do sleep, fitfully, I’ve been having really weird–though vaguely entertaining–dreams.

Like when I dreamed that we were at a highway rest stop and there was a vending machine that dispensed (seriously) live puppies with a handful of kibble. And before we could stop them, a group of tween boys pressed the buttons TWICE and then abandoned two puppies (one of whom had a gimpy leg!). Taxman rescued them, put them in the car with us, and we cancelled our Christmas (I KNOW!) plans in order to turn around and come home with them. Then we pulled up to my boss (?), who was standing on the sidewalk, and I said, “Want to hear about how we turned 1 dog into 3? I’ll tell you tomorrow over coffee–you take black, two sugars, right?” And my boss was Alicia Florrick. Played by Julianna Margulies. And when I woke up, I thought: “Weird…I’ve never even been to Chicago.”

This is why I don’t feel rested, I’m sure of it.

So, in conclusion, my subconscious and not-so-subconscious are conspiring to keep me exhausted and unable to keep my house clean. And how is YOUR winter vacation?

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