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It's October. Burn-out time. Both mentally & physically. At work and at home. The newness of the school year has worn off, and the demands have increased. The weather starts to change ( a few degrees each week) and so do the allergens. It's a no win situation.

The start of the month brings so much promise: pumpkins, baseball playoffs and candy corn. The high fructose corn syrup high alone is enough to inspire countless Halloween crafts that require a scouring of the dollar store bins for just the right diamond in the rough project.

Then mid month rolls around and the candy corn runs out. And you can't buy anymore because you threatened your child with the "once it's gone I'm not buying anymore" speech. That's when you realize that you have grades to enter. And an end of season baseball party to plan. And that baby shower for a co-worker. You wake up one morning to find you have to reach for your inhaler before you get out of bed, and pop cough drops just to make it through the day. The nights get shorter and the days get longer. Christmas items replace the Halloween specials, and you realize you still haven't sent those cards you made last Halloween. Your "day" doesn't end until 9:30 or 10:00, and then you still have laundry/dinner/homework to check. Never mind that it's been a week since you've updated your blog or had time to visit your neighbor's. Oh and did you know it's only 60 days till Christmas? AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

I wish I knew it would slow down, but it's not going to. I just keep burning through it with everything I've got, cause I don't know any other way to do it. But hey, at least I've got pretty toes.