you cannot raise your hand to get off of this ride...

ahhh Fall. i love Fall. fairs, crisp air, colorful leaves, apples, pumpkins, scarves, and TONS AND TONS of stuff to do.

it really never ends. well it does "end" but let's not be so morbid.
the wheel just keeps going round and round, picking up speed and you cannot raise your hand to exit the ride. sometimes i feel like i'm a hampster in a wheel, running and running as fast as i can and other times i feel like i'm in a dryer full of sneakers, being tumbled around and around.

school, work, money, friends, bills, play dates, training, volunteer, organize, gym, laundry, cook, clean, drive, pick up, drop off, pack lunch, discipline, plan for the future, deal with the past, be in the present...maybe have some fun? read a book? pamper yourself? yeah right.

just keeps going. people say it gets easier but do they just mean we adapt? i can already carry about 50 lbs in one arm, talk on the phone, make sure my kid doesn't get runover in the parking lot, and go up the stairs at the same time - what is possibly next?

i just keep trying. that's all i can do. i cannot raise my hand to get off of this ride. i just have to smile through it - know that i am lucky - know that i can do it. i can do it all... at least that's what i'm choosing to tell myself :)

just like the Gravitron and the Zipper - although that ride is frightening, makes you feel like you've seen your last day and that you will definitely soon see your last meal...it is fun after all.