I Am Spread Way Too Thin

It has been so long . . . I have so much on my plate and on my mind that I just haven't had time to get around to writing about it.  Here's a list of my thoughts (or mental to-do list), in no particular order:

• We are house-hunting, and I'd really like to move this month.  It's looking more and more like it won't happen that fast, which makes me sad because . . .
• My dear friend Sam (Elder Aubin, my Zone Leader from Liege), who lives in Germany, is coming to Utah in a few weeks to spend some time at BYU.  I wanted to have a little party/reunion/reception in his honor, at my home, and it's going to be a miracle if we can pull it off.
• I need to plan and organize this fete, but I'm still hoping we can get into a house!
• I'd like to go to the Brigham City Temple Open House (heaven only knows when I'll have the time, and it's being dedicated in a couple of weeks so there isn't much time left!)
• I need to get a temple recommend renewal so I can go to the dedication.
• I need to do my Visiting Teaching.
• I'm worried about Benji, who was sent home from school today with diarrhea.  He was sent home last week with a "suspicious rash" (which was just how his skin looks when he doesn't get lotioned).  Do I need to take him into a dermatologist to say what is normal and what isn't?  Why does he have diarrhea again?  
• I'm feeling guilty about how little I see my boy.  On the days he goes to school and when I'm working, I see him for a total of 45 minutes.  I get him up and dressed about 6:45am, feed him some breakfast and drive him to the bus stop.  I put him on the bus at 7:25am, and then I have to be to work at 11am.  When I get home at 11:30pm, he's already asleep.  It's depressing to be away from him so much.
• Allen is the one who takes care of him all afternoon, after having gotten up at 3:30am and working for 8 hours.  He puts him to bed and then goes to bed himself, and he can't be bothered to do any cleaning.  So when I get home at 11:30pm, the house is a disaster.  I usually spend a good 30 minutes cleaning (more when I have to do dishes), moving and folding laundry, putting the living room back together, etc.  It's pretty rare that I'm in bed before 2am.
• I'm going to be short on hours this week at work.  I was on-call all day Sunday and all day Monday, but I didn't have to go in.  And I'll have to stay home for part of my shift tomorrow, so I'll only have 20 hours for the week.  I have some PTO to fall back on, but I'd rather not use it all.
• I got my hair done yesterday; I went to Paul Mitchell, The School, in Holladay.  A co-worker is in school there, so I had her do my hair.  She did a pretty good job, but it took more than four hours.  I did have a Groupon, so I only paid $25 for a full highlight, and I didn't have any change, so I gave her a $20 for a tip ($45 total, plus the investment of time!).  That's the most I've ever given anyone for a tip (for anything), and although she did well, I hope she doesn't expect me to a) come back to her every time I need my hair done, and b) give her that big of a tip every time I see her.  If I had more $ coming in, I'd be happy to tip more, but for my income, that's a lot.  I may have put myself in a difficult situation.
• I need to catch up on my blogs
• I need to start packing
• I want to go to the State Fair, but I'm doubtful anyone will go with me
• I need to find a gift for Noah's birthday
• I need to start working on Christmas gifts
• I need to go back to school
• I need to get my national Surgical Tech certification
• I should probably become a CPR instructor, if I want to get into nursing school
• It would be a lot easier for me to go into teaching than it would to become a nurse (ironically)
• If I did go into teaching, I could probably spend more time with Benji.
• I need to convince Allen to go to school
• I wonder if I will ever get pregnant again
• I need to pay my bills
• I should cut up my credit cards
• I want to get real family photos this year; we haven't done that since Benji was an infant
• I need to figure out what is going on with my right foot (why does it swell so much more than my left?)
• I should exercise more
• I should get my bike fixed up so I can actually ride it
• I need to join Weight Watchers, like I told Dr. Witbeck I would
• I need to return my videos to the library (have you seen "Midnight in Paris"?  It's utterly fabuleux, and it makes me homesick for France.
• I want to catch up on my shows: Grey's Anatomy has new episodes on Netflix; I have purchased Glee (Season 3) but have yet to watch it, and I want to get Hulu+ so I can watch the new episodes of Breaking Bad and How I Met Your Mother.  I don't have time for any of it, but I really want to see them!!!
• I need a new vacuum.
• When (not if) we move, we need to transport the couches from Mom & Dad's garage to our new place, and they really need to be cleaned.  Do I need to get roof racks on my car?
• I definitely need to take Sylvano in for an oil change and tire rotation.  SOON.
• I need to go through Benji's clothes to take inventory for what I need to get for him during the upcoming consignment sale.
• I should sell and/or get rid of the rest, because who knows if I'll ever have another baby. 
• I need to figure out something to make for Peggy's Pinterest Party.
• I should give up the Diet Coke.
• I should go back to being a vegetarian.
• I hope nothing big happens before the end of the year (medically), so I can get LASIK!
• I need to read the scriptures
• I need to upload and edit my pictures
• I really want an iPad
• I can't believe it's September already . . . where has this year gone?
• I have to start getting my lesson ready for next week, because I (unwittingly) agreed to play the piano for the Dominguez Park Branch for the entire month of September; I thought it was a one-time, one-hour commitment, but it turns out it's a two-hour commitment every week.  At least we have Stake Conference this weekend and the Brigham City Temple Dedication on the 23rd, so I only have to do it three times.  Unfortunately, I am working every Saturday night before I have to play, and it starts at 10am.  So the 16th is really going to suck--I have Noah's birthday party on Saturday the 15th, I have to work 11pm-7am, I have to play the piano at the Branch from 10-noon, and I have to teach Relief Society at 3pm. 

That's all I can think of for now.  I've got a lot going on, and I'm just exhausted from everything.  So I'm sorry my blog has suffered.  Now I have to go set up for a leg fracture with Larky.  Good times . . .