still breathing

July is always a crazy month but this one seems extra crazy. If I make it through with my sanity intact, it will be a miracle. Why is it so crazy? Here's why:

• At work, we need to finish 10 RFPs in 20 days. Not an easy task when they are so huge this time and when two of your contract writers quit. My full-time writer and me have been working a lot of extra hours to make it happen. Five down, five to go.
• Two family reunions! That's been the fun part but also stressful to get planned and packed and then unpacked. We did have a ton of fun at both of them though.
• Three business trips in two weeks. Yup, doing the round trip on one of them. Where am I going? New Orleans, Wilmington, NC and Ft. Meyers, FL. I've been asked to pick up a tarball as a souvenir.
• Lots of plays and concerts. This is my summer of culture and most of it happens in July. Went to see the following productions: Much Ado about Nothing, Pride and Prejudice, Merchant of Venice, Four Pianists, Complete Works of Shakepeare...abridged. Have tickets for Mousetrap but have to give them up to Allison. :(
• Shuttling the kids to climbing, guard, EFY, Girl's Camp, and Scout camp. Can you say LOADS of laundry?
• And, we decided to completely rebrand the company I work for in eight short weeks. I'm dying. Some things are fabulous, some are just taking too long. Worse, the two owners aren't talking to me. This is the one thing that is going to kill me. :)

Well, that's it. My month rolled into one blog and we are just over halfway done. If I don't blog again this month, you now know why.