Quiet Time has gotten away from me again. It never seems to last long enough to accomplish anything, so I’ve got all these little notes lying around about things I might want to write or do When I Have Time. And… WHEN will that be?

I don’t know exactly what the time crunch is about right now—Audrey’s sleeping her regular nap (you know, somewhere between twelve minutes and two hours), and the older kids are staying put in their Quiet Time Places doing their Quiet Time Things, but all I ever manage to do is put Audrey down, pee, turn on the computer, make something to eat, take one bite, gag, throw away the food, pee again, check email, make something else to eat, take one bite, swallow, take a second bite, gag, throw the food away outside so as never to have to smell it again, pee again, open the word processor, and—hey!—Audrey’s awake. Drat. Where does the time go?

Maybe it’s a priority issue. Right now I may be over-prioritizing 1.) Lolling About and 2.) Not Vomiting, and under-prioritizing 1) Anything Productive and 2.) Thought.

Or maybe I need to come up with another time of day in which to get things done.

On the bright side, I have discovered that I can eat both white flour (bread! bagels! muffins!) and also balsamic vinegar (but not on the bagels or muffins) without being sick! If only either of those had any nutritional value…