I just need to vent a bit. 14+5, and the limits on caffeine are driving me CRAZY! I've been addicted to caffeine since I was about 14 years old (I'm going to be 40 on Thursday). I'm tired all the time, and I can't use my normal go-to solution of having some coffee. I cope by having diet soda (I know the caffeine content of that, it's not as variable as coffee or tea, so I don't go over the 200 mg/day limit they tell us to stick to here in the US).
To make things worse, 2.5 year old DD has been sick with a stomach flu (vomiting and diarrhea) off and on over the last couple weeks. Even though we're doing laundry a lot, the laundry pile is beginning to rival Olympus Mons in size. She's had to be home from daycare a number of days, and, of course, she's been fussier than normal. She's sleeping worse than normal, too. I've been trying to work from home and watch her, but I find that extremely difficult and stressful, especially when I'm exhausted.
I end up sitting her in front of kids' shows on public TV. I feel bad about that, but I can't really interact with her and do my work, and she won't leave me alone unless the TV is on. DH can watch her sometimes, but he is not a morning person (fortunately he has a job that accommodates this), and he cannot get her to nap or go down at night. Getting her to sleep is a struggle (this is not too surprising, both DH and I had problems sleeping when we were kids).
The 6 inches of snow we just got yesterday isn't really helping (at least we didn't get 2 feet of snow like Boston). Not that I have the time or energy to go out, anyway. I'm still tired and emotional from my pregnancy. At least the nausea seems to have let up. But I really need some coffee and I can't have it!
Thanks for letting me vent.