This is yet another post about how I am too busy to post. My new job is taking up what little free time I used to have; hopefully I can get a little closer to a 40 hour work week after my big deadline later this month. After the deadline, we have two weeks in the midwest, and I just today got a jury duty summons starting immediately after we get back. Ick. Lately I am constantly tired, and my day at work is fairly rushed from the moment I sit down to my desk, usually reaching a frenetic pace right before I’m supposed to leave, then I finally tear myself away from the middle of something an hour late. I’m almost sure there is an end in sight.

Tomorrow we interview a nanny candidate. I hope it goes well, as she’s immediately available. We also discussed the nanny prospect with Anna, and she was surprisingly enthused about the idea. At least for the summer, it would mean she wouldn’t have to rush to get ready in the morning (dressing, eating, and brushing teeth and hair in less than two hours is considered rushing). I made the comparison to Eloise’s mostly companion, but in retrospect, I should probably avoid encouraging Anna to be any more Eloise-like than she already is.