I _loathe_ cartoons on food packaging. Michael is also 4 years old, and every last item in the store with a Spongebob, a Dora, a Scooby-Doo, etc. catches his eye. And then I get to hear about it incessantly. I'm working hard to educate him about the wiles of marketers, but not making much headway at this age. He just plain _wants_ it. And who can blame him?

Sigh. I've been dealing with some interpersonal disappointment/betrayal stuff the past 24 hours or so -- nothing worth going into here, but it has knocked me off kilter in a big way. I think I'm going to make a real effort for the rest of today to get my routines done and see if the homemaking/FLYing will help me find my balance again.

TADA:

Most of my morning routine, including getting Michael to daycare early
2nd of 2 slipcovers washed and dried, and both slipcovers replaced on loveseat and couch
Toilet/sink/floor cleaned in each bathroom
TV room tidied up just a bit
Main living areas swiffered
Houseplant watered (yes, I only have one, and there's a reason! LOL)
Hosted a LLL mtg here
Pick up after LLL mtg (just a few toys, etc.)
Buy gift for friend and mail it at post office

PODA:
Midday routine, including lunch (I'll edit w/ details as I do them)
Replace headlight bulb in my car
New reg. stickers on both cars
Update Quicken, do week's financial admin (this was Tuesday's weekly task)
Plan menus and make grocery list (today's weekly task)

Gosh, there is always so much more to do than I can fit into one list ... but I'll stop here and get to work.