Days 297 - 298 It's Been Lovely...

It's been lovely...but I have to scream now! That's me lately.
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Monday evening, the court staff and I drove two hours out of town to stay overnight at a hotel where we held an all-day trial the following day. By the time we'd checked into our rooms for the night, it was 9:00 p.m. What a day!
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Next day was an early one as trial started promptly at 8:00 a.m. in a conference room on the third floor of the hotel. We went ALL day. My little fingers went like mad all day long. My brain processed words all day long, converting the spoken English language into steno shorthand on my steno machine, and then translated instantaneously onto my laptop.
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By 5:30 p.m., we were back on the road and heading for home. Got to the office, put away my equipment, and popped over to my home where all three kids were anxiously awaiting my arrival. Especially the toddler. She was full of hugs and kisses.
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Everyone wanted my attention last night, and my head was about to explode. By 9:00 p.m., I was in my pajamas and my head was on my pillow. I think my husband tried to have a conversation, but I was just too pooped to care.
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Yeah, it's been lovely, really...but I think I'm ready to scream now!
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I realize that many women around this world have it far worse than I do. Really, I understand this. Which is why, when I'm praying, I'm thanking the Lord for all of my blessings in my life. I am thanking Him for my stressful job that takes me away from my children and my home, I'm thanking Him for my three rowdy and rambunctious spawn, and I'm thanking Him for my lackadaisical husband who would rather go fishing on his ONLY day off than help with things around the home.
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Bitter? Yeah, a bit. But I'm trying to work through this, really. I want to be thankful, truly thankful for my position and place in life right now. But it's tough. I"m so tired all of the time. So much is expected of me! That which I really want to do, I can't because of all of my commitments in my life.
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Lord, help me to be thankful. Help me not to be bitter. Help me to see the silver lining in my current daily life. Amen.