How I spent my week off

Like most moms, I have a laundry list of chores waiting to be done.  So imagine my glee when I scheduled myself a 1 week break between my old job and my new job.  I imagined myself working out like a fiend and maybe cooking up a feast, and of course practicing my android programming.  But I forgot that I only have 10 or so free hours before it's time for Aria to come home.  Here's what actually went down:

MON: The following chores were all accomplished using my bike for transportation!

• Gym! 
• Dropped off my pants to be hemmed. According to my friend, too-long pants that are rolled up are categorized as mommy pants and I refuse to wear mommy pants to my new job. 
• Checked out THREE discount clothing stores for clothes for my daughter. The hand-me-downs from her cousins are starting to run low. 
• Went to the super market to apply for a new membership card
• Cleaned the house
• Planted seeds of basil, parsley and lettuce mix.

TUE:

• Drop off hazardous waste (batteries, cfls, and other electronics) at the county hazardous waste facility.
• Return christmas gifts for store credit. 
• Met my mentor for lunch. 
• Cleaned the house 
• Went jogging

WED:

• Disneyland!  (We decided to get annual passes.)  The new Star Tours ride is AWESOME!  It was so good that it brought tears to my eyes.  And then my husband got motion sickness so we had to return home. We were only there for 4 hours.  But it's okay because we got annual passes and I see us going there with Aria on Sunday afternoons at least 20 more times in the future.
• Napped for 2 hours
• Washed the diapers (yes, we sometimes use cloth diapers)
• Picked stuff up from Costco
• Cleaned the house

THURS:

• Went jogging
• Picked up my hemmed pants
• Got the carpet cleaned using a groupon
• Had a lunch date with my husband at bluewater grill using a groupon
• Bought something for my brother. 
• Planted tomatoes and snow peas in my container garden
• Cleaned the house some more
• Laundry
• Cooked corned beef brisket and quinoa for my friends

FRI:

• Cleaned the house
• Took our very first family portraits using a groupon
• Filed our Taxes (almost done)
• Gave Aria a bath. It's awful of us, but we only give her a bath once or twice a week. She really doesn't get too dirty so I don't really see the point of it.

Well the weekend is finally here, I have 2 more days to enjoy before I start my new job. So what do I have to look forward to on Saturday and Sunday?

SAT:

• Choose out family portrait shots (ran late on Friday couldn't wait to choose the photos)
• Wedding at 2PM, Reception at 6PM

SUN:

• Church in the morning
• Church fundraiser for lunch
• Have dinner with ex-worker and fiancee

 Looking back at the list of things I've accomplished, I feel that I might have wasted my time.  Sure my house hasn't been this clean in 5 years, and a lot of my chores are done... but I am exhausted!  Isn't the point of time-off to relax?   My husband has also been pulled into my whirlwind of errand running and chore finishing.  He said to me: "I need a vacation from your days off."  

Well, I'm going to try my best to relax these next 2 days. I will not add anything else to my to-do list... except maybe to go the gym. But man... I need to prepare food for the rest of the week... and grocery shopping needs to be done.  And that big brick of frozen tilapia needs to be defrosted before I can make anything out of it.  Argh~  I'm so tired.  All I wanted to do on my week off was relax and I ended up being an errand running machine.