It's 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Mother's Day, and I have yet to check my sugar today.

It started this morning when No. 1, who is 8, ordered me to stay in bed. I knew what was coming, and even though I suspected a not-so-yummy breakfast in bed, I obliged. To his credit, I got oatmeal, which is my staple breakfast. But, I didn't get a fasting sugar. Heck, I didn't even brush my teeth first. I just did what I was told. I knew it would be the only time today that anyone pampered me.

You see, we're preparing our house to put on the market. Yes, we're definitely missing a few screws to try to sell in this market, but with a new job in a new city, we kind of have to.

Our Realtor gave us a Tuesday deadline to get a few things taken care of before we officially list the house. There have been times this weekend when I thought we had it in the bag with time to spare and times when I thought we'll need another day.

All this stress is making me eat whatever crap I can get my hands on. And I'm not kidding when I say "crap." You know how they say you shouldn't go grocery shopping when you're hungry? Well, you also shouldn't go when you're taking on the mountain of stress that I have in the last week and that I'm facing in the two weeks ahead. I have more junk food in my kitchen than I think I ever have before. This is one reason I haven't checked my blood sugar all day.

I've been moving constantly; I think I sat down once for about 15 minutes. Movement is good. But grabbing a brownie each time I go through the kitchen is not.

My mouth is all cottony, I'm more fatigued than I should be, I'm not drinking enough water (which is making me think I'm dangerously close to another problem I've been having lately) and there have been times when I just don't feel 100%.

This is not how I've been operating lately. I've been much more controlled since I went on the pump and since I started Symlin. Although I'm going through extreme non-compliance right now, I continue to remind myself that real life happens to people with diabetes, too, and sometimes you've just got to roll with it and muddle through until you come out somewhere on the other end and start all over again.