Busy Bees Mugs

'You have to actually exercise. Jumping to conclusions, stretching the truth, skipping breakfast and juggling two jobs won't do it.'

'We can manage this is we work 24/7 and no one takes a holiday.'

"Both parents work. Neither likes to cook."

'You need to slow down.'

"Mom, shouldn't you take something more nourishing for lunch than your Blackberry?"

The End of the Worker Bees

"As long as I cut out eating and sleeping, I should be able to get you guys to all of your after-school activities."

'Your toilet isn't working!! Can you hold?'

"Well let`s see. It's going to be tight but I could squeeze you in for a walk at 1 pm."

'Could you check my appointment book and tell me what I'm waiting in line for?'

"Busy, busy busy... How about Thursday?"

'My mother works very hard all day, and doesn't like to spend her evenings coping with laundry.'

'A job like that would drive me bananas.'

'What's this about you not having enough time to go to the toilet?'

Since the park, I've been to the chemist, the cafe and the supermarket...

"I messed up a couple of quizzes but I didn't think that rose to the level of an 'F'."

Drive-thru Day-care

'Chew each bite ten times? †I'm a busy man!'

'I gained about two hours a day. I gave up the New York Times.'

"We used to have family meetings, but everyone was so busy we had trouble making quorum."

"I'll have a cup of tea if you're putting the kettle on."

"Thank god you're home.The kids have run riot around the house all day."

Busy mom drops a child off at the kennels and is on her way to dropping the dog off at kindergarten.

"When I'm too busy in the best time!"

Concierge service to relieve lawyers of household chores.

"When I told the robot vacuum company how many pets and kids I have, they sent me this."

'I stay trim because of high metabolism. Theirs, not mine.'

'You say 'dead.' I say 'low maintenance.''

Areas of the Body Where Stress Can Manifest

"Guys, can you use your Mommy-doesn't-want-to-know-I-exist voices?"

'Still having a hard time finding day care?'

'I'm glad you're able to be with us more, but I'd appreciate it if you'd say you're 'spending time' with us, not 'doing time' with us.'

"Sure, I'm a successful working bee, but sometimes, I wish I could have a family..."

'She speaks 6 languages and can't say 'No' in any of them. . .'

Worker ant's To Do list.