Grammar
N1AI-drafted〜やら〜やら
what with ~ and ~ (and so on)
Formation
N + やら + N + やら／V辞書形 + やら + V辞書形 + やら／い形容詞・な形容詞(〜な) + やら + 〜やら
Usage
Lists two (or more) representative items or actions out of many, usually to suggest that the situation was busy, confusing or troublesome. The speaker's feeling is normally negative or overwhelmed, so it is rarely used for purely happy lists. Compared with 〜とか〜とか (neutral enumeration) or 〜たり〜たり, 〜やら〜やら carries a stronger nuance of 'there was so much going on'; it is common in spoken and essay-style Japanese.
Examples
机の上には本やらノートやらが散らかっている。
つくえのうえにはほんやらノートやらがちらかっている。
The desk is cluttered with books, notebooks and what have you.
引っ越しの日は荷造りやら掃除やらで、休む暇もなかった。
ひっこしのひはにづくりやらそうじやらで、やすむひまもなかった。
On moving day, what with packing and cleaning, I had no time to rest.
合格の知らせを聞いて、母は泣くやら笑うやらで大変だった。
ごうかくのしらせをきいて、ははははなくやらわらうやらでたいへんだった。
When she heard I had passed, my mother was crying and laughing — quite a scene.