While most of the time, I feel so invincible and so proud of myself; this week, I have not.
This week, I have been just drowning in my mile long to-do list. Honestly, I’ve been stressed out to the point of tears.
I should mention, I am also sick, so maybe that’s part of it.
Now, I have not mentioned this before on here, but I am a big baby when I am sick. I like to lay in bed and be held and watch movies and eat my mom's homemade soups.
Also, it is my opinion that colds are worse than flus because you feel terrible, but not terrible enough to lay around doing nothing.
However, the fact that I have so much going on has prevented me from doing just that. There has been so many end of the year activities at my son’s school, a focus group I’ve been thrown onto organizing, my writing, dozens of meetings and appointments, my secret side project, and just being a full-time parent.
Sick me has definitely not been able to do it all.
But at least I don’t have COVID this time.
So, this week I have been trying my very best to fake my way through all the tasks that I have to get through, and napping whenever I can. And through the come and go rainfalls that Red Lake has been experiencing, I’ve been even been able to take my son out to the park and the beach a couple of times.
And as soon as I was starting to feel caught up again, the wind came in and blew down three trees in my yard.
Isn’t that just how it goes, though?
Things are always up and down in my life, and I am usually just fine rolling along with the punches. The only difference this week is that I am too sick to smack on my happy face and keep trucking along through it.
So, I am trying very hard to just take it easy on myself. I’m trying to nap, and space out my responsibilities to a more attainable pace.
I’m hoping that by this time next week, I will be back to my normal ‘going with the flow, on top of everything life throws at me’ self. Furthermore, I just have to take it easy on myself this week and kick this cold.
At least I pray I do, because our big family vacation is next weekend……
