I feel like I am almost always writing in these columns about how busy I am. Truthfully, I am generally a very mundane person. During the school days of the year, I am often found in my bedroom “office”. Last year doing college online and writing; this year I will actually get to put that college diploma to use.
Summers however I always have filled so full with activities that I am once again writing about busyness.
This summer I let my son pick two weeks at the local day camp program; but after seeing the list of themes presented for this summer, he actually got to pick three weeks. The themes he chose were, ‘Earth, Dirt and Creepy Crawlies’, “Tiny Chefs’, and ‘Ready Set Game’. That as well as a week of science camp and we have found ourselves bunking at my moms to accommodate the hectic travel schedule.
We all even attended the Red Lake Norseman Festival two weeks ago.
So, I have been working from my mom’s kitchen table on an off for three weeks now. Though she has been above and beyond amazing as always, I started to feel out of it last week. My mom works so hard to work things around my son and I, but being out of my own home for so long had definitely taken a toll.
When I am at my moms, I can’t go out without help, get in and out of the shower without help or even brush my hair properly thanks to all the mirrors being above my head. My son and I have a very hard time keeping to a routine, my cats have been missing us and I haven’t picked up my mail in two weeks.
The chaos feelings had set in, and my body is stiff all over from not being able to work comfortably from my “office” where I can stretch out. My glumness had actually started to show through last Wednesday evening and it was suggested that I go home for a day or two.
So that is what I did.
Thursday, I went home. I got to sleep in my own bed and take a shower when I wanted, by myself. My cats were all over me for attention and I got to cook my own dinner.
It is absolutely amazing how much of a difference it made. Friday, I felt like myself again, I felt productive and at peace. I got so much work done and got to take some much-needed rest as well.
My son came home on Saturday and together we both got the rejuvenation we needed over the weekend.
Yes, we have been very, very busy this summer. I do typically like it that way, but rest has been the name of the game this week. We all need our downtime, even in the midst of a summer vacation.
So, this is our last week of day camp, and I am looking forward to some time at home following it. Time with my son, at the beach, or the park. With ice creams in hand.
Time to do some actual relaxing this summer.
