I’ve been mostly in the negative space this month. Accident, kitty passing, solo parenting for a major chunk of September… Athena also left us with some urine in T’s shoes and flees in the basement – her parting gift?.. Sad but true.
Last weekend we CLEANED the house. I mean. CLEANED it. Scolding hot water and soap. T sprayed in the basement to try to get rid of the flees. If it doesn’t work, we may have to “fog” the house. Which means we have to leave the house for an extended period of time. Overnight in NYC?… Ha. 😉
Part of me is: you have everything you need. You have a house. You have heat/air conditioning. You have a car. The insurance paid for your car with no deductible. You have health. You have relationships. You have food. You live in a safe state. You have fall in New Jersey: just look at your back yard. You have Spotify.
Another part of me is continuously wallowing. I think I am worn out. But the good news is that we hired Charlotte to do L’s drop off on the morning when T is traveling and I have an early class. So helpful!
Monday: drop off in the morning, go to work, work, go home, chores/make dinner, pick up kids, R plays, L does piano, I load up the plates, we sit down and eat, clean up, upstairs, showers, teeth, books, bed.
Tuesday: Charlotte dropped L off, then much of the same, plus back to school night for L! So, a late night. The kids went to my neighbor’s house for an hour while I went to the BTS night at L’s school.
Wednesday: SAME as Tuesday. Plus yoga for me at 7:30. Crashed afterwards.
Thursday: SAME. Met Charlotte at jiu jitsu, picked R up, brought him home, T picked up L. We all met at the house, I changed and went back to work because: MY back to school night. Came back at 9pm. Pooped.
Friday: FRIED. T dropped off both kids, I just opened the front door and went to work. Work, then a hike at the reservation afterwards. And that is where I am finishing this post- at the reservation!
Self-care things I did to beat the overwhelm: yoga once, acupressure mat for 15 minutes a night, tea, water, vitamins. Nice homemade lunches to take to work: one day it was chili, then I made salmon. And of course hiring someone to drop L off some mornings was a big help. That’s self-care for me.
Let’s take a look at this week in photos..
L had her back to school night this week which of course I attended. Loved her teachers, loved how beautiful her school is. I mean, it’s brand new.
R has HIS back to school night at his preschool today, Friday, from 4 to 7. I will swing by briefly to say hello to his teacher. THREE back to school nights in one week… As some of my students would say “bruh…”
This weekend…. Tonight, Friday, I will curl up with one of my kids’ stuffed animals, a blanket, and watch TV 😏
Saturday morning is yoga while T takes the kids to gymnastics. Then L has piano in the afternoon. Then I have a party to attend to celebrate a friend’s birthday. On Sunday, a play date at my other friend’s house in the morning, and meeting a sister-friend at the Korean sauna. A massage at 5pm- already booked.
I know I need to rest, rest, rest this weekend. But rest can be active, right?
What’s new in your world?
Mom of Children 