Mother’s Day. I had a lovely Mother’s Day. I am not big on Mother’s Day due to a variety of reasons (didn’t grow up with this holiday and I am estranged from my own mother). But when the holiday rolls around, I enjoy it the best I can. My kids wrote cards, gifted me some Russian books because “mom doesn’t have any Russian books”, went out for breakfast, and had a really nice day and weekend. I read my book, T took out our outside couch and chairs, I finished my puzzle. Neighbor kids came over to do the trampoline. I napped.
On Monday I took the morning off work to go to R’a preschool for Mother’s Day brunch.
The rest of the week was hard. Teaching in May takes on an air of desperation where we babysit students more than we teach them. I am exaggerating, of course, but in all of my classes I’ve been “pulling teeth” with the material. Feeling tired at the end of my days. Teaching is not hard per se, it’s hard at the end of the year when everyone (including me) is DONE.
I had trouble falling asleep and wondered if it’s related to work stress. On Wednesday we had major rain in NJ therefore, flooding on major roads.
Patting myself on the back for:
Bringing R to jiu jitsu twice
Doing yoga three times (15 min each)
Swinging by the library! Once on Wednesday, once on Friday. My new book is very poignant- “Overwork” by B. Schulte.
Getting a haircut. My hair was too long and it was getting tangled. My neck feels so much better with shorter hair.
Starting a new show “The Perfect Couple”. Nicole Kidman, Liev Shriver, Dakota Fanning. Filthy rich+whodunnit. Gorgeous Nantucket views.
Going to bed early on Wednesday and Thursday to reset my system from an awful Tuesday night when I just could not fall asleep.
This weekend is looking good. In spite of the fact that T will be away next week and I’ll be me and the kiddos. I do need to prepare: get groceries, plan out some meals. Tidy the house. As always, laundry.
Ideally, on Saturday I want to rest by reading, walking, napping. On Sunday I want to go to the beach.
How about you? How was your week? Do you go to the library often? Or do you prefer digital platforms such as Hoopla or Libby? Any shows you are into right now?
Mom of Children 