A needed day off
I decided today that I was going to take a break from working on my mom’s house. I was still feeling meh and while I got half-way decent sleep, I just wasn’t up to dealing with floor tiles and whatnot by myself. I figured since Jeff was home this weekend we’d be there for two or three days and I’d get more done with him than without.
I did a little around the house which made me feel a bit better. It was getting too cluttered and while I haven’t wanted to do anything, the not doing was bothering me even more. Iz was in quite the mood and kept hounding me for snacks, milk and wanted to crawl all over me. At some point I relented and she curled up on my lap watching something I mentally tuned out while I sat there cuddling her with my eyes closed. It was so calm and quiet at that point that before I knew it I looked down and she was fast asleep. I turned off the TV and we relaxed for a good two hours. While it was nice to cuddle, after about an hour and a half I was looking longingly at the unused pull-ups under the coffee table and trying to hatch a plan. She woke before I was ready to bust and lucky for her because I was ready to toss her aside and make a run for the loo.
After some lunch we went to pick the kids up and I have to say I did feel better. I needed the rest and it looks like Iz did too. The older two are still getting used to the earlier hours and I see them losing it and running out of steam around dinner time. Up until now I kept to the same bed time during the summer but this year it didn’t happen exactly that way and especially in the last few weeks we were out of routine so it’s been rough for us all. But all in all, I think the rest and quiet did me some good. This too shall pass.
