A while ago I started a blog for Chris and I that just contains our calendar on it. This way he could just check the calendar to see what was going on so he didn't have to call and ask if he could make plans for such and such a date. It seems to help, but lately it has just gotten crazy. http://chris-jessica.blogspot.com/
Towards the end of July I took a deep breath and got ready for the coming months. I knew it would be busy, and now we are in the middle of it and I don't think I realized just how busy it all could get.
You can only plan for so much, and then when you think you have maximized your time your car will break down. Three times. In two weeks. Your husband will have to move out of town. You will have to come up with dog care. Your dog will get sick and need vet visits while you nor your husband is around. You will forget that weddings require presents that you have not purchased. You will have to pay attention to your bank account and remember to remind your husband that he needs to be reimbursed for the thousands (yes, thousands) of dollars his work owes due to him putting things like car rentals and hotels on your credit cards. Your flight will be canceled in the middle of the night. Your baby will be very, very tired. And those are just the extras.
The energy that was needed for the things I had planned was going to be a lot. But the extras have required me to draw on energy that I just don't know if I have. The trips are fun, the people are good to catch up with, the cousins are fun, and the things we are doing are great. However, to be tired, and happy, and organized, and deal with the extras is just a lot. I'm drained and I don't seem to be giving anything 100%.
My calendar is crowded. My mind is crowded. My energy is lost somewhere in the middle of it all.
1 comment:
Jes-
I know what you mean about time being crowded, and about feeling drained. I feel so good now that we are home from NY. It's very tiring not to be in your own home.
Keep your spirits up!! Just think how lucky you actually are to be able to spend so much time with family and friends, and doing fun things like going to Lake Powell!! It's lots to work to plan and do these things, but the reward is the fun you have. You are doing such a superb job at being a great mom to Austin, and wife to Chris. Being able to stay home with your child is a huge reward for all the hard work you do!! Try thinking of all this busy-ness as your "working overtime". Maybe that will help.
Of course, this is all coming from a woman who nearly had a breakdown in NY!!
Love,
Mom
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