Wednesday, August 4, 2010

“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.”E.B. White

This is so incredibly true.

Things that give me great joy:
  • folding laundry
  • dicing vegetables
  • loading the dishwasher
  • seeing a shiny sink
  • hearing my kids laugh
  • getting unexpected hugs
  • writing letters on pretty stationary
  • being a total geek
  • having my husband brush hair away from my face before kissing me.
  • going to Sonic
It's the little things in life.

Monday, August 2, 2010

And the Schedule Hits the Fan

I'm over-scheduled.  I admit it.  (Well, I'll admit it to anyone that's not my Husband because that would mean he was right... and I can't allow that to happen.)


At this point I'm obligated to a few things:
Homeschooling Chaos.
Maintaining medical scheduling for all four members of the family.
Running a Girl Scout Troop.
Being an Akelah for Cub Scouts.
Therapy Schedule
Plus--- I've got a rather seasonal volunteer schedule.  I bake cookies in the winter, clean the river side, etc...

I know, I know- there are TONS of people out there that do all this PLUS hold down a full time job.
I just can't do that.

What I can do is try to devote a fair amount of time to each thing on my schedule.  For example, homeschooling takes several hours per day along with a few hours on the weekend to plan things out.
Girl Scouts might only be an hour every other week, but the planning takes between 6 and 8 hours each month.
Same with Cub Scouts.
Doc's therapy schedule is generally set in stone.  However, there are often weeks when scheduling conflicts occur, either because of my schedule or the therapist's schedules.

So, the last thing I really need is to be having more black outs.  It's rather annoying to be doing my thing and have someone tell me ten minutes later that I was shaking and unresponsive.  My body aches from the physical pain of it most days.  That's neither here nor there.  There's not a lot that can be done about it.