Two months, it's been. Ridiculous. I'm going to try to do better about posting, especially since I don't journal. It's fun to look back and read what I've done and said as time goes on.
Today I'm feeling a bit on the hyper side. I haven't been that way all day though, and in fact this morning I was feeling lonely and down. There were kids running all over the place, making noise, playing with toys, the TV was on, etc., but my thought was, "sometimes the loneliest places are the most crowded." Because it is lonely for me. For someone who enjoys socialization, being at home by myself with a bunch of small kids sometimes is hard. I enjoy what I'm doing, don't get me wrong; but I also enjoy being around other people who can occasionally have an intelligent conversation.
So when I got kids fed lunch (grits and eggs for lunch is so yummy!) and then down for naps, I took advantage of Austin being home and I ran into town for a few minutes of "me" time. It works out well...he's home if something happens, but since they all sleep for about two hours, very rarely does he have to do anything at all except just be available. I wasn't gone long, but it was long enough to get my second wind that I needed, and I came home feeling really good. I also had a couple of really good phone conversations, and all of it really picked me up.
Now I'm feeling great, and now I'm ready for kids to wake up from their naps. We'll walk to the bus stop and get Jonathan soon, come back for some outside play time, and then get ready to pick Matthew up from football practice. (Football, you ask? Yeah, that's another post!)
I'm feeling thankful for my life; it's not that I'm usually NOT thankful, but in those times when I feel overwhelmed, it's hard to remember that thankful feeling as much as I should. I'm glad I can right now though.
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