Friday 23rd February
Hi all! Well this muffin is not disappearing! I am back and feeling stronger everyday. Just to give you guys a little insight on what was going on with me....I was working really hard, long hours, stuck in unbelievable traffic everyday for at minimum an hour to then come home to three children who want and need my attention. So, once I am home, it's time to go to Tae Kwon Do, supervise homework, go through paperwork, straighten up the house,pay bills, PJs, brush teeth...ect and so on... a husband fits in there somewhere too...not sure where exactly but, somewhere
Anyway, the point is a was really burning the candle at both ends and exhausting myself. The funny part is, part of me thought this was somehow a "noble" thing to do. It was my duty to be a martyr...if that makes any sense. I was not taking care of myself and actually felt guity if I did anything just for me. Well the result was...I was a tired mommy...a boss you did not want to cross...and completely unavailable to my husband.....Then, I got really sick and I mean REALLY sick. My immune system shut down and I got multiple infections all at once. My father is a surgeon and ordered me to bed rest and sat me down and spelled out what I was doing to myself and my health. I did manage to stay in bed for a day and a half and went back to work on the third day...was useless and went home. Then something finally "clicked" and I have decided that I am worth taking care of. I have slowed down best I can and am enjoying myself a little more.
Anyway, the reason I am sharing all of this with you is because it should serve some of you ( Hawk & MM) as a cautionary tale. Take care of yourself or you can't take care of anybody else. :l
Thank you to Lush and Fan for checking up on me when I wasn't feeling so hot...It meant alot...
Love you guys!!
Allie and Beth you are in my prayers.
Hi all! Well this muffin is not disappearing! I am back and feeling stronger everyday. Just to give you guys a little insight on what was going on with me....I was working really hard, long hours, stuck in unbelievable traffic everyday for at minimum an hour to then come home to three children who want and need my attention. So, once I am home, it's time to go to Tae Kwon Do, supervise homework, go through paperwork, straighten up the house,pay bills, PJs, brush teeth...ect and so on... a husband fits in there somewhere too...not sure where exactly but, somewhere
Anyway, the point is a was really burning the candle at both ends and exhausting myself. The funny part is, part of me thought this was somehow a "noble" thing to do. It was my duty to be a martyr...if that makes any sense. I was not taking care of myself and actually felt guity if I did anything just for me. Well the result was...I was a tired mommy...a boss you did not want to cross...and completely unavailable to my husband.....Then, I got really sick and I mean REALLY sick. My immune system shut down and I got multiple infections all at once. My father is a surgeon and ordered me to bed rest and sat me down and spelled out what I was doing to myself and my health. I did manage to stay in bed for a day and a half and went back to work on the third day...was useless and went home. Then something finally "clicked" and I have decided that I am worth taking care of. I have slowed down best I can and am enjoying myself a little more.Anyway, the reason I am sharing all of this with you is because it should serve some of you ( Hawk & MM) as a cautionary tale. Take care of yourself or you can't take care of anybody else. :l
Thank you to Lush and Fan for checking up on me when I wasn't feeling so hot...It meant alot...
Love you guys!!
Allie and Beth you are in my prayers.
I also feel bad that Paula (Betty Boop) is two hours south at Disney and I have no contact info for her.... I was hoping to drive down one day and meet her. I was not on the website much the week before she left and it snuck up on me. Bummer...
(She doesn't hear anything I say!)
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