8th July 2016
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within
yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus
Aurelius.
Right so it's Friday and after yet another eventful week in
the Longsden household, it's time to get back to some kind of normality, Monday
was full of mom practicing her stunt work, followed by our trip to the
hospital, Wednesday was all about Moms birthday and in-between I've fitted in
my lovely members and my meetings. I
even managed to get a few lines of washing done - check me out!
What does normality look like in our house, well today it's
going to look like a bit of paperwork and a good chunk of cleaning up and
sorting. It will also include eating
well, mom might not being about to chew but I can and I need to make sure I'm
eating well. I'm going to have fresh
pineapple for breakfast as it's good for the throat apparently and I have
one. Might have avocado on toast too with
an egg, mmm, I've not had an egg for days, withdrawal symptoms will kick in
soon. I've got chicken with lemon and
pepper for lunch, might do mash with them, then something light for tea I
think, the other half of the avocado on Ryvita or something. Yeah see, it's easy to get back in the zone
with just a bit of thinking.
Tackling the kitchen and utility room won't be some easy,
but it's got to be done! My bedroom
windows need a clean too, rock and roll lifestyle or what! As I'll never be a naturally tidy person, I
will accept the challenges when they arise and constantly battle the mess! Then there's a form to fill in to try and get
mom attendance allowance, need to nip to the doctors for a bit of information
for that.
After Night Nurse let me down with my throat and cough, I
resorted to honey and lemon last night as recommended and I've got to say, it
does feel a little better today and I've slept like a brick, so maybe it did
help, I won't be Smart Pointing it though, not at 2sp a shot and honey at 1sp
per teaspoon. You can point medicine on
the plan, so I'll consider it to be medicine on this occasion!
It has been a good dose of the lurgy, I think it's hit me
more because we've had our share of drama this last month in our house
including two trips to the hospital. It
has made me realise I have no room for the unexpected in my life as I'm
stretched to the limit already, this has helped me come to a decision that some
things need to change. I'm cutting my
hours, going to get me an extra day back, luckily I'm getting some time back
now we are fully automated in meetings, that will save me a few hours and I'm
going to drop my Wednesday morning meeting, I love my meetings so it was a
really tough decision to make, but it makes sense and I have done my best to get a brilliant replacement! I have so much more to do around the house
now and mom needs more and more support. Something's got to give, I just can't
be everything to everyone and I have to remember I'm important too.
I'm practicing what I preach and taking care of me! Hopefully by the end of this month, I'll have
much more balance in my life and a lot more order in my house. Mom and I will be able to spend lots more
time together and let's be honest, that's what's most important, much more
important than money, we can live on less if we need too, beans on toast all
round :)
Right I'm off to make me a big mug of tea, chop me some
pineapple and get started on the paperwork!
Enjoy your day, focus on the healthy, and if you need to BeYOUtiful
take a look at your work/life balance!
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