- You know what’s funny? I’ve been reading all these sort of “don’t worry” advice things and half the time these people remind you that the things you are worried about don’t even happen. This puts so much into perspective, especially when you look back at tough times and compare and think, “wow, it wasn’t even that bad!” I was thinking about the Spring of ’22 when a lot of my online classes were simply not happening so I was seeking more in-office full time employment. I was so down in the dumps about it but now, retrospectively, it was not that bad of a time!
- By that methodology, this time next year, I assume I’ll look back at my current hurdle and laugh. I mean, hopefully!
- So I told you on Tuesday we let Isaac stay home because he had no tests. Well, we let my daughter stay home Wednesday for the same reason. This honestly goes against all of our parenting facets; we believe you go to school every day unless you are ill. And I mean, actually ill. The trade off is that they have to do housework. We devised a list and she is currently mowing the back yard. I guess this is “fair.” One for the other.
- It looks like rain today and I hate that but love it. I need water for my (slowly leaking) pool but I also want a sunny day!
- It’s nice today to see my kids all go to school today! Not that I didn’t enjoy the days I had one home with me – in fact, that was nice to spend one on one time – but I also get more done alone.
- I was looking for other u-pick blueberry places around here but only really found one, and I am not sure I’ll do that anymore. Guess for mother’s day I will just request to not cook and I’ll do laundry as usual. Probably get a bike ride in. Ash wants to do our long on the road bikes and to be honest, I am not ready. I haven’t even practiced clip ins and I know I’ll just fall off the damn thing.
- I can’t tell if it’s the job uncertainty or perimenopause but I feel like I have one day where I feel very good and motivated and then the next, I wake up nervous and stressed and just blah. How I long to feel settled!
- This year, more than any other, I have taken notice of the birds in my yard. Sure, they’ve been around, but it seems around 7-8 pm, I see them more. I have a couple Carolina wrens who keep sitting on top of my double Adirondack and just chirp – loudly – away for seemingly no reason. I wonder if I have just reached “that” age where bird watching seems fun.
- In music news, last week we got a new Ghost album and Friday, we get new Sleep Token. What a time to be alive! Not sure if I already mentioned that but it’s not often two of my favorite bands put out new music. I stopped sharing on Music Monday but maybe I will put a song below, for reference.
- We watched a movie called “The Ballad of Wallis Island” last night and I highly recommend it. Great story, nice and emotional. So far, favorite movie of the year. We also watched “Warfare” which was fine, but not the best movie of the year as some people are claiming. It was real and gritty and I’ll give it that. But it didn’t have much story, really.
- Also, Thunderbolts* was a total let-down. Just, tonally off. You can’t have the main idea be about depressed b-team superheroes but also make jokes. I think that goes to show how people live in our real world but I go to movies to escape, not feel the same!
- You know what I hate about mother’s day? The family always says, “oh, what do you want to do?” At this stage of our lives, what I really want is for them to come up with the plan, knowing who I am and what I like. Surprise me. I don’t need breakfast in bed. I need someone to say, today, we’ll do the laundry and since we know you like x restaurant, we planned to take you. I feel like it’s not all that hard. Also, I consider this a Hallmark holiday anyway so I don’t know why I even get annoyed by it all.
- Has anyone ever watched The Middle TV show? One of my favorite episodes is the mother’s day one where she complains that she doesn’t want the inflatable foot bath again. And sometimes I throw that out there and my family laughs but they don’t get how much I relate to that. The character’s family is the same; they don’t have he wherewithal to come up with a creative idea so they get something they think she wants but it is so not. The fact that it’s in a tv show makes me realize I am not the only mom in this position and I’ll shut up now and stop complaining!
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At least your family asks you what you want to do? It definitely shows that they care and love you… I will check out your move recs. We are always looking for good ones. I feel like this time of the school year is an odd one. Here, once state testing is done, it’s sort of like the year is over. But it actually isn’t? But the real learning is mostly over (again, that’s how it is here. It may be different in other places). Whenever my kids’ school had something mostly non academic (movie day or lots of outdoor “fun” time), I let them skip school if they wanted to. I’d have them go to school to learn but those “fun” days they didn’t need to be institutionalized for, jmo. I hope you hear good news soon on the job front :).
Yeah I mean, the older they get, the more I see value in letting them skip, even though I am fundamentally against it. Next week begins the end of any learning and then the next is the last week so there REALLY isn’t anything going on.
I haven’t heard of that movie, but will check it out. We’re always on the hunt for something good to watch. I think mothers everywhere would pretty much say what they want is to not have to think about it. OR about anything. Just for a day. My hubs asked me a couple of weeks ago where would i want to go to dinner since the place he was thinking of was already booked. I said I don’t care, I just don’t want to have to decide. Then my daughter piped up and said I do care and have expectations so I should just speak up. Ha. She’s right so I did lol. Happy Mother’s Day!
LOL well, I DO care but I also know that if not everyone is happy eating there, it won’t be a good time!