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- When we went to the beach we did a LOT of puzzles since we couldn't go anywhere, and since coming home we've just....kept on. We got a few from Mudpuppy and I like them a lot! I now have this dream of having a puzzle going at all times. Do you do this?
- Beck is going back to school next week (in person, for the time being, long decision making process, every choice feels wrong), so we're starting the Gathering Of Things and it all feels really weird. AND THEN I REALIZED that this time next year we'll be getting Will ready to go to school for the first time and Beck will be getting ready for kindergarten, and WOW. This whole chunk of my life, the little kid years, will be over in a year. On the one hand, yay. On the other hand, did I do it right? Was I present enough? Did I rush it too much? I realize this is still a year off, but years fly, friends. It's tough being busy with work and feeling always torn in a million directions, but I'm trying to use that realization to have a little more kid fun, a little less "play independently so I can do literally anything productive." I'll probably do this for at least 10 minutes per week, will that be enough? Don't answer that.
- Read this article on a theory that anxiety, depression, and PTSD aren't "disorders" at all, rather, responses to adversity and trauma, as a protective measure. I found it fascinating, and I talk about this to clients a lot. Like...you're parenting in a pandemic and your father just died and your kid has some symptoms that could be very serious or just weird kid stuff and there's no alone time and your job is in jeopardy and you can't remember the last time you had a real conversation with your partner...it's be weird if you DIDN'T have anxiety. You know? It's not always that something is wrong with US, is the point.
- Last night I was making dinner after the kids went to bed and was like "rice with some leftover taco meat, sure," and then somehow the rice didn't cook right, got weirdly mushy, had to start over, and a meal of leftovers took an hour to get together. One of the dumber moments of my week, which clearly you needed to know about.
- Whatchoo doing this weekend? We're having an outdoor birthday party for my dad (just family), and it's raining all day today (can't remember the last time we had an actual rainy day, thank goodness), so my one "activity," walking, is cancelled. Back to the puzzle! I made bread yesterday, so eating that can be my activity for the day. Have a great one!
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