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Aug. 21st, 2019
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Aug. 21st, 2019 07:03 pmI've been trying to work on decluttering my life, because apparently clutter contributes to stress, who knew?? This week, I've been working on my email inbox, which is a disaster. I have a bad habit of emailing myself with links I want to keep or fic recs or other nonsense. It's coming along great though! And I eliminated most the folders I had in there because I was trying to be TOO organized and it was just adding more stress.
I'm really just avoiding working on my lesson plans for the peace unit I need to do with my youth group. I need to get on that, seriously.
Mom is still driving me bananas, interfering with the girls when I have them and wanting to talk to me all the time. I feel like such a shitty person complaining about it. But it's frustrating. She's doing her second chemo this week, and it's hit her a lot harder than the first one. She's tired and nauseated, but instead of staying in bed today, she keeps coming out here and throwing off our routine. She treats Illiana like she's still a baby, but she's NINE AND A HALF. Even with the delays related to the down syndrome, she is definitely capable of doing a lot of things for herself and for, like, waiting for meal times instead of snacking all day. Also, if mom doesn't quit giving the kids soda and koolaid and tea when I've got them drinking water except for at meals, I'm going to scream. Ugh.
Mom's hoping to go back to work part time next week. We shall see. The kids start school the following week (Sept 3) so then I'll only have Luna all day. Her preschool doesn't start until October. Illy and Luna definitely need school to start, though. If you have siblings, you know what it's like when you spend ALL YOUR TIME together.
I'm done for today. Going to watch something mindless and go to bed early, I think.
I'm really just avoiding working on my lesson plans for the peace unit I need to do with my youth group. I need to get on that, seriously.
Mom is still driving me bananas, interfering with the girls when I have them and wanting to talk to me all the time. I feel like such a shitty person complaining about it. But it's frustrating. She's doing her second chemo this week, and it's hit her a lot harder than the first one. She's tired and nauseated, but instead of staying in bed today, she keeps coming out here and throwing off our routine. She treats Illiana like she's still a baby, but she's NINE AND A HALF. Even with the delays related to the down syndrome, she is definitely capable of doing a lot of things for herself and for, like, waiting for meal times instead of snacking all day. Also, if mom doesn't quit giving the kids soda and koolaid and tea when I've got them drinking water except for at meals, I'm going to scream. Ugh.
Mom's hoping to go back to work part time next week. We shall see. The kids start school the following week (Sept 3) so then I'll only have Luna all day. Her preschool doesn't start until October. Illy and Luna definitely need school to start, though. If you have siblings, you know what it's like when you spend ALL YOUR TIME together.
I'm done for today. Going to watch something mindless and go to bed early, I think.