At the beginning of this year...and again when my husband's training began...I made some promises to myself. Resolutions encouraging change. It's now March and you may be wondering how it is going.
Well. My progress keeps getting interrupted. LIFE continues to interrupt me. C'est la vie!
Eating well? All but thrown out the window lately. Working out? Haven't seen the inside of the gym for a month or so. Reading? Haven't been consistent with my Bible study since January. Or my other reading for that matter. Cleaning? Eh, it comes and goes. Morning and evening routines? Very sparse. Losing weight? Ha. I've gained back some weight. I'm staying steady around 140 pounds, so at least it's down from 148, but it's up from the 137.5 I had gotten down to.
So...I think you get the picture. There have been many things interfering with my many resolutions, but I've also tried to take on too much.
I recognize this place. I've been here before. MANY times. The question now is where do I go from here? How can I do better? I'm tired of always taking a left and going around and around.
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."~Albert Einstein
Let's face it. This guy was a genius. Presumably, he knows what he's talking about. But what can I do differently to obtain the results I expect and thus regain my sanity? Maybe take a right instead this time?
Two words come to mind: baby steps. *Sigh* What does this mean? What does it look like? Where do I start?
Whoever thinks being a stay-at-home mom is easy has clearly never undertaken the job themselves.
{Special thanks to thinkexist.com}
I think that you are doing a fantastic job, hanging in there and dealing with your own loneliness, while being mom and dad both to your son. Watching you be so patient with him, and so calm (at least outwardly!) while he was very sick, was a blessing to me. So my advice to you is, give yourself a break! You are doing the MOST important job, which is taking care of your son. And doing it DARN well!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Your encouragement means a lot to me! I don't always feel patient or like I'm doing a good job.
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