This has been a pretty good week actually. The week started with a fabulous end to the year. Two lunches with friends, reconnecting with church friends, a trip to a wonderful art exhibit...I rang in the new year with the kids at 10 p.m. in hopes they would go to bed and sleep. Miss Hollywood...had other ideas. It made for a bit of a long night, but I made it. And so did she. CD slept. We celebrated New Year's Day with friends. And the following day, Comcast came and fixed an Internet problem which has allowed us to Skype with friends and family and actually have a pleasant experience. That, in particular, has been especially awesome!
But today...today has been a very good day. I woke up early and had a chance to get a good shower and get myself ready for the day while the kids slept a little more. I got them up and ready and out the door we went. The past few days have been about easing back into our regular schedule. I was a little lenient this morning, but I don't think it set us back too much and I have confidence that we will do fine getting back on track next week.
My day officially started by having a chance to visit The Guardian. I hadn't seen him since before Christmas, though we communicated over the past couple of weeks. It was nice to get a visit in this morning. I then left him and headed for a massage. I hadn't seen my massage therapist since April! After having a Fibromyalgia flare last week, I knew I needed to try to see her again. During the course of my massage, I realized that one visit wasn't going to do it and I scheduled some more visits between now and my birthday. I am trying to spread them out, but I think that since my Fibromyalgia is otherwise under control, this is an investment I need to go ahead and make this year. If I can continue to keep myself in the best health possible, then I can be more productive with my writing and more effective as a teacher. That's all there is to it. So, I will be incorporating that into my budget. I came home and made a delicious lunch with whole wheat pasta, some chicken, olive oil, a dab of butter, garlic powder, curry, pepper, onion powder, and a dash of salt. It was delicious! I will stretch the small amount left with a couple of eggs for lunch tomorrow. Yum!
I got a decent call in with S which is always appreciated and a huge boost to my day.
Tonight I have been suffering from a headache (I hate hormones, for the record), but I've managed the best I can. CD and I came up with a great menu for dinner tonight. He requested "breakfast for dinner." So, we took the leftover hamburger patties from last night and reheated them. I made a mashed potatoes pancake out of the leftover mashed potatoes. I cooked the last couple pieces of bacon and scrambled some eggs. Miss Hollywood requested a waffle, so I grabbed one of out the freezer for her. Dinner was perfect! It definitely hit the spot! We got another Skype call in with Nana and Papa and that was awesome, of course. Now CD and Miss Hollywood are settled in for their last living room camp out and I am closing out the day organizing my thoughts and blogging. Who could ask for more? (Aside from wishing this headache would go away. Sleep beckons, for sure.)
Tomorrow's prospects are good. While the kids visit their dad, I will spend a little time dealing with some things in the storage unit. I have things to drop off, things to pick up, and a little sorting to do. My hope is to do a yard sale this spring and get rid of some of the things that I don't foresee us needing (when you're done having babies, you don't need to keep things such as a bassinet hanging around and taking up space). I also will send some items back to my brother's family. After spending some quality time with my "stuff," I will delve into some serious lesson planning.
This year has the potential for being a GREAT year! I see good things ahead in 2013 and I want to keep my eye on my goals, my hopes, my dreams. We're off and running now!
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