Sometimes I just need to chill…

After Friday, another “arrrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!!” day, I needed to just chill out and recharge my batteries, so to speak…

My day started Friday with my van not starting…

Yes, again!

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get Danielle to school on time, so they opted to not let her play in her basketball game, even though I called before school started to tell them what happened…

Sigh………………

And to make her wait all day to know whether or not they would let her play was in my opinion cruel and unnecessary. Especially since it wasn’t any fault of her own.

Why make her think about it all day and get her hopes up (her coach said they hadn’t heard anything so they were playing her) just to hear right before the game that they wouldn’t allow it.

To say I was outraged would be an understatement…

Who wants to be the reason your child gets hurt? (Not that it was ME, per Se, but it sure felt like it at the time.)

But, it was what it was and I dealt with it.

Not as well as my daughter, actually…

I must admit, I learned a good lesson from both of my kids because of the situation.

Since when did the teacher become the student?

I was beside myself, after running to about 7-8 neighbors’ houses and no one was home. I tried to flag down no less than 30 people, and not one person would stop to help.

Made me wonder what happened to common decency in this town.

So, I called my ex-husband who was too busy to come jump the van, but he did offer to wake up my son and have him come down.

I had a trickle charger on the van, and right about the time that Brandon was here, it finally started. I texted him and he was right down the road. I felt bad because he got up early for nothing.

While I was waiting, I was totally stressed, pacing around, SO mad at the principal for what she said earlier, and Danielle said:

Mom! Just stop thinking about it. There’s nothing you can do about it and worrying about it isn’t helping!

Wow…………………

When did she become so smart?

When did I let myself stress over things I can’t control?

On my way to drop her off, I was talking to Brandon, and was telling him I’m sorry he got up and drove down here for nothing, and he said:

Don’t worry about it. It’s no big deal. Buck up little camper!

Mission accomplished. He got me to laugh.

Sometimes when you just get to your limit, you can’t see the forest for the trees.

All I saw were trees on Friday and I didn’t have a clue which way to turn.

I took on responsibility for everything that was happening, even though it was beyond my control. We tend to do that when we’re stressed or feeling down…

If you’re wondering, I was able to get a new battery after work. (After my boss having to jump it again……..)

Boy, you don’t know how much you take for granted your vehicle starting until you gamble on it every time you turn the key…

Blissful Relaxation

So, I didn’t get out of the house until I went to my friend’s house last night, and it was exactly what I needed to rejuvenate myself and get myself out of my funk.

I’ve had so much on my plate lately that I’ve been sweating the small stuff and doing exactly what I know I shouldn’t, but somehow just couldn’t help it.

To say finances are tight would be like saying the Grand Canyon is a small crack in the earth.

It’s been hard to take a deep breath lately, and I realize I am just making things worse by stressing and focusing on the lack of money, instead of being grateful and focusing on everything I DO have…

Yes, I know that.

But knowing and actually doing something about it are two very different things…

I am far from getting this stuff right.

But, when I realized how far off track I’d gotten, I at least knew it was time for a recharge day.

After removing viruses from my computer first thing (where DO those things come from, anyway???) I decided to be creative and find something to throw together and cook for lunch and dinner.

Cooking always relaxes me, so I knew that was a good place to start.

I didn’t get to go grocery shopping since I couldn’t turn off my van without having to have it jumped, so the cupboard was a little bare!

Time to get creative!

I opted for the feel good comfort food my kids used to love – Tomato soup and rice. They used to get that in daycare, and loved it.

Yep… That helped.

I had the ingredients for chili, so I put on a pot. Decided to try some new things with it, so I let it cook all day, and boy, was it good!

That helped even more.

I read a bit from a couple of books, How to Thrive in Changing Times Sandra Ingerman) and The Age of Miracles, Embracing the New Midlife (Marianne Williamson) and just felt myself recharging a little at a time.

(Reviews of both books will be coming soon)

I started this blog post, but didn’t get too far on it, so I didn’t feel like pushing it.

So, I just chilled out.

And it was just what I needed.

I’m feeling more like myself and in control of my life.

And not a minute too soon…

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