This morning, I woke up in a funk.<\/p>\n
I was tired from a busy Tuesday. I was tired from the drama and discourse of the\u00a0last week. I was grumpy and really wanted everyone to just leave me alone. (So of course, they needed me even when I was going to the bathroom first thing in the morning. *eye roll*)<\/p>\n
To be honest, I milked the feeling for a while. It felt good. I am tired. And it’s been a long week. And Tuesdays always leave me drained. But I also know it’s not good for me to hang there for too long.<\/p>\n
So instead of sulking and claiming my right to a tired funk…<\/p>\n
I called my mom.<\/p>\n
I talked to my kids.<\/p>\n
I started to watch and read stuff on Facebook, but that just sent me backwards. So I made myself close that tab and shift my focus again…<\/p>\n
I changed the sheets on my bed.<\/p>\n
I started a load of laundry.<\/p>\n
I folded my girls’ clean clothes.<\/p>\n
I played pretend with Tim.<\/p>\n
I painted (and let Timmy paint, too) and then took a silly video of Timmy.<\/p>\n
I called my Grandpa who’s in a rehab place recovering from open heart surgery. (He’s still having trouble getting good full breaths, so I talked most of the time. I know, I’m a giver. But he was really glad I called.)<\/p>\n
I started another batch of apple butter.<\/p>\n
I snuggled with Timmy and watched some cartoons.<\/p>\n
And now, here it is, just after lunch…and my funk is mostly gone. It does me good to think about someone other than myself. How about you?<\/p>\n
PS – There’s a woodpecker on the trees outside my window. They are really interesting birds to watch. I should get myself a pair of binoculars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning, I woke up in a funk. I was tired from a busy Tuesday. I was tired from the drama and discourse of the\u00a0last week. I was grumpy and really wanted everyone to just leave me alone. (So of … Continue reading