It's that time of the week, TGIF! Even though I am a stay at home
mom I still thoroughly enjoy Friday's and the weekend because it means that the
hubby is home and I have back-up and support, and another adult to converse
with. This week has been full of adjusting to being back home after being in
Florida for a week with my whole extended family.
 |
| Was finally able to get the kids to the see the ocean! |
1. I
like ice cream, like A LOT!
So much so that I apparently needed to
have 3 separate servings of it yesterday. Yup, you read that right, 3 times
yesterday I had ice cream; after lunch, after dinner, and then at 10:30 pm when
all the kids and the hubby had gone to bed and watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey just didn't seem right without a bowl
of ice cream in my hands. The only thing that I can say about my obsession, was
at least the first 2 servings were a low-er calorie brand, however when I
originally bought them they were supposed to satisfy my ice cream craving and
NOT to be eaten twice in one day.
2. God
blesses us with the people we need in our life, when we need them, even if we
didn't know we needed them.
My son started summer school this week. He
wasn't overly thrilled, but when he got there and met the teacher, and knew
another boy, in his class I think he felt a lot better. I felt 1000 times
better when I found out that his teacher was a teacher at his middle school
next year and also one of the Special Education teachers, not to mention SO
nice and helpful. For those that don't know, about 2 years ago our son was
diagnosed with Asperger's, a form of high-functioning Autism. We have struggled
over the past few years trying to get him services. He has a 504 currently, but
we have been pushing for an IEP (which was denied last year, more on that
another time) because he has been struggling more and more not just
academically, but socially. Well, I never thought that hearing, "I worry
that if he doesn't have an IEP that he will fail" would feel so good.
Having people on our side, when you feel like it is you against the world
trying to get help so your child can live up to his full potential, is
invaluable. This teacher fell in love with my sweet, caring, intelligent boy
and realized that he has every capability to do great things, but learns and
expresses things differently than the school system requires. The best
thing...she wants to help in any way that she can!
3. Sometimes
you just need a lazy day and you need to give yourself permission to have it.
Isn't this self-explanatory? It's not so
much that I need to explain that everyone needs a rest day, it's that as a
mother and wife I need to be able to give myself the grace I need to say just
relax and take a recharge day, it's okay. I think many women have trouble doing
this...we feel that we need to go, go, go. Serve, serve, and serve, so much so
that we forget to SERVE OURSELVES!
4. I
am OUT OF SHAPE!
I started the 21 Day Fix by Beachbody yesterday
and I am SORE today! I knew that I needed some work in the health department,
but my thighs and butt are screaming today. I had to stop several times during
the 30 minutes, but I finished and am so proud of myself. I did take a 20
minute bike ride last night with my 4 year old and that was hard…I may have
remember how to ride a bike, but actually doing it was harder than I expected! All
I can say is thank goodness that today is Upper Body, because I’m not sure my
legs can take much more.
 |
| Yes, those are my feet, I had to lay down for a bit after so I wouldn't pass out! |
5. Follow
through is NOT my strong suit, but I'm working on it.
There are just too many examples of this
than I care to share. I am a people pleaser and I tend to say things that I
have every intention of doing or completing, however not always in the time
that one would expect or need. I tend to be a procrastinator, because the only
things that tends to light a fire under my butt is the pressure of something
needing to be done RIGHT NOW. Currently I am trying to complete things for Girl
Scout camp coming up (next weekend). So, I have started making sure that I
write everything in my planner over the last few months and have had pretty
good results and follow through with that. I am still working on using it to my
full advantage, but it’s a work in progress. I plan on doing a blog post on the
planner I use and how it’s working for me soon, so stay tuned.
What were your 5 things from this week? Join me and link up with the FARMER'S wife for Oh Hey Friday.
Also linked up with, Andrea from Momfessionals.
