This morning, as I was adding to my long lists, I looked up. Instead of seeing the messy table and dishes made late last night, I saw my counter top. So? So, I saw my counter top. I haven't seen my counter top in a week. That moment I realized something...it will all get done. It may not be perfect or how I envisioned it, but it will be OK. Sure, maybe I'm scrambling to get the ornaments made for the grandparents that I forgot to make last month. Maybe I'm trying to get everything together for this holiday party, which I'm sure I forgot something. Maybe I still have gifts to wrap. But it will get done (OK, maybe not whatever it is I'm forgetting for the holiday party, but everything else on my long, long lists). Teacher gifts are made and ready to go to school today. All Christmas gifts are bought. Spelling words for test today are memorized. Little one slept in. Big one is feeling better. What more can I really ask for? Well, maybe for them to stop coughing, but that will come.
These past two months have a been a struggle. I am barely hanging on. I'd love to blame it solely on the holidays, but, unfortunately, I can't. We had our first two Christmases this weekend. I have two kids who aren't feeling well in a school that is overrun with the flu. The days that I had to prepare for our upcoming trip were taking over with going to the doctor and caring for sick kids. I had a classroom party to plan. That was all just in the past 5 days. This season seemed to fly by. There was so much I wanted to do. I wanted to get the kids to downtown Cleveland to see the lights this year. Heck, I wanted to just drive around town to see lights, but that didn't even happen. You may be thinking that I still have enough time, but I don't. With everything coming up, I don't even have a moment to catch my breath. I have list on top of list of things that need done.
This morning, as I was adding to my long lists, I looked up. Instead of seeing the messy table and dishes made late last night, I saw my counter top. So? So, I saw my counter top. I haven't seen my counter top in a week. That moment I realized something...it will all get done. It may not be perfect or how I envisioned it, but it will be OK. Sure, maybe I'm scrambling to get the ornaments made for the grandparents that I forgot to make last month. Maybe I'm trying to get everything together for this holiday party, which I'm sure I forgot something. Maybe I still have gifts to wrap. But it will get done (OK, maybe not whatever it is I'm forgetting for the holiday party, but everything else on my long, long lists). Teacher gifts are made and ready to go to school today. All Christmas gifts are bought. Spelling words for test today are memorized. Little one slept in. Big one is feeling better. What more can I really ask for? Well, maybe for them to stop coughing, but that will come.
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