Well, my daughter apparently says, “Mine,” now. Ironically, I rarely use the word. I say, “my” frequently enough, but not, “mine”.
So, that’s both adorable and borderline awful.
Haha
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Back to it
It seems that it is time to go back to the penny pinching. It was a breath… well, not of fresh air, actually. It was just like I could breathe again for a bit, not having to cut so tightly with every expense. But that time has passed now, and we need to step back into the extremely restrictive budget, it seems.
God, guide us, please, and help me to be mentally well and strong throughout all of this (and always). Keep us safe and make us well, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.
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Sleep
Got it all down today, despite wrinkles thrown into the mix. Now, super exhausted and hoping for some truly satisfying and fulfilling sleep. Let’s see how it goes!
I also reached out finally to the pediatrician to get some guidance on food for my daughter. She just doesn’t eat as much as I’d prefer her to eat, and I really think it is keeping her from sleeping longer bouts at night – and, therefore, keeping me from longer bouts of sleep at night. I have some ideas to achieve major progress, and we shall see what the pediatrician has to say about them and what guidance she can give for the situation. Because I really need to sleep longer than three hours as a time.
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We made it
I am beyond exhausted, but we made it through all the necessary stuff this weekend. Tomorrow, I have just a little bit of help I have to give for maybe two hours to pack up fifty-ish Christmas trees, and then I’ll be fully done for the weekend. But that isn’t until the afternoon. I am super excited to get to sleep these next nine to ten hours. Thank you, God. Keep Jesus safe and make us well, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.
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So tired…
But it went well today. And my daughter took a four-hour nap this afternoon, because she fell asleep in the car, then we napped together at home, then I woke up and got some things done while she still slept… So, that part was questionable. But we both were exhausted today. Hopefully, we get good sleep tonight, though still less than desired, and have great days tomorrow. Then we can sleep loads tomorrow night(!).
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Irony
Why must I be great at going to bed early when it doesn’t much matter, yet awful at it when I have to get up the next morning by 5:30?
Ugh.
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Babysitters
If I just had real ones locally, life would be a lot easier. A lot… ugh(!)
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Aches
My body hurts. I need to move more, exercise for real, both the movement and the weights.
And my mind hurts, too. My emotions are a mess. I need help to regulate all of my systems. And exercise would be a great way to start doing that…
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Cool Names
I love cool old names. But why do they have to feel so odd actually to use nowadays?
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Mansplaining
I still can’t get over that the mom the other day had never heard the term “mansplaining”. She’s young, too, so it’s not like she’s too old to have heard it. Maybe she really is too young to have heard it. Or she’s been living under a rock. Fifty-fifty, probably.
Haha
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