Self Care Monday 9/26

[cam]

What did you do this past week? Did you have or plan a family date?

Any plans for this week?

Challenge: Get something off the backburner of your to do list.

[chickypoo2468]

I had a girl day with my daughters and left the boys with MH for a couple hours. We did a cookies and canvas and it was so fun.
I also had a couple hours alone with O while MH took the rest of the kids to a block party with the ILs. I just couldn't deal with them that day and O doesn't like hanging out like that anyway so I used him as an excuse to stay home and organize my closet. Neither of those things ever happen so it was a nice weekend.

[zaraceligon]

My weekend was very stressful. Since Friday my DH is on the hospital. I'm been by my self with all three of my boys, and today I have to leave my youngest boy at daycare while I'm visiting my DH.

[chickypoo2468]

Sorry Z. I hope he recovers quickly!

[cam]

MH, LO, and I hung out with my sister and her FI one evening. I sort of rested one afternoon, but between MH and LO, someone was walking in to say something or ask something every ten minutes if not less. I'll take what I can get though as LO and I are trying to fight off another bug; our immune systems just keep getting kicked whi!e they are down.

[cam]

zaraceligon, hope your H is okay.

[Deleted]

I've been doing as much as possible in terms of self care, reading books, exercising, taking baths.

I am dealing with this impossible insurance. The call center is awful. Even the doctor office had issues with them.
I had a hard time sleeping. I don't know if I am super nervous about the hearing aid consult (finally) becuase of the insurance or the fact he had an ear infection. I just can't delay this any longer. This has been my mission since June when I got the speech results, and the fact that it has taken so long and so much determination to get here. Picking out new insurance that covers hearing aids and applying, getting a new pediatrician since it is an HMO. Having him do the referral, fighting with the insurance company becuase one space on the referral was filled out a way they didn't like or they claimed they never got it. All the IEP meetings. It has been tiring. I will be so happy at the dispense appointment where we can hopefully take a break for 6 months. Oh and both his tubes came out, which have only been in 6 months, and I truly feel he needs tubes for round 3. She said she will put the longer lasting tubes in, but WTF? So we will have another surgery. IDK- its been 7 years of doctor appointments starting with pre-natal and heart surgery and like 5 surgeries. Its just seems like a lot.

[freezorburn]

zaraceligon, sorry to hear you are going through a tough time. Praying that your H is okay and go home soon. And that you get some relief as well.

[macchiatto]

I've made a lot of progress lately in terms of self-care.
DH and I had a weekend getaway this past weekend (belated anniversary celebration); our first in three years. It was wonderfully relaxing.
This week though has been stressful so far and I still have a lot to fit in tomorrow. :/ (Hard to get anything done when the boys aren't in school.) Ugh. I definitely need to schedule some time to unwind and just breathe.

[numbbears]

Hope your week got better zaraceligon.

[numbbears]

Pretty late, but I started writing this on Tuesday. The past week we had a pretty rough family date that led to me cancelling DS's birthday party. This week my plan was to hit the gym three times and get organized. And I've been working on backburner items all week. I'm going to try to knock out a chunk of them tomorrow.

[mrsbuttinski]

(((hugs))) to those who need them. Especially zaraceligon, and @clarypax,>

Big fat fail here.

[cam]

numbbears, sorry to hear that you had to cancel the birthday party.



Sounds like we needed a vent thread last week in addition to the self care thread. Hugs to all.