Self Care 12/5

[cam]

Sorry for the delay. Been dealing with a lot of other stuff lately.



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

Any plans for this week?

Challenge: Spend at least 5 minutes each day on you.

[cam]

Finally got the sinus infection down to a mild level just in time for MH and my date. We had a great time. Just after, my friend and her family had a crisis come up. I've been in a surreal state since, and I've been focusing mostly on that situation. I've been trying to not push myself completely to the wayside and doing incrementally better at achieving that. Today I felt some off and on pressure in my other sinus though, so that's just awesome.

[mrsbuttinski]

I'm sorry about your friend's situation cam,

I've not done much for myself lately. The weeks here are busy- I had 3 doctor's appointments for others last week; one was a Mohs procedure that had me at the derm for 4 1/2 hours. I have 2 more this week plus the settlement on the house mom's selling in MD which means an 8 hr R/T.

[mamaturtle]

Last week: I managed to exercise one time on the treadmill.

I think dieting has been a bit of a challenge but we are still trying to keep up with dieting. DH has gotten tired of eating chicken and we have bought some meats.

DH took another 2 trash bags of stuff to the shelter that has sat in our living room for a couple of days. One bag was stuff MIL donated. And the other bag was full of kitchen stuff we didn't need anymore. I still have a few things more that I didn't think to get rid of.

DS and I wrapped DH's and the cat's gifts this weekend. DS wanted DH and the cat to open their gifts already.

DS has written his letter to Santa Claus on Saturday. We drove to the R2D2 mailbox to mail the letter off on Sunday before Cub Scouts.

This week: I am hoping DH and I get to exercise twice this week.

Dieting will continue.

On Friday, there will be a holiday party at work with lunch being provided and door prizes. Last year, I won a free pizza.

I am planning to bake either a cake or a pie for DH's work party on Saturday. And I am kidding myself that we should just go to Sam's Club and buy a cake.

This Saturday, DS and I plan to start work on our holiday ornaments that we make every year for everyone.

I am planning to take a day off from work to spend with DH while DS goes to daycare on the 21st. I am sending DS 3 days to daycare that week. The following week I am off from work and I am sending DS 3 days that week. That is if it doesn't snow like last year. We had too much snow. It took a whole month after for the snow to melt away.

[numbbears]

We had a movie and lunch date last week as planned. It was a good time. Tried a new sushi place. This week, I had my last final on Monday and graduation stuff planned all week. I'm spending the weekend doing nothing at all.

[mrsbuttinski]

Congratulations numbbears,

My week sort of went to shit. My mother's surgical site became infected which meant adding extra appointments to the week to follow up. I also lined her up with a new psychiatrist and therapist because she's really struggling with my dad who is a ridiculously hot mess to live with.

I had the house settlement package overnighted and took her to her lawyer to sign and notarize because she was too sick to travel. This meant DH and I had a "date" delivering the package and sitting through settlement and attending to a couple of details like paying off the contractor who did some work and retrieving art which had been removed from the house. I gave her 60 day notice for the apartment, drafted letters to close bank accounts in 2 different states where she no longer lives, had them open a new set of accounts locally near their new house and a bunch of other piddling details. Five appointments this week including the home inspection and dad's follow up neurology.

I drove my dad home from the bank past the new neighborhood where he'll be moving next month. He waved his arm expansively at the houses and said "I asked your mother to consider moving to this lovely gated community, but she won't even entertain the notion. She doesn't want so much house to keep up with." Dude was pointing to the exact same model into which he's moving. <snort>

[numbbears]

Thanks mrsbuttinski. I'm sorry your week took a bad turn.

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I am mostly counting down the days until winter break, just like my students.

On Saturday though, I went to Christmas party with a large group of local board friends. It is my second year going. I could not force myself to be completely social--last year I made it a point to force myself to at least say hello to everyone--but I did actually speak and have a good time.

[cam]

mrsbuttinski, sorry to hear things were even more of a headache than planned.