Self Care 1/23

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What did you do this past week? Did you have or plan some family fun time?

Any plans for this week?

Challenge: Spend some time on a hobby or other activity you enjoy.

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I spent some time trying to get caught up on some stuff now that all of us are finally on the tail end of our illnesses. It feels good to get some stuff done. LO and I baked and decorated cupcakes. Spent some time with my friends.

This week, I plan to hang out with some of my family for a bit. Not sure what else.

[mamaturtle]

Last week: I managed to exercise twice on the treadmill.

Diet was out the window. DH was out of town Wednesday, Thursday and part of Friday for training for work and requested I make a sopapilla cheesecake pie for when he got back. I think I ended up eating more of it than he did because he claimed he has a lingering cough and was sick with bronchitis. He was sick over 2 weeks ago.

DS was a bit mad yesterday that windows should be painted blue when I suggested they should be painted black for the pinewood derby car. It is the U.S. space shuttle. Come to find out that DH said there were no windows except for the front because DH visited NASA when he was young and saw it in person. Oh, well, it is suppose to be about how DS wants the pinewood derby car to look.

This week: DH wants us to go on a lunch date tomorrow to buffalo wild wings.

I am hoping I can work out at least twice this week to work off that cheesecake.

I really want to squeeze in some more reading time but it is kind of hard when people around at work talk to loud.

I gave up playing My Little Pony game on my phone because it broke. I am taking it as a sign that I was too addicted and should really focus on life. I could really use that game to pass time at work though.

[mrsbuttinski]

Last week: I managed to get 3 long walks in the park more for my mental, rather than physical, health. DH had his second eye surgery Thursday and it went really well. Unfortunately, he came down with some horrible stomach bug- noro or food poisoning- not sure which. I had to cancel my hair appointment Friday and was barely able to manage getting DH in for his post-op check. He's a lot better, but still not 100%.

In between bouts of vomiting, I managed to get dad's C-Pap replaced and close out an account in preparation of the settlement on their new home.

This week: I'm not even going to pretend. My mom moves a week from Saturday and I need to arrange insurance, packing and utilities. I need to keep some time open Friday for my rescheduled hair appointment.

[numbbears]

Past Week: DS was sick toward the end of the week so we spent a lot of time taking care of him and cuddling. But not being as productive as I'd like to be, but I did cook a lot more so we ate healthier. For a family date, I think we're going to try to make it to one of the sensory movies next month. DS is obsessed with Legos and I saw there's a Lego Batman movie coming out.

This Week: I'll be cramming for boards. Hoping to still improve what we're eating. My mom's sick now so I'm helping her out and probably won't get too much done otherwise.

Challenge: I really want to get back into reading more. I made a list of books to try to read this year. I might try to start one.

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I had the flu last week because I am an idiot and got the kids vaccinated and forgot myself, even though I am a HS teacher and it is ridiculous not to.

I took off on Thursday despite being mostly better. Really needed the entire week off (school was closed Fri.) and actually took it.

ETA: Plans for this week are to survive. So far I have made it through a surprise meeting with an administrator in which I had to prove my worth and have taught an entire chapter in 90 minutes to all 5 classes.

Challenge: Last week I started getting nervous about job permanancy with the new regime (lots of alone time) and started looking for ways to expand my skillset. Once upon a time I was a technical writer, so I am working on making those abilities stronger and looking for independent editing work.