Our weekend plans were cancelled because of driving conditions. But at least we got to visit and gift exchange between the seven of us. Back to normal today.
dreemkin any word on your six month project? I’m so curious!
No, it will be probably 30 days til I know. It's not much of a secret, I suppose. We bought (are attempting to buy?) a small Disney Vacation Club membership through resale. Part of the resale process is that it has to pass Disney's right of first refusal (to keep prices competitive and ensuring value in their points) and it takes about a month to process those apparently. We are very nervous that the right is going to be exercised. If they do, they buy the contract out from under us and we are SOL and have to start all over again with another contract.
DVC is basically a disney's glorified/flexible timeshare where you buy a deed to a number of points. It is pretty expensive to buy into but once you do it saves you sooo much money on future deluxe (which is something we'd never be able to do OOP) accommodations at 14 different resort locations around the country. Since we have been going to WDW naturally every 2 to 3 years it could be beneficial for us. Resale is a lot cheaper and the "something" I have been researching since last summer. We were on the fence about it and finally decided to go for it. With it being disney, there is a pretty good resale market if we ever need to sell and we are trying to buy points at a very desirable home resort. So we are crossing our fingers and hoping the wait becomes more bearable as time marches on this month.
TLDR; I originally didn't want to say because I didn't want to get my hopes up but they are way up anyway. If this doesn't work out there will be tears.
Hi there. I am feeling rather depleted at the moment and I just can't kick it. This happens from time to time for my introverted self. Taking solo time often helps but I always get to this point with no plan and get anxious about having to make another decision and I share am resistant to spending money on myself. Alas it is also Monday sooo it's going to be a looking week 🤪.
Hi there. I am feeling rather depleted at the moment and I just can't kick it. This happens from time to time for my introverted self. Taking solo time often helps but I always get to this point with no plan and get anxious about having to make another decision and I share am resistant to spending money on myself. Alas it is also Monday sooo it's going to be a looking week 🤪.
Treat yo self! But seriously, us sahm need time to ourselves. It's hard to explain it to others, but we never leave work..! I get it. Hope you can figure something out and feel better soon!
Edited to add: my me time usually comes at night when I'm already exhausted and don't feel like doing anything so I watch a few YouTube videos while DH heads up the bed time routine...I know, I'm cool. Hey, I take what I can get lol.
Hi there. I am feeling rather depleted at the moment and I just can't kick it. This happens from time to time for my introverted self. Taking solo time often helps but I always get to this point with no plan and get anxious about having to make another decision and I share am resistant to spending money on myself. Alas it is also Monday sooo it's going to be a looking week 🤪.
Treat yo self! But seriously, us sahm need time to ourselves. It's hard to explain it to others, but we never leave work..! I get it. Hope you can figure something out and feel better soon!
Edited to add: my me time usually comes at night when I'm already exhausted and don't feel like doing anything so I watch a few YouTube videos while DH heads up the bed time routine...I know, I'm cool. Hey, I take what I can get lol.
Tonight I basically asked for silence and spent time holed up alone in my room after bedtime. If the kids are awake I cannot disengage while in the same place. I would feel so guilty if he did bedtime solo and I am in the house, it's 100% me not H. Of course my brother called to talk logistics so it wasn't silence after all 🤷.
Post by lilyelayne on Jan 15, 2019 13:39:46 GMT -5
dreemkin exciting! Hope you get it. Also, YES to never getting to leave work. Not that working moms have it easier at all, just the lack of change of scenery / change of responsibilities can be wearisome.
aggiebug hope you convince yourself to take a day away as soon as it’s feasible childcare-wise
lilyelayne yeah then never leaving work is hard. It not that working mom's don't work just as much in the off hours as a sahm does or that hey have it easier (nope nope nope definitely don't think that). It's purely that there is no transition from work to at home so my mind struggles incredibly to disengage. I have come to appreciate how much my 15 minuute commute meant to me! I also don't think I could work from home for the same reasons, although at least with that you could switch off a computer or something.
I met up with a mom today which was nice. Helped some. I'll get there I know I will, I just don't see time for a respite any time soon and right now is hard.
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