May 28 2009
Mom is Fine!!!!
Why mince words? People want to know how my mom is and I want them to know their prayers are working. Her most recent scan showed no cancer. Mom and Dad are taking their yearly trip and will be passing through our neck of the woods next week. We all look forward to seeing them.
That was my teaser to draw people in and now I must get back to work. I am having trouble getting started. I am not motivated to do my chores, my mom duties. The weather has been nice and I’m not even wanting to go outside. I’d have to apply sunscreen and even this is more activity than I want to engage in. Ever since I came back from my mini-vacation in California I don’t want to do anything. Call me a blob. Go ahead. I dare you.
I know I’m just trying to avoid the elephant in the room. The ideas I put out there in my last blog have been plaguing me and I figure if I ignore them they’ll go away. My prayer life has fallen off, too. That’s the most obvious reason for my lackadaisical attitude. God, forgive me for neglecting You. This lack of God at the center of my life explains the imbalance I am feeling. I know what to do so I’m gonna get right on that.
TV is my biggest vice right now. I know it and I know what I need to do about it. So as of the first of June we will have no more satelite service. I won’t be able to automatically record my favorite shows and sit around watching recordings of reruns. This should free up a whole lot of time. I’m not talking about watching TV every night. I mean that my TV is never off. Seriously. This is a major problem. If I have to tend to the children’s needs I just pause whatever I am watching then I go back and watch it, fast forwarding through commercials. It’s a disease, really. I have no self-control or motivation so I have to remove the temptation. I should lose a lot of weight not sitting around stuffing my face, staring at the idiot box. When I write it down it’s embarrassing.
It’s all about accountability.
Mom is fine but I need a little work!
Hey girl, glad your Mom is doing so very well! And don’t be too hard on yourself - you are constantly on the go and with 6 little ones underfoot, that can get draining. You need to find a way to relax when you can, so if the tv has to go, look for something else. I’ve been in the dumps the last couple of days, so it might be something in the air ;P…yesterday I gave the girls a day off and I needle felted and put the boobtube on, too. I don’t think I feel much better today, so I guess my plan didn’t work. Maybe getting outside and walking around the block with the girls would be a more productive option. Anyway, I’m glad to see your blog again and take it easy, girlfriend! You’ve always been supermom so even the supers have noy-so super days… (((HUGS)))