Parenting Over-Time Comes to an End
I was feeling pretty icky to start the new year. There is so much holiday from October through December, I tend to end up feeling lazy, over-stuffed, unproductive and completely out of sorts. It is not a good feeling. Not at all. I feel this, properly, represents my mood...especially the t-rex. How have I never seen these sculptures before?!! Yet...I don't seem to be able to break the cycle, no matter what I try. The crazy weather patterns around here don't help. We, literally, went from mid-50 degrees to single digits in one day. Not that I'm complaining about the 50's!! It just feels as chaotic as the rest of my life, and I will admit: Even I require some level of routine and consistency to cope my way through this confounding life. The free-for-all of the past two weeks has NOT suited me well. And if you never once, during the break, had to storm through the house in the middle of the night to erupt upon your child, "SHUT U...