The weekend

There are days when the pace slows down, and I find myself in a quieter mindset. So today goes. Seems I'm breathing deeper and doing my tasks in a more mindful way. Hope that makes sense. My habit is to whiz through chores or what-have-you, and not pay much attention.

What makes me really happy, though, is to do each mundane little routine in a slow, pensive manner. It makes me feel rested.

So, while the headache continues to remind me of itself, I'm taking it slow. And you know something? It's all good.

(photo i've shared before, and found on tumblr)

Thinking fall-ish thoughts today.  I might even light a harvest candle so as to pretend it's cooler than it actually is. 

It's darn hot once again, but inside it's nice and comfortable.  Going to make a pot of potato/leek soup for dinner and fourth son will make yeast rolls.  Middle daughter has promised her daddy to bake him some cinnamon rolls for Sunday breakfast. 

Friday's end

Rested this afternoon, and it was due to me since I sort of overdid it this morning at the grocery store. Didn't get much stuff, but the heat index was around 106F. and with the humidity from the *wonderful* rain last night---felt very spa-like outside. Man, it was hot.

The least one has been sort of rattled this week as well. She's only eight, and is used to me being nearby 99% of the time. With me running around for my mom, and taking second son about with job-related things, I've been out of pocket WAY too much. Told her tonight that this weekend I'll be here the whole time. She simpered and acted precious in return. ;)

Besides, with that migraine nonsense of yesterday, I need to continue the chill mode. Slept yesterday afternoon and and today as well, and that's a pretty clear sign that my body is worn. As a matter of fact, I stretched out in bed about 3 times today, and even if I was there only briefly, I dozed off.

I must be more beat than I'd first imagined. Must pay closer attention, I'm thinking. Hear what I'm talking about, and don't the same thing happen to you. Okay?

(noticed that my website 'themothershour.com' is down---not sure what's up, but must be a server issue---just saying that i'm aware of it)

Time to chill

This week in a nutshell:

*driving second son to his new job each afternoon (hallelujah!)
*taking my mom to her surgery and follow-ups (a second office visit today for a problem they had yesterday)
*significantly less time for rest for my nap-time
*the end result being a migraine yesterday morning (mine and not anybody else's)

I joke and tell my husband that I'm a tender flower. Sort of my response when life gets to be a bit overbearing and my body rebels. He said I needed to practice my yoga again, and I'm thinking that he's right. The thing is, these migraines come at me outta nowhere. Well, it's not like I'd schedule them in anyway, but it is odd how they spring up all of a sudden.

We were driving to my mom's appointment, yesterday morning, and my left eye began to zone out---that loss of peripheral vision is startling when you're in the car and expected to arrive safely somewhere. Then I got those pretty zig-zag lines in my head----and after that it's just a *wait for it---wait for it* sort of situation. Thankfully the headache was minor, but today my brain feels bruised. Figure after my mom's appointment this morning, I'll just pick-up something for dinner (withOUT shopping for the whole weekend, which was the initial plan), and then rest awhile.

Seems I can't do it all, as I'd like, and my insides are quick to keep me informed. A restful weekend seems in order, I guess. Hmmm?

Migraine. 

A busy day.  Took Mom to the doctor's to get her  eye patch off, but I had a migraine attack coming on while we were driving there. 

I think I need to chill for a few days. 

For those of you who have migraines, you know how vision is affected along with those sparkly zig-zags, then the headache.  Shoot, I have 'em down pat now.  This has been happening for over 20 years, so I can anticipate what to do.  Thankfully it doesn't fret me anymore, but to have the vision trouble while driving is a bit frustrating.

Wednesday's end

My mom had her second cataract surgery today, and it went swimmingly. Fourth son went with me to take her and wait for the surgery to be done, middle daughter spent the afternoon with her, and third son is spending the night at her house. She's all taken care of.

Anyway, will take her to get the eye patch removed tomorrow morning and then will come home to rest. I had only 4 hours of sleep last night, though a 1-1/2 hour nap before dinner tonight was certainly peachy. :)

Have a need for some serious puttering. Dinner's already bought for tomorrow (potatoes/cabbage/polish sausage), and all I have to do for the rest of the day is wash clothes, tidy up, and maybe do a bit of painting in the kitchen. And middle daughter wants to try her hand at making meringues. But we'll just have to see what actually gets done, won't we? Being home will be the ultimate reward.