Ugh, it feels like an eternity since I've been on here. Like I mentioned on Saturday, I had a guest and then my husband went on work travel, so today is the first time I've been able to get on the computer since then. So, today's topic: not doing too much.
It's really hard to both remember and acknowledge the fact that I now have limitations. For the most part, I'm used to pushing myself to my limits on a regular basis. But my pre-baby limits were so much higher than post-, and now pregnant ones. Even during my first pregnancy I regularly pushed myself too hard (thanks job!) and it was really only after having my first child that I started to listen to my body more. I am feeling constrained more every day it feels like. Having a guest really brought it home. His first day here we did some big sight-seeing stuff, but not too much and I felt fine. Sunday, I was wiped out. We went out to brunch and I was done for the day. We just watched football (Geaux Saints!) the rest of the day. Monday we went out again, but we went to our local market and the smells just about did me in (no more fish markets or Russian bakeries for a while!). #1 slept in the car while I did a driving tour the rest of the afternoon and then when we came home, I laid down on the nursery floor for a couple of hours while my son generally left me alone. Yesterday was another brutal day. I had a final to prepare for my class last night and I just couldn't get it done. I worked all day on my project but was slow. My toddler (currently nicknamed Ivan the Terrible) didn't help at all, but even without his interruptions I still wouldn't have finished.
So, I need to work on lowering expectations. This is easy enough for stuff I don't want to do (housework), but not so much for the stuff I do want to do, like getting in some more travel and seeing friends before #2 comes along. Also, I think teaching #1 to read so that he quits asking me to all of the time would help. Oh, well, that won't happen, but I can indulge in a little wishful thinking!
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