Thrifty Mommy

Feeling Better Now

by Karen on January 16th, 2008

I let you know that I was no June Cleaver and was hoping things would get better quickly, but they didn’t.  In fact, yesterday I felt horrible and was concerned that I was getting the flu.  I was extremely nauseous.  That’s certainly not what I needed, especially considering I’m headed to winter camp on Friday.

Monday after my somewhat depressing article of confession, I took a nap while the kids were napping.  Hubby was still not home from his missions trip, so I took the easy way out and fed the kids a tv dinner.  (Shhh, don’t tell anyone!)  I finished up some laundry and headed to bed early.  I didn’t sleep well though because I was awaiting hubby’s return. 

Yesterday was the day I was feeling sick.  I got a few errands done and then when it was naptime for the kids, I took a nap again!  Yep.  Can you believe it?  Two naps in two days.  My daughter woke up really early from her nap, so I let her sit next to me in bed.  She played her Pixter and watched tv while I dosed in and out.  Then last night I went to bed early again (well, early for me anyway) and slept about 7 1/2 hours.  I slept straight through.  I didn’t even wake up to use the bathroom, which is very unusual for me.

Today I am feeling better.  I’m still feeling a little sluggish and tired and I also have a neckache from the bed, but it seems as though some rest has done the trick.  I guess I didn’t realize how fatigued I really was. 

It’s hard to do, but we need to take the time to care for ourselves.  We need to rest and sometimes let the house go so that we can be a better mom to our kids. 

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