Good morning! I wasn’t going to write today but the
day has already been one that begs to be written about. It was even at 6:00
which was an hour and eighteen minutes ago. I can’t say that it’s just been
‘one of those days,’ because it hasn’t. It has been, already at this early
hour, a day unlike any other.
It started at 5:00 when my alarm went off. It isn’t
often that I go to bed tired but otherwise fine and wake up with a headache but
that is what happened. I got up and noticed there was light downstairs. I made
sure Amena was getting up which was easy because she got up and went in the
bathroom and told Cedric it was 5:00. I waited for Amena to be done in the
bathroom because I didn’t want to go downstairs because I didn’t have any shoes
on and if there was pee or poo on the floor I might step in it and I didn’t
want to have that added to whatever else the day might bring. So I waited. And
when I was done, I went back to bed.
While I was in bed, I could hear at least one boy
downstairs eating and talking to a cat. Big surprise, that, but I managed to
mostly ignore it and lay in bed willing my headache to go away. It mostly did
and I can’t say that headaches will be all that uncommon perhaps in the next
few weeks but more about that later.
I got up at 6:00 and Amena was getting ready. Cedric
was still in bed. Seth and Joseph were downstairs. Not only were they
downstairs but they had a blanket and six pillows on the kitchen floor and had
the dog’s water dish and food dishes in the kitchen with both entrances
blockaded. Not only that, but they had two cats and seven kittens in the house.
Honestly, I don’t know what thought processes possess their minds at times but
it was a quickly returned to the way it should be.
I made lunches, made too many trips up and down the
stairs because I kept forgetting to get and/or do everything at once, took a
picture of my feet on the scale, cleaned up a dog pee puddle, got dressed,
etc., etc., etc. And then sat down to eat and finish reading an article. Amena
got off in time and Cedric came to me and said, “Can I watch five minutes of a
video called ‘Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Volcanoes?’” It appears they’d
watched most of it in class and he just wanted to see the end. We actually
watched the last ten minutes which was about Yellowstone and wasn’t anything
that I didn’t know but there was some good footage and since it was a BBC
production, the narrator had a lovely accent. I think I’d like to watch the
whole thing; even if I know all ten things (which I don’t know that I do), I do
love volcanoes and it might be a good thing for the boys to watch Thursday or
Friday. Or maybe even tomorrow.
And that’s just today. So far.
Yesterday there was no soccer practice because most of
the 5th graders are at Nature’s Classroom this week. There will
still be practice Wednesday, though. Too bad it wasn’t yesterday and not
Wednesday. Oh well.
Amena did have a follow up appointment for her latest
asthma issue and as I suspected, we took care of the symptoms but won’t look at
anything further unless she has to use her inhaler more often in the near
future. Is there not something that could be done? Could we not examine the
root cause rather than just deal with the symptoms? That’s what I would like to
do. That’s what Amena would like to do. I guess it’s time to begin the search
for a doctor or doctors who might be a good fit and then get the referral(s) we
need to be seen. I wish essential oils were covered by insurance.
The boys did school and school went well. We got
everything done that needed to be and other than a bit of grumbling about
handwriting practice, it was a good day. The article I finished reading this
morning is titled “Effects of Technology on Writing” and is very interesting. I’m
not going to tell you about it right now but it reinforced my thoughts that
writing needs to be across the board. I’m sure there might be some grumbling,
more than there was yesterday, but ignoring language and writing is detrimental
to society, not just the individual. And what good is a good brain if the person
who has it can’t fully express the thoughts happening in it?
Before lunch, we went to the rec field. My plan had
been to do my C25K thing while Cedric and Seth had practice but since there was
no practice, that wasn’t going to happen. I could have gone on one of the roads
here but didn’t really want to due to the lovely hilly nature of them. It’s
amazing what a difference it made going to the rec field. The trail there isn’t
completely level but it isn’t as hilly as our neck of the woods so I was able
to go farther without feeling like I was going to die. Interestingly, the GPS
worked at the rec field but not going down Shady Lane (I think there’s something
shady about that). Yesterday I went 2.31
miles in 30 minutes which broke down to 1.55 miles walking at an average pace
of 14:09 minutes per mile and .76 miles jogging at an average pace of 10:27
minutes per mile. Pretty cool, pretty cool.
I think the headache was related to the C25K and the
fact that I’ve been eating less. And better. When you start cleaning things
out, and just drinking lots of water, eating less better quality food, and
exercise will help do that, everything is set in motion. All that bad stuff
that’s been being stored in the fat has to go somewhere and sometimes it causes
headaches. I guess I just need to be sure to drink enough water and yesterday I
didn’t. Moral of the story: remember to do what needs to be done.
Have a fantastical day!
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