Self care 4/2

[cam]

How are things going?

Challenge: Treat yourself to something (it doesn't have to cost anything, unless you want it to).

[cam]

It was another rough week. MH brought me some wine that he picked up on his latest work trip. Easter was good, which was a nice break before another stressful week this week. I have a lunch with friends planned that I am looking forward to. I'm hoping to reorganize some spaces that have been bugging me for far too long.

[lemonberry]

We had a nice and quiet Easter. DS got some toys that he wanted so he stayed distracted and hopefully doesn't go too wild this week without school. We've had "calm down movie night" every day so far. I've needed it. I'm exhausted all the time and don't sleep more than 2-3 hours a night.

I only have about a month until the baby's born and I'm counting down my shifts (~15 left). I decided to look into a less-stressful job closer to home and already have a few leads. I'm still working on prioritizing my to-do-right-now list. If I have down time at work tomorrow, I'll finish it and maybe knock some stuff off.

The challenge: I've had a purse in my Amazon cart for a while that I think I'm going to splurge on.

[freezorburn]

A bit of everything lately. Last week DS watched more Youtube than I would have liked. This week it's a bit more under control. Same with candy, especially with the Easter binge just being a battle I couldn't fight. We're talking about nutrition as part of managing his moods. Things are getting slightly better.

Also, he's been resistant to rinsing off after his swim classes, so tonight I told him I would put on my bathing suit and demonstrate for him. Said he could stand in the hallway and watch and not get wet at all. He ended up putting on his swim trunks and taking his first shower! I feel like we passed a big milestone tonight!

Challenge: I've been wanting to do a spa treatment for my birthday this month. Just don't know if it will happen on my birthday.

[jreeds]

New to this...but jumping in.

Things are still pretty challenging with DS. For example already this morning we've gotten a call from the school that things have gone off the rails. The process has been started to get him a paraprofessional all day so that is good. Still, I'm feeling rather defeated lately. For the challenge: Taking a break tomorrow evening to run with a friend while DD is at dance.