Mama Bear’s Hibernation
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Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
Oh boy! In the last couple of days I’ve had to listen to my body and stay lying down, even though my mind is ready to be up and going. I learned a valuable lesson the other day when I stayed up for an hour, wiping down counters and picking little things off the ground. I paid for it for the rest of the day! Now, I’ve made an extra effort to stay down, but I get little bursts of energy and will head out of my cave and hibernation to see what’s happening out front. Unfortunately, I turn into a lumbering, mama bear who shows up to growl at everyone and swat my cubs on the noses and then lumber back into the den to crash back into hibernation. Not a good thing! I’m going to have to reign in my frustration! It’s not that things aren’t getting done. Dear Lord! Clay is doing his best to juggle the house, kids and homework. Thank goodness that he doesn’t have to cook! But it’s just too much for anyone who hasn’t spent the last 17 yrs. building up a tolerance and a system. So, I walk out and see that the kids have been slacking on chores and that things are out of place and I just lose it. I have all this pent-up frustration from sitting (or mostly lying) in bed for days on end However, I know that if I DON’T that this will just go one for longer. Ick!
I had a visit from a friend today which eased some of my angst. Friday I have a friend coming into town to help out for a few days. I think her halo is extra bright right now! I know she’s rolling up her sleeves and getting ready to pick up any slack that’s occured while I’ve been in bed. Wow! I hope I can be such a friend!
~sigh~ I guess Mama Bear should pull in her claws and lumber back to the den to hibernate and dream sweet dreams of good food, good friends and plenty of rest.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
Have a good day!
