It got so busy so fast

Having two little kids close in age is a handful in itself. They are busy, they are needy, and it’s a constant buzz of distractions and mundane chores on repeat.

I had no idea what was coming. Tristyn is of Kindergarten age and in our county, he couldn’t start until this year. I thought I was early in getting him registered for school. I’ve learned so much in the past week. After a 4.5-hour online registration process, he is finally enrolled for his Fall 2021 Kindergarten year. Just…not at the school I wanted him to be in. So now we are on a waitlist. I just might be homeschooling again this year if he doesn’t get in.

He also got registered for Martial Arts and has started his first-year journey into that. I sewed his first patches on his Gi and he wore it with pride. He’s working on earning his first white belt. He couldn’t be more excited about it.

He also got registered for Baseball! Whew. It’s already so busy and school hasn’t even started. I still need to get Zahkya into a summertime activity. She really wants to do dance or gymnastics.

What have I learned? They might not be as needy in some ways as they used to be. They are more independent now but their activities are starting to fill the days and the days are becoming busy in new days they weren’t before. I’m having to adjust my time management skills trying to get dinner cooked and served during this time, in time for Seth to get home and before karate starts. This will only get busier as Zahkya grows and gets involved with more sports and activities. I’m looking for the seatbelt to put on.

Milestones & planting flowers

I’m still having extreme fatigue from the shot but I’m trying to work thru it and get things done. The kids have been wanting to go for a walk so we did that this afternoon and when we got back I re-potted my Christmas Cactus and got some seedlings planted that were recently germinated. Since it’s still too early to have anything outside yet in Colorado, I got the grow lights set up in the hot tub room and got everything situated in there until it’s nice enough.

Also, my daughter is officially potty trained. I can’t believe we are out of the diaper stage, forever! What a week!

Side effects from second COVID shot

Today is my third day post COVID-19 second vaccine shot. I’m mostly out of pain at this point but I’m super tired. My body is bouncing back, like it should and I’m thankful for that. I was scared I’d have complications or other issues with it but I’m getting thru it fine. Not bad for a girl with two auto-immune diseases. I’m trying to pace myself today so I’m not over doing it but the body aches and headache are gone.

I’ve gotten caught up on stuff from the past two days where I basically did nothing but take care of my kids. I cooked minimally and I did a lot of sitting around resting. I don’t even do that so it was nice to get that chance to heal up. Now I have 2 days of housework to do so I’ll get thru it slow and steadily.

Well, I did it. Second shot.

I’m already feeling a bit crummy so I’m going to go to bed early tonight.

Great Weekend with the kids

We did a lot this weekend. Family soccer game, bike rides, and fishing! I’m forever reminded that these are their biggest memories and I live to fulfill them with joy and happiness. Being present.

Happy Sibling Day
Zahkya Fishing
Zahkya and Tristyn at the lake
Tristyn and Zahkya fishing

It’s funny because it’s true

Bunny House

It was a great weekend. We mostly stayed home getting projects done. We are needing to use the trailer that we were using as the Bunny’s shelter so we decided to make him his own home. The kids had fun with it and the Bunny ran inside as soon as it was done. Hopefully, that was his seal of approval.

Week 4 – New Medication

This week all the senses have deepened.

1. My patience level is at an all-time high. My youngest is terrible at going on drives and she starts screaming and fussing the minute she’s put in the vehicle. We have been doing test runs with her more and more to get her more used to being in a vehicle again. This quarantine has been rough since we are still under lockdown as a family. Anyway, I wasn’t stressed at all when she started fussing. I didn’t anticipate that she would lose it at all, I just had the positive attitude that she’d get through it and we’d get home. Which we did.

2. The little things bother me way way less. Goodness. Sometimes I would focus in and fuss on one single issue and base my whole entirety around it. Not anymore. I’m able to sweat the small stuff no problem and it’s not stressful. It’s just what it is. I’ve felt this on such a deeper level this week, so I need to make sure it’s expressed.

3. My deep level for being mindful of the present moment has expanded two fold. It’s way deeper and I’m starting to get so involved in the present moment I’m forgetting to worry about the future. I’m living deep within my present.

4. My tolerance level has also heightened.

5. I haven’t felt a deep level of sad for a while. That I’d like to note. I have depressive moments but I haven’t felt anything close to that for a few weeks. Even when things are feeling overwhelming.

6. Motivation is still on an upswing. I’ve gotten so so much done.

7. I have not felt angry. Sometimes I get stuck in moods where I’m just in a bad mood. My angry moods. I haven’t had any of those. Sometimes I feel myself getting close to one but I can choose to let it just keep going. I can choose not to accept the bad mood. I can choose to be positive. This is especially helpful when it comes to the times the kids are really acting up and I have a choice to react and be in a bad mood about it, or I can come to come sort of solution that helps everyone and we don’t have to bring that happy vibration down.

All in all, it’s been an upswing. Everything has been moving uphill and it’s been a good turn around.

COVID-19 Vaccine side effects

I knew I would be tired an a little run down. I didn’t think the vaccine would hit me as much as it did.

I was mega tired. So tired that I even tried to sleep while the kids were awake (for Mom’s of little’s you know how impossible that is to even try, which tells you the level of tired I was).

I had a terrific headache all day long. I took the kids outside for a few hours and I think that made me feel worse. The sun was mega bright and it wasn’t jiving with my headache.

I had body aches that generally made me feel uncomfortable.

I didn’t want to take Advil or anything because I know it’s my body reacting to the vaccine and making those antibodies. I didn’t want to interrupt that process or dampen it, but by the end of the day I needed some sort of relief.

I slept fairly decent, I’m still really tired today but I physically feel so much better. I have a feeling that second shot just might be a rough one.

I got my COVID-19 Vaccine.

So far so good. Grabbed some Arby’s on the way home so I could have two small vanilla shakes ready for the kids. Good thing, because Zahkya cried the whole time I was gone. Poor thing.

I got my first shot. I get my second shot on 4/19 and I should be completely immune 2 weeks after that. Yay. Thanks, science. I’ll let you know if I grow any additional limbs, or if I start hearing radio stations in my head.