What Have You Accomplished Lately?

[ladee]

Happy happy happy Birthday !!! What awesome gifts you have given yourself... lots of reasons to celebrate.. Congratulations and hope you day had some cake and ice cream too !!!

 

[Rose White]

@ladee thank you! Something funny is that I got to stay home on my birthday because two of my kids were recovering from a stomach bug—I told them we’d get cake this weekend after they are all better. One more accomplishment is that I didn’t get the bug—lol—knock on wood, but I’ve got super Mom powers, including the power to avoid getting sick at all costs! I cleaned my house with disinfectant today, imagined the viruses shriveling up with each wipe!

 

[Teasel]

Happy birthday @Searching4Self :)

I managed some small tasks today but though they are small they mean a heck of a lot to me cause I've not been functioning at all well.

 

[ladee]

On top of all your accomplishments,,, and a Super Mom??? you got it goin' on today. Sorry you had sick kids today, but it will be fun to do cake with the kids when everyone is feeling good... again , Happy Birthday and lots of applause for your accomplishments. Gentle hugs to the Birthday Girl !

 

[EveHarrington]

I did a months worth of laundry! LOL

 

[Rose White]

Accomplishments related to being attached to my kids... something I struggle with...

1) cried with pride at my teen son’s music performance this morning. Not proud that he cussed the whole way to school and said that he would rather die than perform. Another accomplishment is that when he was cussing I voiced his emotions, “You’re angry. You’re scared. You’re nervous.”

2) defended my other son when my school director assumed his behavior would be poor. I repeated her words back to her as kind of a question/joke. It’s absolutely true that his behavior can be atrocious, he can be a little pill, impulsive—he’s almost 10 and like a wild thing. But only I get to assume that about him. I know she loves him. She has told me herself. He is visiting our school tomorrow—our last day of school. He goes to another school, not the one I teach at—our relationship did not work well in a teacher/student dynamic—I taught him one year and it was difficult. At our school a teacher stays with the students for three consecutive years. Fortunately there is another school with values similar to ours that he attends. Today is their last day, and he will visit our school tomorrow—our last day. He has friends at our school. Anyway, I stood up for him—he’s got a good heart—he’s getting better—a mother’s relationship with her son is complicated—it’s hard to be objective—he is a very brave person—his birthday is next week.

3) I played in the water with my young daughter at the splash park today. I traded my teacher hat for a Mom hat and joined her class at a park with water features. It was cold! And fun! We played “obstacle course”—and hula hoop and bubbles! I am proud of myself! Play is so important—I believe that now.

 

[Teasel]

I made it to T yesterday.

 

[Ronin]

Finding a psychiatrist.

Now on the other mission impossibles. :bored::banghead:

 

[ladee]

:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug: Yay @Ronin :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

 

[Deleted member 42957]

More exercise. I now have muscles!:D

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Designed and created a new refrigerator magnet to hold appt. cards today. I used those miniature clothespins as part of the creation....they're so stinkin' cute!!! Will put them to the test after the glue sets up to see how long they stay together. Fingers crossed!

Also cooked a big pot of dry chickpeas instead of always using the canned version with all that sodium, even though I rinse them really well, they still marinate and soak it up. Gonna use the bean juice to test some fun new recipes out, too. It's called "aquafaba". Looking forward to the taste testing sessions. May the end results not ruin that moment. lol

 

[ladee]

Have reached another level of self acceptance. It's ok to be ME.