Simple

It is easy to get tangled and overwhelmed in the day to day things. Sure we push through, but it is okay to step away and separate yourself from everything to reset. Not abandon, just a mini break. Caregivers are constantly tugged in all directions, all the time. Those around you don’t always see it, we are all busy. I send texts sometimes just before bed, because it gets sent, even if it isn’t seen until the next day. If I wait, I forget, my phone is not with me overnight. I have a house phone for emergencies… still have it, same number.

My mini goals are working for me this week, except for the night before prep, but I am getting better. For February, and the week I’ve had ( I know it’s only Tuesday) I am feeling pretty okay. Fixes can be so simple, but seem so uphill. My boys have been spoiling me this week and I am enjoying it. My daughter and son in law brought me home some PEI potatoes, sooo good, I haven’t been happy with potatoes this year since the last batch from PEI! It doesn’t take much to make me happy.

I want to make more goals already, but I think it is best to go slow. If these are to become new habits, they need to be mastered before I add anything else. That is what I have done in the past, overwhelmed and then give up. They say a little over two months to make a new habit. If you try a new food a little every day, it takes roughly 30 days to acquire a taste for it. We shall see at the end of February. They are not hard things, just different for me. That’s where my happy is, in the simple things.