I promise we haven’t been hiding out. Well, not all of us anyway…
Some of the time has been legitimately busy, but some of my absence has been just because I’m in a funk: a waiting around for news about school funk. They said the end of October and we’re now into mid November. Waiting around for any kind of news is stressful. I tend to withdraw from the world (or try to) when I want to avoid facing reality. In this case, I want to avoid facing the reality that I probably didn’t get in again and the future of nursing school is still in limbo.
But after a fun weekend with lots of laughing it dawned on me that I’m missing out on the little things in life when I don’t allow myself to be fully present, body and mind. I have started up with a new therapist – though the jury is still out on her; I definitely do not feel the same connection I did with my previous one here in SD. I want to maintain this blog because it, frankly, gives me something to do with my thoughts and time. 😉 AND I’ve decided to find some place to volunteer when T is in school.
Oh yeah, T started preschool and I’m loving it! He has yet to ever say he doesn’t want to go, he loves his teacher and evidently he has a lot of fun. I think it’s hilarious when he tries to “act out” school things with me. For instance, he will come up to me and say “Mommy, I need to ask you a question. What can you tell me about driving in a car?” and he will have his little notebook and crayon with him so he can write down my responses. It is just too cute. He is a pretty smart little guy, though at times his cleverness is used for less than acceptable behaviors and lead to time outs. More often than not Dave and I are walking away completely impressed by T’s reasoning, even if we still had to issue a correct punishment. We anticipate some pretty interesting teenage years with this one. 😉
In any case, I have woken up today hopeful to get my emotions back on track. I feel prepared for whatever email may arrive. And with that, time to get back on track with blog posts!
Team Thiessen 