A Busy Mom's Guide to Being Sick
Yuck! The famous stomach bug has landed at our house. Fortunately, it isn't the kind that makes you want to die, it just clings to you and makes you super tired and icky. Because of this I did not go to work today. I hate calling in! I always feel like my boss will never understand, this is silly because she is actually really good about being understanding.
So if I don't need to feel worried I begin to feel guilty. Guilty that I am taking the day to lay around and recoup. I have a million things to do and Kara needs my attention, I can't just lay in bed I tell myself. Yeah, you know you have done it too! In that case I normally get up and do too much and make myself sicker than I was originally. Thus, the cycle starts over!
Today I decided I would be good to my body and try to rest. But I still had so much to do! So to ease my feelings I decided to find things that I could do from either my bed or couch, all the while keeping Kara entertained.
I started out working on Kara's Birthday list. Things that I still needed to get done and stuff that I still need to buy. This was a lot of fun and I had Kara help me by giving her her own notebook in which she could take her notes.
Then I sent Josh out to get some groceries. Another thing that I didn't have to do. Josh sweetened the deal by taking Kara with him so that I could sleep. I haven't had a nap in a long time, it was delicious!
Josh is gone for his classes now so my plans for the evening are to work on my menu planning skills. I love the idea but I so far haven't been consistent. I also have lots of laundry to fold and put away. After that and bath time I think our day will be complete.
Even though I have been taking it slow and easy today I feel like I did get a lot done. Now it's time for some crackers and ginger ale...and maybe another nap.....
So what do you do when you are sick? If you have kids what are your tricks to keeping them entertained and healthy when you are sick? I think that having kids makes it even harder and still struggle with this. Kara is a very hands-on girl.
So if I don't need to feel worried I begin to feel guilty. Guilty that I am taking the day to lay around and recoup. I have a million things to do and Kara needs my attention, I can't just lay in bed I tell myself. Yeah, you know you have done it too! In that case I normally get up and do too much and make myself sicker than I was originally. Thus, the cycle starts over!
Today I decided I would be good to my body and try to rest. But I still had so much to do! So to ease my feelings I decided to find things that I could do from either my bed or couch, all the while keeping Kara entertained.
I started out working on Kara's Birthday list. Things that I still needed to get done and stuff that I still need to buy. This was a lot of fun and I had Kara help me by giving her her own notebook in which she could take her notes.
Then I sent Josh out to get some groceries. Another thing that I didn't have to do. Josh sweetened the deal by taking Kara with him so that I could sleep. I haven't had a nap in a long time, it was delicious!
Josh is gone for his classes now so my plans for the evening are to work on my menu planning skills. I love the idea but I so far haven't been consistent. I also have lots of laundry to fold and put away. After that and bath time I think our day will be complete.
Even though I have been taking it slow and easy today I feel like I did get a lot done. Now it's time for some crackers and ginger ale...and maybe another nap.....
So what do you do when you are sick? If you have kids what are your tricks to keeping them entertained and healthy when you are sick? I think that having kids makes it even harder and still struggle with this. Kara is a very hands-on girl.
Lots of coloring.Cheyenne is also getting better about playing on her own.However I am a flat out baby when it comes to the tummy bug. I have yet to get it since having Cheyenne.:O Chris and she have both had it a couple times but not mamma! I am really dreading the day it happens. What will pry happen is I will be calling my mother-in-law or mommy to come take care of us.lol.
ReplyDeleteTv is a glorious invention! We watch movies or tv when anyone is feeling yucky. The girls do play on their own too which is nice. Last christmas matt and I both had it. Sophie was 10 months, I was pregnant. Poor molly was in charge. We left piles of cheerios in every room for them to eat while we laid around miserable.
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Piles of cheerios! I don't feel so bad now, sometimes I give Kara her morning cup of milk in bed so I can get a shower or if it's just one of those sleepy mornings.
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