Yep. The clock pretty much looks like that right now. |
Every
day I try to take a few minutes either at the office or at home to just
breathe. This is especially true during the weekend when I really don’t want to
think about all that needs to be done both around the house and at the office.
Of course, the housework can’t be pushed back especially with so little time
left. However, lately the same has been true with work as more and more
projects and tasks have piled on top of the regular schedule.
Those
few moments during my week have been absent as of late with every moment
accounted for during the waking hours (and some while I am trying to sleep).
Just as one thing begins to fade into the background two or three more come
raging to the forefront leaving both my wife and I trying to scramble to just
get through the day. This is one of the big reasons why I hate it when people
change their schedules or let us know of commitments at the last minute. With
all that we are dealing with right now, we need all the support that we can get
and sometimes it is lacking.
While
we see many of our friends and family taking time to travel, eat out, and
sometimes simply relax our days, especially weekends, have been filled with
places that we have to be and last minute dinner decisions. On Saturday we
finally found the time to sit down and have a dinner out… while Five Guys is
not the fanciest place, it was quick and allowed us to get back home and take
care of a few more things. There is no time left in the day for anything nicer
or travelling much further.
It
seems like each night we discover something else that we need to add to our
list. Sometimes it is a simple phone call while other times we have to get in
the car and either run a few errands, drop things off, or quickly pick up something
that we had previously overlooked. Other trips are more regular lately and
cannot be put off as we need to visit with family and keep our regular doctor
appointments both of which are becoming much more frequent.
Time
being the commodity that it is, this is the poorest that we have ever been. But
we have gotten through these things before. While not nearly as difficult as
the current situation, we have the strength both in ourselves and our marriage
to make it through the days, weeks, and months. While there is no question that
we will not be the same after these trials, we will be stronger, healthier, and
have a greater appreciation for the life we have and all the memories that can
never be taken away.
No comments:
Post a Comment