The View From Here – It’s A Feel Frumpy Friday

No.  You won’t find that declaration on any holiday calendar.

It’s my day.  I created it.  I named it.  Because that’s how I feel today.  So I dressed the part.  One – because I’m feeling a bit lazy today.  Two – because it’s easy and comfortable.  Three – because these dress down days may not last much longer if we ever get back to a “normal” workplace so I figured I would take advantage of it.  Do I love these kinda lazy days?  Not 100%.  I don’t like FEELING frumpy and lazy, but not everyday needs to be a “feel good” day either.  So I’m embracing it.

It’s been “a week”.   After hurting my back picking out and picking up our Christmas tree last week, I have been unable to do a lot of the regular stuff.  No exercise.  Not much movement at all.  I’ve been lazy and taken advantage of it.

I’ve actually been a bit of a rebel this week.  I’ve avoided cleaning the house.   I’ve been lazy with meal planning and execution.  Throwing foods together at random.  “this will have to do” (smile)

I’ve been eating peanut butter straight out of the jar.  Binge watching different shows.  Skipping workouts.

I don’t recommend this, but I think it’s necessary every so often.  To take a break from adulting and all that you are “supposed” to do.

Chocolate bar for breakfast?  OK.  French Mint Laura Secord I’ve had stashed away “in case of emergency”.  Sure.

NOT cleaning up after my kids.  Check.  Using every ounce of energy to walk past the dirty bathroom, the empty water bottles on the coffee table.  What is this magic that my kids have where they don’t SEE the mess?  I want that for me.  I want to NOT see the mess.  I play this game where I think really hard, willing them to do it with my mind, without being asked a hundred times.  It hasn’t worked yet but I’ll keep trying.  I love my kids.  I just want them to WANT to clean up.  They will hate that I even shared that.

We have the Christmas tree.  It’s real.   And it’s real heavy.  Or at least it was when we picked it out last weekend and I thought I could pick it up on my own.  My back pain tells me I shouldn’t have even tried.  A visit to Dr. Keith at Bluewater Wellness Center and I feel so much better.  So now we’ll be decorating this weekend.  I’ll try not to life anything heavy.  Now that I think of it.  I probably shouldn’t do dishes or laundry. Or lift anything other than the tv remote.  (smile)

Tomorrow.  Tomorrow I will get back to the real world and do the adult things.  Tomorrow.  Maybe before that happens I’ll get my oldest daughter to take me out for dinner tonight.  Maybe a Happy Meal for fun.  A tour of the lights.  We’ll get our pj’s on and binge watch Criminal Minds or Grey’s Anatomy.  Eat too much junk food.  And I’ll try not to think of all that I didn’t do this week in my state of rebellion.  That I pretty much have to catch up on this weekend.

Until then –

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cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca

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This post was written by Carrie Buchanan