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My Life Thus Far
A Good Day Just Went Awry
I don't even know what happened with today... somehow a good day just went awry. It wasn't awful, but by 5pm I just gave up. Nothing seemed to go the way I wanted, and I just stopped trying to make it happen. I succumbed to the realities of what was before me. Not what I wanted, but I guess you have to accept that sometimes you don't get what you want. I'm probably not making much sense. It's late, and I'm getting tired.
Snookums and I got to sleep in together. That rarely ever happens. One or both of us is always gone. We got up and moving around 9:30am. He worked on homework, I attempted to put my inversion table I got for mother's day together. I don't know who packaged that thing, but none of the pieces were marked or labeled in any way. The instruction book kept referring to pieces by their number code, but none of the pieces had codes I could see. To top it off, each step of the process was actually 4 or 5 steps. I quickly got frustrated and gave up. It isn't that I'm not smart enough to put things together. I just didn't have the patience for it today. Snookums tried to help me a little, but I'm the strong one when it comes to assembly, and I just couldn't.
We went and did our weekly Costco run to get the kids more lunch stuff, and my fruit. Frozen berries and more mangoes. I still have about a dozen left of the 3 dozen large reds I got last week (I've been slacking on my smoothies again), and I got another dozen Ataulfo mangoes, because I like eating them on their own with chili flakes. The best of both worlds. I got some more bananas, too because the ones I have had reached maximum spottiness. They're in the freezer now. I'm all set.
I'd texted Annie that I wanted to go on a family hike this evening, so to make sure the chores had been done by the time we got home. I knew Snookums and I wouldn't be home until after 5pm. Annie got home at 2:30pm and the little ones got home at 4:20pm. There was no reason they shouldn't have been done, they don't have much to do. But when Snookums and I got home, nothing was done. In fact, the house looked worse than when we left. I didn't get mad. I just gave up. I came to my room and just crawled in bed. I'm tired of fighting with them to get done the minimal things that are asked of them.
To cheer me up, Snookums helped the kids get the kitchen cleaned to my standards, and he had my dad help him get my inversion table assembled. Dad most definitely has the patience I lack, and the ability Snookums lacks. He had it done in no time. No extra piece, either. Which is a good thing!
I tried inverting twice. The first time Snookums had me go all the way to 90 degrees (totally upside down) right off the bat. It was too much. The pressure in my eyes was uncomfortable, and I was basically hanging from my ankles. The second time we figured out the adjustments and I only did 60 degrees. That was much better. I didn't feel like a fruit bat hanging upside down. No bulging eyes, either. I don't know yet if it will help, but the stetch and massage feels nice in the moment.
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