When I read a book on the Kindle I don’t know how long it is when I begin because there aren’t page numbers, just “locations,” which I have never paid attention to. Last night after another evening of reading and making no progress, I looked up how many pages Middlemarch has: nearly 900. What a perfect metaphor for life right now. It’s hard to see the end as we slog through these last weeks of school.
I realized last night that I’m living in the Burnout Place. It’s an optional stop on the road, but I have set up camp there and I’m having a hard time packing up and leaving.
Today I’m taking time to remind myself that baseball season and the last month of school will not last forever. I am going to be patient and perhaps buy a few more meals by take-out in the next few weeks without guilt or apology. I am not going to dwell on negative words of others and remember that I am not the solution to every problem. I’m probably not the solution to ANY problem. I don’t have to be awesome! I just need to love this little family and feed them. My mascot for the month is Dory from Finding Nemo.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…”
Did you know that I don’t actually know how to swim? It’s a good thing that I am just living in the land of metaphor this morning.
Yes, you are awesome 🙂 I often forget to add “fed the kids” to my list of things done during stressful times. It always makes me feel better when I do. Cooking is often my least favorite task so I give myself extra brownie points.
And I can swim just enough to keep myself afloat and enjoy shallow pools…This can’t be a genetic deficiency can it?