By Beck
I was sick! But now I’m not. I was actually sick for the past three weeks, this grim stomach bug that’s been making the rounds locally. It was pretty great – I’d be really sick for a day or two and then it would ebb away and I’d start thinking, foolishly, that I was better.
Aside from feeling pretty bad, it was kind of pleasant – The Baby and I hung out, watching Christmas movies and reading Christmas books and drinking festive glasses of gingerale (pretty much my only source of nourishment for the past several weeks) and if I hadn’t been feeling (as I may have already mentioned) pretty bad, it would have been lovely. But after THREE WEEKS of that, I’m ready to get back to my regular life, thank you.
One thing that’s sort of grim is the way that Christmastime very quickly becomes one big homework assignment for mom, this long list of things we have to do or Christmas will be TOTALLY RUINED. And so there I was, just out of commission and there was nothing to do about it. And once I realized that – once I realized that there was really nothing that could be done, it became strangely calming. Just me and The Baby and the Christmas lights, the snow falling endlessly on our little town.
It was as though I had returned back to childhood again, and all I had to do was wait for Christmas to happen around me – and then I woke up this morning well again and back in my adult life, the illusions of childhood over.
Beck writes at Frog And Toad Are Still Friends.
I have been feeling so very similarly and everything you just said about it is exactly it. I’m going to breathe today…
Steph
So glad you’re feeling better. Welcome back to mom’s Christmas.
I’ve been feeling really buried by Christmas this year. It would help a lot if weren’t moving in one week. I’m so glad you’re finally feeling better, it’s so depressing to be ill for such a length of time.
today we’re having an unprecedent snow day (blog post with pictures to follow…), and although my long list of things to do is getting trampled all over, I’m enjoying playing in the snow with MQ, and now I’m off to play school (because, you know, when you have the day OFF of school, apparently you have to PLAY school…)
glad you are feeling better, and were able to find a sweet silver lining to your sickness
Three weeks… that’s a long time to be feeling unwell. I’m glad you’re feeling better now. I’m off for the next two weeks so I can get to my Christmas homework.
It’s true, isn’t it? Only, I’m off the hook this year ’cause we’re going West to my family and my mom’s on the hook instead. It’s nice to be the child again, even if there is a fair amount of unpleasantness that comes with it. Thanks for reminding me.
I want to be excited to get home from school and see the mantle all decorated and then I realize those days really are over. I do like creating the magic and memories for the girls, but sometimes it would be nice if someone could do it for me too.
I hope you can catch up to all the things that seem to pile up when you are sick. At least that is the way it is here. “I don’t have time for this stomach bug!” I scream. But God chooses to give me time to sit and rest and snuggle down for along haul. Glad to hear you are feeling better. Now get to work!!
I have vowed not to stress myself out this year… so far so good 🙂
“and all I had to do was wait for Christmas to happen around me” – I’ve been wishing for that feeling again, too.
I wonder why we moms put so much pressure on ourselves at this time of the year. We’ve scaled WAY back this year. And it still feels like Christmas. There’s a lesson in there somewhere for me for next year.
I so needed to read this post today! I’m usually “done” by Thanksgiving, but two recent deaths and a very nasty sinus infection completely changed things. I’ve been feeling like one long to-do list. Thank you so much for writing this… I needed a different perspective.
Once my house is clean for this Sunday’s brunch, the rest’ll be gravy. Veggie gravy but gravy nonetheless.
Glad to hear you’re your old self.
Amusingly, I found this post from your tweet, after twittering that it’s now hit our house.
On the one hand it’s comforting having the boys piled in the beds and planning to get all the decorations out today and really make it feel like Christmas. On the other hand, with all the festivities starting and a birthday party to throw next week, I am frantically popping vitamin C in hopes to make it all happen.
Glad you’re feeling better!
It is nice to have your childhood back again, even if for a little while. 🙂
Stay healthy now! 😉
In my house hold it seems that I am not allowed to be sick… I GET sick… just not allowed to act it. Glad you are on the mend. Christmas sounds warm and cozy when you get rid of the list.
I’m trying to get that feeling about shopping. I just can’t get to it until the 16th so oh well.
Glad you are finally feeling yourself.
At least you’re feeling better now, just in time for Christmas! Here’s hoping you feel better from now till new year!
egads! Glad you are feeling better!
It is an endless To Do list for Mom, isn’t it? My husband asked yesterday if there was anything he could do and, when I actually thought of some gifts he could take off my hands, he looked sort of skeptical and that hastily built castle quickly reverted back to sand in my hands.
Stay healthy and enjoy holiday season!
Yay!
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