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When the Unexpected Happens


So I have not been able to plan or even think about planning like I want to.  Work has been CRAZY, which I like because it makes the days go by faster! Then my Father-in-Law had a stroke.  Life has just been a series of going to work and then going to the hospital. 
The good news is that he is doing better, and we are spending less time there. I am trying to convince my husband it is better for him to go on his own and then my son and I don’t have to wait in the waiting room.  I just don’t want to pack up my planner stuff and bring it all to the hospital.
I do find myself trying to sneak it in a little more here and there so that I know I have it done.  I am happy that I did work ahead a little – which I usually worry about because I it’s something I like to do, I don’t want to “run out” of planning! Sometimes I wonder if I know that something is going to come up and I will run out of time.
What I am learning from these experiences, it is important to take care of yourself! I found that we were eating out A LOT and not moving a whole lot. (The weather doesn’t help) I was running out of clean clothes and would forget the last time I gave my son a bath.  If we don’t SLOW DOWN and think about the things we need to do, then we will fall apart ourselves. We aren’t any good to anyone else.  Think about when you are on a plane and they remind you to put the facemask on yourself first.
We forget that we should be most important to ourselves. If we don’t take care of ourselves, then how are we expected to take care of others. Take the time to do something for you today – even if it feels like you might neglect something else.  Life has a way of working out the way it should!































































































































































































































































































































I do find myself trying to sneak it in a little more here and there so that I know I have it done.  I am happy that I did work ahead a little – which I usually worry about because I it’s something I like to do, I don’t want to “run out” of planning! Sometimes I wonder if I know that something is going to come up and I will run out of time.

What I am learning from these experiences, it is important to take care of yourself! I found that we were eating out A LOT and not moving a whole lot. (The weather doesn’t help) I was running out of clean clothes and would forget the last time I gave my son a bath.  If we don’t SLOW DOWN and think about the things we need to do, then we will fall apart ourselves. We aren’t any good to anyone else.  Think about when you are on a plane and they remind you to put the facemask on yourself first.

We forget that we should be most important to ourselves. If we don’t take care of ourselves, then how are we expected to take care of others. Take the time to do something for you today – even if it feels like you might neglect something else.  Life has a way of working out the way it should!

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