Anyway, not sure if this is what I wrote when I commented, but today I definitely savored my time. Last week, I know I sort of complained about having too much time off, but mostly that is because I don't know how to use my time to do things like clean and organize! It was too much sitting around doing nothing! Of course, I was SO very grateful to have a sitting around doing nothing day yesterday! There are times when I really wish that I was a mother. I am sure when the time is right, God will make me one in whatever way it is supposed to happen. Until that day comes, I am realizing that there are reasons why things are the way they are. Because I am "Just Me", there are things that I can do that other people cannot, and I really do love that.
Today, I went and worked out (I HAD to since it had been nearly a week!). The machines felt like they were kicking my butt this morning, but I'm guessing that is good for me :o) After my workout, I picked up my friend and "the baby" for lunch. They are going to be here until Friday and it was SO nice to be able to spend two different days with them. Last spring when she was here and he was very sick, we went to a Greek restaurant. I had never had a gyro and thought it was SO good! I didn't have one again until today. What a special memory that is...my first AND my second gyro with a very special friend (and today that baby was a talkative 16-month-old who actually was really well-behaved!). Since I didn't have any plans, I brought her to the grocery store to pick up a few things before bringing her back to her "home away from home". Very nice that my car seat got used twice in a week!
After that, before my next "plan", I kind of vegged out at home. I spent some time chatting with a friend who was struggling. It was great to have that time to spend. I don't have laundry piled up (not really anyway), loads of dishes, little ones to chase, or big kids to chauffeur from activity to activity. I could focus on her and what was going on and just "listen" without distractions. I can't say that I helped a great deal, but it was definitely time well spent for me.
I am going to be "playing mom" for a week starting on Saturday morning. So, this afternoon I met with the mom to talk about some of the details. This weekend I WILL be chauffeuring kids and getting a taste of what it is like to be a single working mom (since I actually do have to go to my "real" job on Monday and Wednesday as well as a meeting and Bible Study on Tuesday). As I was leaving, I ran into a friend (she actually pulled up right behind my parked car on the street!) She said "I think I owe you some money for something"...I had sent her an email (one of only four I have sent so far) to see if she would donate 5 or 10 dollars to the March for Babies since I will be doing that walk in April. She pulled out her check book and wrote me a check for $50. I was pretty much in shock and didn't have time to let it all soak in because I was on to my next "activity", but it definitely brought me to tears when I got home. What awesome friends I have!
Anyway, I had to rush off because I had made plans to walk with my friend from Curves. She actually went for walks by herself yesterday and the day before, so that is really good. Her husband's condition continues to worsen, but I am not sure how much longer they are thinking he will be here. It sounds like she had other friends taking care of her while I was working/recovering the past five days, so that is nice. It was rather cold today, but I said that if she was willing to brave the cold, then I would brave it with her. I think I did more talking than she did, but hopefully it was a nice distraction and I didn't hinder her (she is pretty outspoken so I think she would have told me to be quiet and let her have a few words!)
After that, I met a friend who works at the hospital for dinner (not the pregnant one, the one who works on an adult floor). We hadn't had dinner for a while, or seen each other in nearly a month, so it was nice to catch up. Both of us had pretty icky shifts this weekend and it is always helpful to vent with someone who understands! We talked for about 2 hours and she had to go do homework (I was supposed to finish my minutes for the meeting from two weeks ago, but guess I will do that tomorrow!)
It seemed like my driver's side rear tire was losing air. I ran around so much that I didn't make a point to stop and get it fixed today. I work the next two days and then start baby-sitting, so wasn't sure when that was going to happen. Unfortunately, that isn't something that you can just "not fix"! Fortunately, my parents live really close and my dad gets off early. So, I traded cars with my mom and my mom will take my dad's truck to work. My dad will get my tire fixed and we will trade back tomorrow...have I mentioned that I have AWESOME parents?!
Well, I managed to get through the day without a nap even though I was up past 2:00 n the morning! Pretty impressive in my book because I could probably take a nap even if I slept for 12 hours!
Time. Not sure if that is exactly the "every day moment" she was going for, but I definitely savored every minute of my time today. I definitely think I used it much better than I do on most days.
Back to work tomorrow! Good night.
Ha, Ha...after I hit "publish" and my blog refreshed, this was the "Quote of the Day"--"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." ~William Penn So funny!
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