Pocketful of Sunshine

Its Wednesday, and its halfway through a not so very pleasant week. I am (still) recovering from strep throat and not feeling up to par. I don't feel 100%=I am somewhere around about 70% to be perfectly honest. I wound up with a migraine on Monday that is still hanging around in the background (that's fairly usual, it lingers for a few days). We went out to dinner last night, and I have a food hangover this morning. Its the side effects of eating stuff that was no good for me and very salty. Its similiar to an alchohol hangover, only this is a little more socially acceptable.
Basically, I am very thirsty and feel bloated. So, I need to eat pretty darn healthy today to counter-effect yesterday. I also need to drink extra water to flush out my system.
So, today I start over.
In order to combat this crud I'm dealing with my doctor prescribed an antibiotic and nasonex to clear up the strep. So, since I started this combination I have had horrible cramping in my legs. So, I ask her nurse and her suggestion is to drink water and gatorade. Hmmmm....I don't think you're hearing me honey...so I google it, and one of the side effects for nasonex is deep muscle pain. Bingo. So, I am done with the nasonex and moving on. I want to see if the pain stops if I stop the medicine.
Its the next to the last day of first grade. I am a little wistful about this. Its been such a wonderful experience for my little man, and I have a bit of nervousness about next year. I do have some great plans for the summer for him. Its working in his workbooks to keep up skills, and all of that to make sure he doesn't fall behind. And of course, spend a lot of time together.
I'm not really a demanding mom when it comes to this stuff, but I want him to keep up with some of the academic skills. And second grade is kind of the turning point in grade school. The work gets more challenging, and the expectations are higher. I know my dude is academically capable, but its the time management that will be important.
I'm at a pivotal point in my life too. I am so fed up with not taking care of myself, and this whole strep thing brought it to a head. I don't eat healthy. Period. I need to love myself more to take care of me and feed me good food. I don't consistently exercise, which again is not showing myself love. Then there is the whole physical appearance thing-that I don't take care of myself consistently. I'm not saying for me to go back to the mani-pedis weekly and tanning (I don't have the time for one) but dang it, I deserve to take care of myself more-its just actually doing it.
There's that road block again. And its not fair to my family that I am just not setting that example or doing what really matters most. Being happy and healthy matters.
The other issue I've had is the fact that my spiritual life has kind of taken a nose dive. Its not really recent, but its not improving. I need to find some kind of balance in my life. I want to work on this, and expand it with my family and do a family devotional night. But, I don't see that happening. That's not the big man's style. However, I think encouraging a more spiritual life will benefit us all. And therefore I will push for it...
Not tidying up yesterday at all and the house is a mess again...its amazing that one day and disaster occurs. So, in between it all I need to get it tidied up. Big Man has his long day today (12+ hours). I have youth group tonight. We're ships passing in the night it seems on Wednesdays. Plus I have to figure out some magic for dinner as well.