One thing that happens (frequently) in my joyfully chaotic life
is the unplanned break.
Unplanned breaks cause people with anxiety to struggle with
their ability to cope. Children with Autism, ADHD, and anxiety struggle as
well. Given my household, and my transparency about my life, the past 2 weeks
have been…
Difficult.
However, there has also been a little bit of adventure in
the past two weeks, as well. Since I last blogged I have seen a few things
happen in my little family…
We caught one of our ninja mice. There is less noise inside
the house at night. The beagle still roams the yards of our neighborhood,
howling into all hours of the night and day. So, there is that noise that is
still heard in the night.
Khaleesi has had some treatment for her ears, which have
been keeping her up at night as well. She’s not whining and whimpering at 1am
every night anymore. It’s more like… once every 3 nights.
I still don’t have a car. So that hasn’t changed just yet.
6 days ago, my children found a kitten. A KITTEN! In my
house! Yes… she is still in my house. They have named her Zipper, and she’s a
cute, little thing. She has a slight issue with her right eye, skin and bones
when they brought her in, but with gifts from my grandmother and my sister, she
is set for a while with food, litter and box, toys, and comfort. She is a
shoulder sitter. Loves being carried around the house like some pampered baby. And,
she is.
Blayze and Khaleesi are still adjusting to the new face, and
Zipper has a little issue with hissing any time they are near. Can’t figure out
why…
With the anxiety spiking like it has over the past 2 weeks,
I have fallen behind on a few things. Falling behind frustrates me, and thus makes
the anxiety issue even worse. Talk about a double whammy! Micah’s anxiety feeds
off mine, and vice versa, and to say that tempers have flown the last 10 days
is an understatement.
However, in the midst of the stress, frustrations, and setbacks,
we have had our share of humor and belly laughs, as usual. My three musketeers
never fail to make me laugh, even when I’m angry.
Today will be a good day. I still feel my heart beating in
every limb, and I have struggled with sleeping through the night, every night,
but today will be a good day. I am determined to come up off my bed, function,
and succeed at whatever miniscule thing I possibly can! It will be a check off
my list, and a win in my book! And maybe… get out of my house for a while, too.
All this rain and being stuck in my four walls have finally got
to me. The sun is shining outside my window today. It looks… inviting. I think
I shall accept that invitation, and take in my dose of that sunshine. 😊
Enjoy the little things. They become the big things when all
you have are the memories.
#Hugs !
