As I sat on the couch, feeling restless at 9PM, I realized that I must be feeling more normal. The last few weeks I had purposely been avoiding creating a "to do" list -- with settling back into Manila, then adjusting to being back at work, all the while balancing *three* kids five and under, I didn't want to get myself overwhelmed. And nothing is more overwhelming than a long to do list!
Today, though, I felt like I didn't do much productive. We attempted to go to church, but had to cut out during the sermon.* We came home, I putzed around the house a bit, then met some friends for Sofitel lunch.** I came home, pumped a bottle (the only thing I produced today), then played on the playground with all the Seafront kids who finally came back from vacation.*** At bedtime, I slowly read Cars & Trucks & Things that Go to Patch, while he sat on the potty, keeping fingers crossed that maybe - just maybe - after 45 minutes he might be convinced to go poo poo on the potty. No cigar. I then tried to boost my knowledge of Settlers of Catan by playing on the iPad. An hour after that, I was even more restless.
Which has lead me to the obvious conclusion: it's time again to make a to do list. Ian must be sleeping well enough, and work is going smoothly enough, that I have extra energy needing an outlet.
*Last Sunday, Wm and Patch wanted to stay with Ian in the service and not go to Sunday school. It was generally OK, so we agreed to do the same this Sunday. But, Wm kept on going in and out of the sanctuary, and when he entered the Sunday school room he sat with his back to the class distracting the other kids. So, having managed to disturb both the congregation and the Sunday school kids, we cut our losses and headed home.
**In India, we really enjoyed the hotel brunches, but haven't really done it here because of the cost - and the conflict with nap time. Today, my meal pretty much consisted of sushi, shrimp, cheese (and more cheese and more cheese), beef (sirloin, tenderloin, prime rib...), and champagne. Plus some chocolate mousse and caramel tapioca pudding to wash it all down. Tasty for a one time treat, but still not convinced it was worth $70.
***Nov 30 was a Filipino holiday, and many of our neighbors cut out of town. We weren't quite up for preparing for a trip with Ian, so we stayed put. Though, given how restless Wm and Patch were after two days of just me and Greg as entertainment, I think we should have taken up our neighbors offer to join them at the beach when another family cancelled last minute. The hour and a half packing around with various kids at the playground and chatting with our neighbors was quite relaxing - especially after the huge lunch!
Today, though, I felt like I didn't do much productive. We attempted to go to church, but had to cut out during the sermon.* We came home, I putzed around the house a bit, then met some friends for Sofitel lunch.** I came home, pumped a bottle (the only thing I produced today), then played on the playground with all the Seafront kids who finally came back from vacation.*** At bedtime, I slowly read Cars & Trucks & Things that Go to Patch, while he sat on the potty, keeping fingers crossed that maybe - just maybe - after 45 minutes he might be convinced to go poo poo on the potty. No cigar. I then tried to boost my knowledge of Settlers of Catan by playing on the iPad. An hour after that, I was even more restless.
Which has lead me to the obvious conclusion: it's time again to make a to do list. Ian must be sleeping well enough, and work is going smoothly enough, that I have extra energy needing an outlet.
*Last Sunday, Wm and Patch wanted to stay with Ian in the service and not go to Sunday school. It was generally OK, so we agreed to do the same this Sunday. But, Wm kept on going in and out of the sanctuary, and when he entered the Sunday school room he sat with his back to the class distracting the other kids. So, having managed to disturb both the congregation and the Sunday school kids, we cut our losses and headed home.
**In India, we really enjoyed the hotel brunches, but haven't really done it here because of the cost - and the conflict with nap time. Today, my meal pretty much consisted of sushi, shrimp, cheese (and more cheese and more cheese), beef (sirloin, tenderloin, prime rib...), and champagne. Plus some chocolate mousse and caramel tapioca pudding to wash it all down. Tasty for a one time treat, but still not convinced it was worth $70.
***Nov 30 was a Filipino holiday, and many of our neighbors cut out of town. We weren't quite up for preparing for a trip with Ian, so we stayed put. Though, given how restless Wm and Patch were after two days of just me and Greg as entertainment, I think we should have taken up our neighbors offer to join them at the beach when another family cancelled last minute. The hour and a half packing around with various kids at the playground and chatting with our neighbors was quite relaxing - especially after the huge lunch!
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