Today I felt a little bit like a kicked puppy. Had some unexpected hurt from more than one quarter in the past two days – y’know, I can usually deal with unexpected biteyness from one, maybe even two sources in a short space of time. When it hits three or four, and I’m working my arse off in real job, not getting enough sleep due to kids deciding that my bed is more comfortable than theirs, and a bunch of other stuff (which is my life as per normal), I don’t deal very well. I go into shut down a bit, and while I don’t let it affect the way I deal with a) my kids and b) my work, people who know me well still notice. I’m usually right after a day or two, cos I don’t stay down for long, and never have, but right now, I’m fragile.
Didn’t help that my wonderful Year 10 English class were planning their autobiographical accounts today, and a few of them were talking about very emotional times in their lives. Was all I could do to keep the tears back *sigh*
A good book, a warm bath, an early night. Recipe for happy. Fingers crossed.
I hope you get the warm bath and early night, and I’ll wish your kids sleep soundly, the whole night in their own beds.
sounds like some self pampering is definately the order of the day.
And I managed it, mostly, so much better today 🙂
Two out of three ain’t bad 🙂 Got the warm bath and unbroken sleep, but didn’t go to sleep til 11pm cos I was caught up reading the good book! 🙂
the unbroken sleep is the key. *g*
Books are evil, we should ban all good books!!!!! Or kids…yeah, let’s ban the kids, keep the books. *nods*.