I’m feeling quite fragile this week, both physically and emotionally. I had my Covid booster jab on Tuesday and I’ve woken with vertigo each morning since. Not sure if it’s due to the vaccine or purely coincidental but it isn’t much fun. Thankfully it was fairly short-lived on Wednesday and Thursday but today has been much worse and I’ve been struggling to function.
Emotionally, it’s been a tough week with the anniversary of my dad’s death and all the emotions that generally come around this time of year, coping with grief during the Christmas season. Some of the triggers have been easier to anticipate than others. It’s not been helped by a challenging week with Thomas behaviour-wise. He can be such a little sweetheart but he’s also a big bundle of mischief too. The parenting techniques that worked well with the girls are proving to be less successful with him so I’m having to find new ways of dealing with the challenges. We’ll get there though.
What I’ve been grateful for this week:
- Day 337 – I am grateful for a walk down to the church to look at all the beautiful trees in the tree festival.
- Day 338 – I am grateful for the little romantic gestures that my husband occasionally surprises me with. This morning he gave me a little card to mark the fact that today is the point at which he’s spent half his life with me. What a journey that has been. Thank you Michael George for travelling that journey with me. I’ve still got a little way to go until I reach that milestone (20 March 2022 apparently according to my husband)
- Day 339 – I am grateful that we managed to pick a few more Christmas gifts at the craft stalls at Chiltern Open Air Museum.
- Day 340 – I am grateful for Duolingo.
- Day 341 – I am grateful to have had my Covid booster vaccine.
- Day 342 – I am grateful for all the beautiful memories of my dad and the time I had with him. It’s 12 years today since he died. Love and miss you always Dad.
- Day 343 – I am grateful that Thomas had a good morning at preschool and enjoyed having a ride home on Daddy’s shoulders.
Other things that have made me smile this week:
- Sophie receiving a Sportiac award for excellent skills with map reading during orienteering.
- An afternoon seeing a panto with Sophie and bumping into one of her Von Trapp siblings from The Sound of Music.
Oh, sending hugs. Trust that you will find new ways to cope with all of the challenges life sends your way.
Thank you, we will get there!
what a mixed week, no wonder you are feeling fragile. I hope the vertigo has eased a little now. I had the same with my Little Man, he was different to care for after having two girls. You do get used to it though. x
Thank you, the vertigo is much better. It has certainly been a learning curve with Thomas, but reassuring to know that we will get used to it! x
Oh no! Sorry you haven’t been feeling great. Sending love and hugs. It sounds like a rough week.
Your husband is such a sweetheart and what a beautiful photo of you and your dad x
Thank you Kim, it was a tough week but thankfully this week has been better so far.
Hope the vertigo passes soon. How lovely from your husband.
Thanks Emma, it’s a lot better now.
Sorry to hear about the vertigo. I hope that you feel better now.
That is such a beautiful wedding picture!
#MMBC
Thanks Catherine, I’m feeling much better now.
I love your grateful list! I hope you feel better soon from your booster. It will pass. Your husband sounds very romantic! Well done him for remembering the date!
Thanks Lisa. It was such a surprise that he’d worked out what the exact date was and remembered it!
Sorry your not feeling to good but hopefully the side effects ease of soon x #mmbc
Thanks Sam, I’m feeling better now.
Life can be tough in cycles. Take Care and be kind to yourself as you are always kind to others. With love to all of the family.
Thank you Suzie, lots of love to you and the team too.
Glad you got your booster but sorry to hear that you’ve had a tough week emotionally. Boys are sooooo different to girls, it doesn’t get easier to figure them out as they get older either I’m afraid #365
Thank you. Parenting Thomas has certainly been quite a different experience so far!
Sorry to hear you’re feeling fragile. Christmas could be a tough time, as it we miss our loved ones who are not with us any longer. I don’t know much about parenting girls (only from observing my two nieces), I think it has to do more with the personality rather than gender.
Hope the side effects of the jab will ease for you.
The photo of your Dad and you is beautiful. Hugs.
Thank you Galina. I’m sure personality plays a bigger part than gender – my two girls have been very different too!
So sorry it has been a tough week.. I’ve had vertigo and I know how debilitating it is so take care! Congrats on your Duolingo report and what language are you studying? #project365
Thanks Laura, the vertigo has gone now thankfully! I’m studying French, German and Welsh on Duolingo.
Sorry to hear that you have not been well this week. I didn’t feel great after my booster, I hope you are better now. What a lovely gesture from your husband that card is so sweet. I found that the parenting techniques I used with Charlie do not work with Harry he is far too stubborn. I hope you are feeling less fragile this week. Sending hugs.
Thank you, this week has been a much better one.
Sorry to hear you have had a tough time of it since having your booster. I was worried about having mine, but just the sore arm so far. Fab tree festival picture. How lovely that your husband surprises you like that! Well done Sophie on winning your award.
Thanks Karen. I’m feeling much better now. Hope the sore arm has been the only side effect for you.
I only have boys, but I can certainly see our Granddaughter has a whole different set of issues, from that of our neighbours son next door who is the same age. Love your Gratitude list this week, even though it’s a difficult one for you with the anniversary of your dads death. Love the photo of you with him on your wedding day. Your husband sounds a lovely man. x
Thank you, it’s one of my favourite photos of me and my dad.
Sorry to hear you felt poorly after your booster, hopefully you are feeling better now. Hope you had a magical Christmas
Much better now and we had a lovely Christmas, thank you.
Oh no! I am sorry to read you were unwell after you booster jab, I’ve never had vertigo but hope you are feeling much better now! Hope Thomas managed to rein it in (see what I did there!) before Christmas Day! 🙂 Sim x
Thank you, vertigo is all gone now!