Limbo is the new normal

[slow_it_down]

Hey Confluences, I did as you suggested and complimented him on how he's handling things this weekend.

We are almost out of the woods, as MIL departs tomorrow. I didn't see her at all this trip and only saw my H a handful of times when dropping off and picking up our son. Part of me is curious to hear what they talked about but more than anything I'd love to not talk about her or her trip at all after she goes. I'm not bringing her up unless he wants to talk about her and initiates.

In the meantime, I'm trying to bust myself out of the slump I've been in for the past few weeks or so. I've been feeling pretty depressed about things like work, kid stress, etc. So I started doing some career development and also cracked open my cookbooks to get back to learning how to cook (a 180 I put on hold when I got pregnant and couldn't stand the smell of most foods). The cooking is great because I'm feeling so much more confident, and it gives me and H something new to talk about. He loves to talk about cooking and things he's made. When he comes over tomorrow after his mom leaves there will be some interesting left overs in the fridge for a change.

I also snuck in a quick run this morning. It felt so good to get outside and workout. I'm really going to have to find some kid-free time to get running back in my schedule because it is a sanity-saver!

Lastly, I had a great weekend with my older kids. We even went ice skating and got in some deep belly laughs when I fell, almost on my face, trying not to run over my daughter. Falling as an adult hurts way more than I remember it hurting as a kid.