Little bits

1. It was a rough morning, and I don’t even know why. I got up early (for me), made myself breakfast to go and eggs for the boys, and lunch for Spencer but Henry was just so whiny/crying. I just felt run down and rushed by the time I left for work, only to have slight upheaval there too and I was just done.

This was my happiness. The day is getting better.

2. My mom hit an oil slick on her scooter last night and slid down the street. She’s fine, but I just. I hate that scooter. I understand that she loves it and that she has reasons for using it as her sole mode of transportation but it just ups my stress level. She called me in the middle of the night to tell me (okay it was 10:30) so I wouldn't see it on Facebook and freak out. Well played.

3. Spencer is barreling through his reading lately. He’s on the third Captain Underpants book, and we also have Dinosaurs Before Dark and My Father’s Dragon from the library. I picked up two Junie B Jones books for him, but he refused to read them. After some pointed questions, it is specifically because they center on a girl and therefore he thinks they’re girlie. He confirmed if they were called Jack B Jones, he’d read them.

Sigh.

He’s also now at a level 16 in reading, which is the passing level for first grade. He asks to play games on his kindle and I tell him no, you can read for a little while and HE DOESN’T ARGUE. He just picks up his book and reads. I’m really trying to cultivate this in him. I love to read (obviously).

4. There was a little reorganization of my department, and as a part of that I got to move to the good desk. It’s near the window and its situation lends more of an “office” feel - private. It’s also further from the printer and the bathroom so I feel like I get a few more steps in (although it doesn’t appear so, based on my fitbit calculations). I love it. My only grievance is that I’m not good with socialization and this cuts me off from my peers a bit; I have to make an effort to see and talk to people.

5. I’ve got nothing else. I’ve been exhausted lately – I think a holdover from that sickness, and I’ve been going to bed early which helps me getting out of bed in the morning but I am just shot by 5pm. How do you remedy that without loads of caffeine that will impede bedtime?