E is for Exhausted

 Yesterday I did a lot. And it felt good! Maybe I needed to stretch in the evening or something, though, because I laid down and didn't move for like an hour and when I tried to move I was SO STIFF. And today I am simply exhausted. I kind of thought I was past the point of having a little extra work leaving me wasted the next day, but here I am. I have more spoons but I guess not that many. 

See, yesterday I actually took my toddler to the audiologist, which is physically and mentally exhausting, and they were running behind so I was trying extra hard to help her stay happy and cheerful so she'd do well during the sound booth test. And in the booth I try sitting with her, try to keep her sitting, try to keep her quiet and focused, act overly animated to get her attention and help her learn the listening activity... It really is so tiring. 

And then after that my kids really wanted to go to the library again. They thought their friend would be there, so finally around 3 I had rested enough that we got ready and went. It was an easier trip than the day before, since Alison wasn't so determined to run all over and leave three times, but that doesn't mean it was restful in any sense of the word. (It was a nice visit, though, and I was hoping to take them again today... I guess we'll see if four hours is enough rest.) 

We did McDonalds after that, which wasn't as hard as making dinner, but I did have three kids in the car while waiting for them to bring out our order. That's never easy, unfortunately. And they wonder why we never want to take them to grocery pickups or other car-related trips. Some times it is easier than others, but after a doctor visit and a library trip, I was not at my most patient. (It was yummy, though, it's been a little bit since we've had fast food.) 

That brings us to this morning. I was stiff, but I didn't realize just how tired I was until my cute little baby wanted me to get her something off the floor before I got her out of her crib. The extra standing and trying to use my brain to figure out what she wanted was so hard, I had to sit down a few times because I was so tired. Whoops. I don't know if I would have done  yesterday any different, though, it really was a lovely library trip. And though the audiologist was SO exhausting, my toddler really did pretty well and my awesome audiologist kind of improvised on the booth test in a way toddler would respond, so we still got some results, even though it's not the standard measurements (and we'll probably have to do another sedated hearing test in the next six months, sad face). 

But yeah... I am TIRED. So. I'm going to go lay down somewhere I think. It's been fun sitting, hah. But time to be not vertical.