“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'”
Mary Anne Radmacher
Mary Anne RadmacherToday I feel like I am starting over again. I was foolishly nattering to someone this weekend about how much easier it is to be the mommy of an almost-one-year-old than it was back at the beginning. And yes, some things have changed and gotten easier, but some days it is all I can take to have the courage to try again. And again.
Maeve woke up this morning crying because her teeth hurt. This is not a good sign - she's not usually in this much pain until late afternoon. I gave her infant Tylenol, frozen blueberries, teething biscuits, her blanket, and clove oil teething gel. And still she was screaming when I put her down for her nap.
I am back at the beginning, after exercising and counting calories for three weeks, I weigh exactly what I did when I began. So no progress there. But today I will do all my aerobics and calorie counting again, because it's the best I've got.
Some days you feel adequate, some days like a failure, some days like you could climb a mountain. Today, mere adequacy is my best - my very best. But I will try again tomorrow.
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I know exactly what you mean; for some reason, this past week has seemed much more difficult than a few months ago. I'm going to have to try the frozen blueberry trick on Sammy--he's got four top teeth coming in all at once. Yay. Keep up the good work in the exercise department! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I definitely feel ya there. I don't have kids or anything, but I do know what it feels like to be absolutely choking on failure. On those days I usually go to bed early and pray against all reason that tomorrow will somehow manage to be easier.
ReplyDeleteAs for losing weight, I suggest eating nothing but rice, chicken and tomatoes for two solid months...lol.
Anyhow, keep on going, you're an amazing mom and a really cool person too!