Rants of a stressed mum.
All I really want now, is a normal week. I just want a weekend with no events and my usual 4-day work week. The past few weeks have really taken a toll on me. It's been like almost 5 weeks since I had a good weekend's rest.
First things have really picked up at the workfront. I no longer leave work at 6ish in the evening anymore. Gah. I really need to learn to be more efficient at work.
And then, my mum got hospitalized. She was complaining of chest pains and breathlessness. Shocking it was. Suddenly, my all-healthy mummy is tested for heart problem. That week saw me taking urgent family care leave and we were just in and out of the hospital that weekend. Thankfully, she was fine after resting in the hospital for a few days!
And then, smart-ass me decided to go on a course. To keep myself relevant, I thought. Not that good a decision for my family, it turned out. There was some re-scheduling of the sessions in the course, which lead me to burn two off-days plus a full weekend. Which means that I was working + attending classes for 12 straight days, no break in between. I almost died of exhaustion. This whole arrangement took a toll on my dear hubs too, cos he was taking up the baby-care duties while I was at classes. And so he fell sick the last week.
I had thought, phew, finally a weekend last fri. But turns out, my dear boy caught the flu bug from his daddy. Sigh. It was just really about mopping up puke and having a sick bub clinging to me all weekend, day and night. Had to bring the boy to see the pd this morning. So I took urgent am childcare leave; really thankful for totally understanding bosses at work, bless them!
Just that I gotta head back to work this afternoon, leaving my boy and his drippy nose at home. A whole lot of mummy guilt, really. Sigh. How do other mummies handle it??
Now, I just want the week to move on. And for my boy to get well. Weekend, come soon, will you?
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