For some reason I am having a hard time finding motivation to do anything. I don't really feel like picking the toys up, fixing meals, doing the laundry, the dishes, you get the idea. If someone finds some motivation, would you please send me a little piece?! Thanks.
I think I'm just trying to recuperate from the past few days (not yesterday because I didn't have motivation yesterday either).
The exhaustion started Thursday. Brent had a Dr. appointment in Jackson for his back (he hurt it about a month ago and we're trying to get it better). We made it to Jackson with no major problems. It was snowing a bit but nothing we couldn't handle. We made it up there in a mere 3 hours and 15 minutes. No big deal. We ended up having to stick around Jackson until about 4:30. By this time it was snowing hard and sticking...to the roads. We decided to try it anyway because the boys were here in Evanston with Brent's mom. We made it to Alpine and through Star Valley with some slushy roads, but nothing too horrible. We made a little pit stop at my Grandma's house and then quickly got back on the road. It was getting dark and snowing hard. By the time we got to about Osmond we couldn't see the road. at. all. It was dark by now and the blizzard posts were covered so they didn't reflect. The wind was blowing and drifting our side of the road in. We stuck it in 4 wheel drive and plowed our way through (I was driving because Brent's back was hurting too much to drive). It was snowing so hard we didn't even know if we had passed Smoot. We contemplated turning around when I couldn't see the road anymore, but with every blizzard post I decided I could keep going. We kept telling ourselves that the snow was going to let up when we got to the Idaho border, then Cokeville, then Sage junction. The snow finally quit about 30 miles out of Evanston. It ended up taking us 5 hours to get home from Jackson. I haven't been that nervous driving for a long time...about 9 years.
We made it and were exhausted by the time we were here.
Friday we spent running around getting ready for Corbin's party. It was nothing big, but just little things that had to get done. You know how that goes.
Saturday was just kind of relaxing and we were recuperating quite nicely when Bridger decided to be sick. He threw up twice. No biggie except that Brent and I were both a little queasy ourselves. That does not make it fun cleaning up. Poor little guy.
Sunday we decided to stay home from church because we thought that Bridger probably had the flu. Wouldn't you know he was fine all day.
Just as we put dinner in the oven Sunday night the heating element went out in our oven. It sounded like someone had turned on the food disposal in the sink. We looked in the oven and it looked like something was on fire. We got it all put out and the oven off and took our food to Susan's to cook.
Yesterday is when the motivation took a vacation and hasn't been back. I have a house that is cluttered with toys, laundry that needs to be done, dishes to put away, and the list goes on. We'll see how much gets done! In the mean time I'm finding other things to do besides the things that need to be done, hence this post. I'm really not trying to be whiny...just figuring out why I don't want to do anything.
If you've read this far you must be lacking motivation too! Ha ha. Just kidding.
5 comments:
Oh, Collette...we all have moments like this! I find that if I just allow myself to give in to my guilty pleasures (i.e. not answering to a million expectations) that eventually, out of no where (or desperation) the motivation magically appears again. I have gone weeks without folding laundry (like I have two contant piles-one clean, one dirty) and then, all the sudden-poof, I want it folded and it stays that way for a long time. I find it better not to reject feelings like this, but let them run their course, and eventually, things will get done, when you want them too...and then, they'll be done a lot better and you'll be happier! That said, I'm sure you won't let your family starve or go naked. :)
I was just about ready to write a post like this. I really am lacking motivation, just like you said. I hate driving in those snowy conditions. That is one thing I don't miss about Wyoming. . . . Well, good luck getting back on the bandwagon. I don't know if I was ever on it, so I don't have far to fall. Maybe I should I get on someday. Then again, I'm surviving, and my family is too. I guess that's all that matters.
I think motherhood is the hardest most rewarding most exhausting job there is. I guess we had a relief society Lessen on Sunday and it was about Joseph B. Whirthlins Talk "Come, what may, and Love it" Another talk that may motivate is Find joy in the Journey November 2008 Conference Thomas S. Monson. My only problem is it motivates me, but How do I live it. maybe you can rest and read the talks (I am sure you already have) and then you'll be motivated. I am so sorry about the bad roads, I hate Bad roads, Man you really did put your "Big Girl Panties on" you are so brave, and I am a whimp, Whimp when it comes to bad roads. I notice that when I go to town or have a busy week I am so exhausted. I have found to just rest and then you will have motivation later. I hope his back gets feeling better, there is nothing worse. Take care, sorry about the story blog. HA hA
Motivation, Smotivation!! Sometimes we just don't have it. You'll have to read my long whiny post. We all have to do it sometimes!!
Two things:
1) It's March meaning, we just ended February and as a month in whole, Jan and Feb kind of suck... cold, gloomy, no really cool holidays, etc.
2) You live in Wyoming. Wyoming rocks in my book but the winter weather does not.
I seriously think that the dreariness of winter does a number on us. I hear ya in the motivation department so much!! I lose the desire for making meals, cleaning, laundry, whatever... In fact, I haven't even gone on a run for four days now. Yikes. I liked Emalei's advice... let it run it's course and you'll eventually find motivation again. Good luck missy!
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