Sometimes I wish

Don't get me wrong, I love my child dearly, but lately this single parent thing has been very exhausting.

This morning:

- Miranda didn't want to wake up

- we were late leaving the house as a result

- I was 1/2 way to work I realised we left her lunch on the counter so I had to turn around and get it to school for her so she wouldn't starve

- I was late for work

 

If I could be 22 again:

- the only thing that might have made me late for work was a hangover, and I was pretty good at still dragging my ass to work on mornings like that

- I was dating Marshall and Chuck and this time I would stay with Marshall

- I won't have gotten married, won't have had a baby, and I wouldn't have anyone else to look after 

- living in a warmer climate (the specialist said it was best for my fingers if I move to a climate warmer than Alberta) and not having problems with Reynaud's and wasn't having to go for Lupus screening.

 

My initial blood work shower a decrease in a particular antibody, which is usually consistent with an auto-immune disease, and Reynaud's can be a result of Lupus, hence the reason for the Lupus screening.

 

In the meantime I have the following checklist for personal care:

- don't smoke - never did, not about to start!

- exercise - still running and looking to start training with weights

- control stress - hah! good one, I'm a single parent, remember?

- take care of hands & feet (mittens & socks) - already do that