Renewed
I needed this 4-day weekend way more than I even realized.
I haven’t been right since I got sick and spent that week with my mom at the hospital in Omaha. I just haven’t been able to fully recover.
This Easter weekend started out rough. I kept the grandkids Friday into Saturday, and honestly… I shouldn’t have. I was exhausted. It was the end of my work week, I hadn’t been sleeping, and I just didn’t have anything left to give.
I was a grouchy Grandma, and that part bothered me. I didn’t enjoy the time with them the way I wanted to.
We still had some good moments though. I ordered pizza, made pancakes in the morning, they did crafts, and they got to just be together. I just wasn’t as present as I wish I had been.
They went home Saturday at noon, and I immediately went to bed. I napped for a couple hours, fully expecting it to mess up my night… and it did. LOL.
But when I woke up, that rough edge was gone. I felt like myself again.
The rest of the weekend was calm, quiet, and exactly what I needed. I feel reset.
I did feel a little guilty taking Monday off for Easter since I don’t even celebrate it anymore, but it’s in my handbook as a paid day. I’ve already decided next year I’ll just close for Good Friday instead.
Sleep is still my arch nemesis right now.
I didn’t sleep much Sunday night, but somehow it worked in my favor. I was up at 5:30 this morning, had my coffee, and got to write before daycare opened—and that matters. That’s part of my success in this journey. Because when I’m not sleeping well, everything gets pushed right up to the edge… and trying to write a blog while kids argue over couch space is not it.
I know sleep is the foundation of everything. And right now, it’s the one thing I can’t seem to get consistent.
I’ve tried all the things—sleepy tea, switching to decaf in the afternoon, switching up my magnesium glycinate with a mag glycinate blend with sleep herbs, meditation, hypnosis, no screens, low lights, actually slowing down at night… all of it.
Some of it helps. My new mattress and pillows are definitely helping. I’m waking up with less pain, and my sleep is improving.
But falling asleep? That’s the problem.
It blows my mind how you can be completely exhausted all day… and the second your head hits the pillow, your brain is like “perfect, let’s go.”
So now I’m shifting my focus a bit.
As crazy as it sounds, I think what I’m missing is movement.
Not just being busy all day—but actual, intentional movement.
I think my body needs an outlet. I think it needs to be used, not just run down.
So I’m starting simple. Dancing with the kids during music time is an easy place to begin. Normally that’s just a mental break for me—but now I’m going to treat it as movement too.
Danny Go might just be my new fitness instructor.
What are some simple ways you get extra movement into your day?
Journaling Prompts
Where in my life am I running on empty—and still expecting myself to show up like I’m fully charged?
What does my body actually need from me right now to feel safe enough to rest?
What is one simple way I can intentionally move my body each day that feels supportive, not overwhelming?
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