Tuesday, October 10, 2006
I Need Energy...
Today was sick day. All except one of my kids had cough and colds, a couple of them had fever, my husband had colds and a bad pinch nerve that he could hardly move his neck. I spent most of the day nursing them and since my maids also had the same symptoms, I had to assist them with the chores. I washed the dishes, dried them, returned them to their places, swept the floor, and so on.
Towards dinner, I was extremely tired. I let everyone eat ahead of me as I got things ready—the warm compress, medications, etc. and I had to make sure that everyone had eaten, taken their medicines, taken in enough fluids and gotten their sponge baths. When all the kids and the chores had been taken care of, I finally sat down to eat my dinner. My eyes were droopy and I just felt like collapsing without any supper. But I had to take care of myself too by taking in food and drink, lest I get sick too.
I knew I still had to take care of my husband, since he was in pain, so I needed to boost my energy. And this is how I did it … At the dinner table, as my family stayed close by to accompany me for my meal, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly, in a low voice, I said, “I need … to get … my …” then, with voice loud enough to startle my kids, I shouted, “ENERGY BACK!!!” I did startle everyone and we all began to laugh, and guess what? I did get my energy up and was able to take things lightly and happily.
Looking back, it seems like such a silly thing to do, but what an upper—no caffeine, no drugs. I just got that kid inside of me back out again.
Today was sick day. All except one of my kids had cough and colds, a couple of them had fever, my husband had colds and a bad pinch nerve that he could hardly move his neck. I spent most of the day nursing them and since my maids also had the same symptoms, I had to assist them with the chores. I washed the dishes, dried them, returned them to their places, swept the floor, and so on.
Towards dinner, I was extremely tired. I let everyone eat ahead of me as I got things ready—the warm compress, medications, etc. and I had to make sure that everyone had eaten, taken their medicines, taken in enough fluids and gotten their sponge baths. When all the kids and the chores had been taken care of, I finally sat down to eat my dinner. My eyes were droopy and I just felt like collapsing without any supper. But I had to take care of myself too by taking in food and drink, lest I get sick too.
I knew I still had to take care of my husband, since he was in pain, so I needed to boost my energy. And this is how I did it … At the dinner table, as my family stayed close by to accompany me for my meal, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly, in a low voice, I said, “I need … to get … my …” then, with voice loud enough to startle my kids, I shouted, “ENERGY BACK!!!” I did startle everyone and we all began to laugh, and guess what? I did get my energy up and was able to take things lightly and happily.
Looking back, it seems like such a silly thing to do, but what an upper—no caffeine, no drugs. I just got that kid inside of me back out again.
# posted by Keep It Together @ 7:32 PM 
