What a title ehh? So, how many of you are wondering what’s new, if I am just now mentioning that my head is foggy? Well, here of late, I have been foggier than normal. It all started with an ear infection, and well, it seems there is still some congestion fog stuck in my head. I couldn’t sleep very well during the infection and my body seems to be stuck in that routine…I wake by 4-5 am each day and am not falling asleep until midnight or so, though I do lay there, for hours waiting or wishing praying to go to sleep… Yeah, that is losing a bit of sleep… I know that with the holidays and getting back into routine and a few of the stressful things on the farm, haven’t helped. I am not really sick, but still seem off…However, life goes on…
Anyway, since obviously, a lack of sleep makes my head a bit foggy, and well, I still need to do school with my children, keep the house up, laundry and meals, I need to figure it out right?
Well, I have and one way is to make sure we are all up by 7:30, and all animal chores are done by 8:15. School starts by 9, and we all have a quiet/rest time in the after noon. Not much variance from our routine, but the quiet rest time is more enforced. I am not reading much…I do my devotion/quiet time, and that is about it. For some reason, reading much at all makes my head swim. I don’t think it has much to do with my eyes, so much as the sinus pressure. It doesn’t help that my head gets heavier with each cold/snow/rain front that comes through. We have had several and another coming tonight.
So, really, what is a mom to do? Well, for one, she gets things done when she feels good. She delegates other things. For the younger child crowd, she hands them puzzles and rests on the couch. We also cuddle while watching a LeapFrog movie. We delegate an older child to work on flash cards etc. Older children can look through a younger child’s phonics work to help out. It is actually good for them. I have found that their spelling is getting better. Who’da Thunk?
There are going to be seasons where homeschooling isn’t going as you planned. That’s ok, that is how we build our children to be usefulThey see that in real life there are real struggles. It doesn’t hit them upside the head 3 hours after leaving home. They learn to serve. They learn to help and to see where help is needed without being told. Their spouses will thank you.
So, what about getting rid of that foggy headedness?
- Exercise. A brisk walk outside, helps a ton.
- Get in the word, or listen to the Bible, even a speaker on the radio talking about the Word.
- Eat healthy
- Chew or suck on something with strong peppmint
- Make sure you are getting plenty of protein
- Rest when needed
- Spend some time doing something fun
- Go to the chiropractor
So, you do ever get in a fog? How do you keep things going while you are stuck in the fog?
Another post for Project Cleanse…Because part of getting more productive is figuring out how to be productive when your body is off. ;)
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