I had a glorious week just hanging out with my family, sleeping late, and sitting cozy by the fireplace while record breaking storms roared past the windows. Every day my husband brought me a perfect cup of coffee while I worked at the computer, and every evening he said those magic words every wife dreams of hearing, "What would you like for dinner?". Seriously, the man loves to cook, (a job I loath), and he's good at it. It's the ultimate holiday gift for me.
And now it's all over. I swear I started hallucinating when the alarm went off this morning. My husband went back to work, my eldest son went back to college, my youngest son went back to school, and my middle son took the green food colouring left over from Christmas baking and headed to his friends' house to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Okay that one has me a bit worried. Bottom line, no matter how long I worked at the computer today no one brought me a cup of coffee, and dinner, well it's 7:45 and I'm still waiting for inspiration to strike on that one, (remember, loath).
The truth is, First Day Backs can be rough. Whether it's the day after a holiday or trip, a visit with laugh-til-it-hurts girlfriends, or even the day after an incredibly sweet time of doing absolutely nothing, getting back to the grind can feel, well, grinding.
It's not hard to feel like someone let all the air out of your happy place. I know I did my fair share of grumping today, especially when my van wouldn't start, even after I put a heated magic bag (you know, those hot packs filled with grain) directly on the battery for a couple of hours, in the sun, and despite the fact that it really wasn't THAT cold out. So, no spirit lifting treats for me unless I wanted to bake them myself, and by now you know how likely that was to happen.
Then, while cleaning up the overcrowded icons on my computer desktop, I stumbled upon a little quote I don't even remember filing there. It was like a shake and a hug at the same time, and brought a quick shift to my thinking. I'll share it with you in the hope that it might speak to you too.
"I am too blessed to be stressed, and too anointed to be disappointed".
Wow, that got my attention. Mulling it over sure felt a lot better than pining for Mrs. Doubtfire to walk through the door and make me dinner.
Transitions are rarely easy, but they can be especially challenging if you have ADD. What about you, how do you deal with the First Day Back Blues? Have any tips or tricks for successfully navigating that first day back that you'd like to share? I'd love to hear them.
Here's to a great first week back.
Be sure to check out the photo of Red Amy at 3 weeks. She spent her first day back growing another inch and a half!
Candace
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