So the other day I was feeling a little run down and just needed to relax for a bit. But I trudged through work, then making dinner, then went for a walk with G. You know the usual stuff. Bath time, bed time. Then after he was asleep I moped around the house a bit trying to get some sympathy from my husband for how lousy I was feeling. Which wasn't really working, so I watched some Kendra & John & Kate Plus 8 the two shows I can't stop watching even though they are stupid.
So yesterday I woke up and was feeling still a bit run down, not exactly sick I could have definitely functioned still and just went to sleep early but I wanted to try something out. You can call it an experiment.
I faked being sick.
That's right, I talked to my husband during the day and said I was still feeling yucky and asked if he would mind making dinner for the night, he grudgingly agreed. When I got home dinner was ready to eat and I ate dinner then sat on the couch and read books to G while my husband kinda picked up after dinner. Then when it was bedtime I have G a kiss and a hug and daddy went to put him to bed. So I grabbed my book and went to read in bed.
It was awesome.
And just what I needed. Today I woke up feeling fully refreshed and rejuvenated. Ready to take on the world. When you take a day off from work and you're not sick they call it a Mental Health Day, what word would it be for us mom's to take the night off from our duties? Mommy Recharge Day? Mommy Strike Day? Whatever it is, it worked.
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