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March 9, 2015 at 5:17 am #73731AnonymousInactive
So everything went well with my nieces dual birthday party. It was so cute and beautiful! I had such a great time with my family! 🙂
Now as far as the changing the airline ticket, I was able to pay a 75.00 flight change fee 24 hours prior to my flight, so I arrived yesterday just in time by 12:30pm. Although by 4pm Arizona time I had been awake without any sleep for over 24 hours. Yikes:/ All In all I stayed awake and just held my newborn nephew. He is so tiny and so freakin cute… He turned a month old yesterday. Anyway, I only
Got a few hours of sleep so I have been awake the wee hours of the night and now it’s 5am and still not asleep. It’s the time and schedule change.In addition I have to prepare my body for Europe, as I leave Thursday evening to fly to Europe. I bought some No Jet lag pills from Amazon and they should be arriving today. I feel a little sad because my relationship with my family is great but I can see it in their eyes after not seeing me so long that they feel really sad that I’m rarely around. It’s like I’m here for awhile and then gone again traveling the world… It’s tough because I don’t take my relationship with them for granted but traveling is what I do for work and for pleasure. I will say I always miss sleeping in my own bed. It’s heaven to me, as lately I haven’t been sleeping through the night. I seem to have been waking up at
Least a few times randomly throughout my 8-10 hours of sleep. Although the other night I only slept 6 hours.Hmmm not sure. I’ve just been thinking a lot about my relationship with my family and the people I love. That is always my downfall, I care & love people to the extent that I have concerns about if me never being around is something I may regret later. Still, I make the effort to be at important family events because if it were myself, I’d expect the same from the people I love to be there when I need & want them there, especially if it’s a special occasion. Anyone wanting to share an experience or add to this is welcome to.
March 9, 2015 at 5:37 am #73732InkyParticipantHi ElleTinker700,
It sounds like you’re physically exhausted! If you have wonky sleep schedules, trust your body. It will give you the perfect amount of sleep you need at the perfect time. Don’t stress about when or how much you “should” sleep. Think of midwives LOL!
I will say that it’s better to have a family member who’s seldom around but really wants to be there than a family member always around who’d rather be somewhere else! So don’t beat yourself up!!
So day by day I’m a terrible aunt. I can barely handle my husband, own children and my cat. But at the holidays I have everyone over and have a great time!! And everyone else does, too! I’ve labeled myself The Holiday Aunt. Everyone has his/her “role”. Is it the role you want? Can you fill it gracefully? It sounds like you are Fully Present when you are there, and that’s all that really matters, IMO!!
Your Family is Blessed to Have You!
Inky
March 9, 2015 at 10:34 pm #73781AnonymousInactiveI agree Inky with your first two paragraphs. Thank you for your input, means a lot 🙂 I agree with your last paragraph, it’s true. Everybody does have a different role in their family. I’ve always asked & wondered how and why am I the back-bone/leader of my immediate family. The more I thought about it, I came to realize that it’s most likely because I am a very old soul who has lived many lives. I am definitely a strong woman but I also have a very soft, sensitive and shy side. I have many layers because I am an old soul.
Have a blessed day/evening wherever you are! 🙂
March 10, 2015 at 4:22 am #73791InkyParticipantTake it easy, Matriarch! Blessings!!! Always enjoy your Role!! 🙂
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