The Beautiful, Exhausting Blur: Finding Peace in the "Full"
If you asked me how I was doing today, I’d probably give you a tired smile and a very honest answer: I am exhausted. I’m currently sitting at the finish line of a graduate school semester, closing my laptop on the final assignments before a well-earned week of silence. But as I look at my calendar, I realize that " silence " is a relative term. Between being a mom, an employee, a grad student, a widow, and the primary "Uber driver" for my young teenager son, Liam, the pace of life feels less like a walk and more like a sprint. The Weekly Whirlwind: Our schedule is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces only fit if I don’t breathe too hard. * The Daily Grind: I work on school in the morning, then I work on school work until it's time to pick up Liam. Liam goes to school, and he has track practice every day after school. After Work/School: Monday : My dedicated therapy night—working hard to keep my anxiety and depression under control. Tuesday : A two-hour Tae...
