As a mom of four, I try to think ahead as much as I can. I need to be prepared for the off days — the days I forget things, when schedules don’t line up, or when I simply don’t feel well.
I’m so thankful to have the best husband and partner in life who understands that we’re a team. It’s never 50/50 every day. Some days it’s 20/80. Other days it’s 70/30. You never know what the day is going to throw at you — especially when we both work full time and manage a household together.
Today I was running testing at work, and our breaks were shortened due to an altered schedule. No big deal — we teachers are used to that. But around noon, I started feeling super nauseous. Not the mild kind. The full-blown “I need a trash can next to me and might have to leave work” kind.
I decided to tough it out. I ate some of my prepped yogurt and felt a little better. Not long after that, the body aches started creeping in. By the time I got home and picked up the girls, my entire body hurt — my ears, my toes, my butt… everything.
I cooked a quick dinner. The big brothers entertained their baby sisters. My husband stepped in to help finish up. I showered with the girls to ease my pain and help clear their mucus since they’ve been fighting a cold.
We got everyone to bed.Then I remembered — I had frozen homemade tomato soup. I warmed it up and had some leftover focaccia so my body wouldn’t be screaming for fuel.I’m focusing on eating high-protein and healthier to lose weight and feel strong.
Days like today remind me why it’s so important to be intentional on the good days.Because when you feel awful, you fall back on what you prepared when you felt strong.
As bad as I felt:* I still fueled my body.* I still cooked dinner.* I still wrote my blog.* And then I let myself relax — watching one of my shows with my homemade electrolyte drink in hand.
That’s what preparation looks like.That’s what partnership looks like.That’s what discipline on the good days does for you on the hard ones.