Work and life have been overwhelming lately for both of us...er...well, for ALL of us. I think we are all dealing with various situations that are overwhelming us and we are each dealing with it in our ways...trying to find our way out of the anxiety, or at least to the point of getting above it.
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Working from home can be advantageous, but it also brings some disadvantages--Chewy is experiencing all these as he has been working from home since December...the need to get out and AWAY from the house (and the children) is higher...and trying to find the time for him to be able to do just that is hard.
Adding to the issue is Chewy's foot issue (with the whole BOOT thing--no walking without it, no driving). The good news--it is really healing well now! The bad--a few more weeks with the boot.
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Michael is on the cusp of so many things, but options and transitions are not things a person on the spectrum can handle well. The best thing for him is short, simple steps towards a goal...but keeping him moving towards that goal, making sure that he keeps those goals in mind and makes some type of progress towards the goals...that can be a challenge. The summer break has made him a bit soft...made the parental units soft too.
I push when I can, but pushing too hard, makes him anxious and he shies away. Ultimately, HE has to make the progress.
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Willow is having a tough time transitioning to Middle School. The calls from school are almost daily, and I hope that slowly, but surely, she will get used to the routine of it and get interested in extracurriculars and that will invigorate her interest in school in general. (She loves reading and learning, she just seems to not like being put into a cookie cutter setting...)
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My work has been overwhelming lately...too much work, not enough time to breathe or take a break...and when I am done with the working day---I have to deal with the above issues.
Thinking of taking advantage of the Day Spa gift certificate from Mother's Day long ago....
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