Dress: COLE VINTAGE: Shoes: CLN
Hi, muthers.
I’m still feeling anxious right now. Thank you to all those who commented on my blogpost, The Scary Call.
Basing on the comments, ang rampant pa din pala ng ganyang modus, ano? It’s very important to be vigilant. There are other very creative ways now how bad people can do this. You can back read the posts that I wrote dati:
Imported and Local Theives (May 2011)
Warning: Please Be Careful (June 2013)
About The Other Night (November 2013)
There.
Please be careful ha? Lekat na yan. Dadagdag pa sa iisipin natin everyday.
I don’t know about you moms but I feel there are 10 million things running in my head at any given moment. This morning, for example. In that 15 minutes that I was in the shower, ang dami dami ko nang iniisip.
“I have to enroll na Anika for gymnastics. Sayang because her previous coach told me that she has the body and talent for it.”
“Kelan naman ako makaka-punta sa CSA during office hours?”
“Schucks, onga pala, I have to get a car sticker also in school.”
“Oh yeah, I have to get Anika a new pair of P.E. jogging pants too. Super bitin na sa kanya yung ginagamit niya. Baka sabihin sa school hindi ko man lang ina-asikaso si Anika.”
“Hindi naman nila siguro sasabihin yun. Araw araw talaga ako gumagawa ng baon niya eh. Ipapanguya ko baon ni Anika sa magsabi nun.”
“Speaking of baon, pa-ubos na ideas ko. Kaya siguro pakonti ng pakonti na lang ang likes when I post. Hindi talaga healthy ang prito lagi eh. I have to Google more recipes and ideas.”
“Lekat, expired na pala yung bread today. I’ll buy mamya pag-uwi.”
“Anong oras na naman kaya ako uuwi mamya? I have to present our Midyear Presentation to my boss. Nakakatakot.”
“Eto na naman ako. Natatakot ng wala pa. Kaya siguro mataas cholesterol ko? May connection kaya yung kaba sa cholesterol? Lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko eh.”
“Hindi ko alam bakit pa ako kinakabahan eh 7 years ko na ito ginagawa.”
“Yun oh! Seven years na pala ako sa company. Kailangan ko ba magpa-kain sa staff ko? I think yes. Next sweldo, maybe.”
“Bakit may laman pa tong shampoo ni Alvin?! Mahigit isang taon na ito dito.”
“Speaking, san kaya ako dadaan today? Sabi ni Alvin magchange route. Seryoso kaya na yung caller kahapon may balak na masama sa akin?”
“Tae nakakatakot. Parang ayoko pa mamatay.”
“Teka, sino naman ang papatay sa akin? Wala akong kaaway. Blog troll?”
“Katawa sa news: “Blogger pinatay ng blog troll dahil na-irita.” Pangit.”
“Lintek na yan. Ang aga aga ang dami ko nang iniisip.”
“I-blog ko kaya ito?”
“Fuzz. Walang papel.”
“Tanga. Basa ako. At saka paano naman magkaka-papel sa banyo?”
“Tama na. Late na ako.”
See, muthers? That is just for less than 15 minutes. No wonder we are always tired, ano? There are so many things that we have to think about and do.
But you know, I just realized now, it’s not okay for our kids to see us anxious and agitated all the time. John Maxwell has this book titled, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The 13th law is the Law of the Picture.
Basically that law says that you should practice what you preach. Your followers tend to copy what you do. Ang maganda dito sa corporate world, the lessons that I learn are also applicable at home with Anika. Whatever it is I do, Anika will copy. If I do not change my agitated ways, Anika will also become like me: madaming iniisip always and aligaga. Changing will be difficult because this trait is prominent with Type A people. But I have to try to tone it down and set a relaxed atmosphere with Anika. Is it too late to do that with her? I hope not.
For the meantime muthers, I want you to know that I’ve read about this thing that we have na always thinking and thinking and doing a lot of things always and then getting so tired and stressed at the end of the day. The article said that this is very common among mothers. Ganyan kasi talaga tayo eh. Nature na siguro natin yun. And most probably, wala naman kasi ibang gagawa ng mga kailangan nating gawin. If inevitable talaga, we should pick a time in a day when to relax and not think about anything. Yung sa akin is yung 10 minutes ko sa banyo making poopoo in the morning. Sorry TMI but that’s the truth.
Kayo? When’s your me-moment?