Normal is good...

Well, I know it's been a few days since my last post, but all is well. I'm actually feeling normal...not manic, not depressed, just normal...and I must say that normal is good. In fact, I've learned to love normal! The only reason I haven't posted for a few days is because I've just been busy with day-to-day life, and I've been trying to catch up on the stuff that fell behind during the time that I wasn't doing well.

It has been about a week now that I have been feeling "normal" and it has been so nice. It is great to just feel content and dare I say happy! I've been trying to find a routine/schedule that works for us and so far the one that seems to work the best is for me to do most of my housework from 6pm-midnight so it seems that I'm not getting to bed before 1am and then I get up at 7am and get Mercedes off to school. I usually do some things in the morning for a few hours and then I try to get a nap sometime during the day while she is at school, and if I have any errands that need to be done I do those in the late afternoon. So far that seems to be working, but I'm still glad that she has the next week off of school so I get to sleep in for the next 9 days! Woohoo!! I am just such a night owl that I can't fight that, so I decided to find a way to make that work for me.

I haven't managed to do any scrappin this week though, but I am hoping to do some this weekend and next week for sure. I will at least be making Mercedes a special Valentine's card tonight or tomorrow.

The other thing I've been working on this last week is setting some boundaries for Mercedes. Since she had spent most of the week before over at my sister's she was really testing her limits a few times this week, so I was really working on being consistent and following through. It does seem to be working and hopefully it will get easier as I go along. It's not easy being a single mom, but it's still better than being in an unhappy marriage and living in an unhappy home.

I am actually enjoying being single really. I sometimes miss having someone to talk too, but that's what telephones & friends are for...right? I mean really, if that's all I miss...well I already knew I made the right decision. Anyhoo, this has turned into a long post, so I'll finish now, and hopefully have some new cards or projects to post next time. :)