I See You, Tying His Shoes
"Is there a Tarantula inside your head?" "Is there a Tarantula inside your head?" he asked. I have been struggling for a while and I'm not just talking about the everyday ups and downs of parenting and juggling work/life balance. For the past year and a half, I've been battling chronic headaches every single day and they have sucked the life out of me. Last Fall, the daily headaches were accompanied with uncontrollable migraines and I was referred to a neurologist. It has been a difficult road ever since, but this week, THIS WEEK, has been a BIG week! Rewind to last Fall. I found myself needing to come home to sleep on ice packs between the 45 minute car-rider gap between elementary school and preschool drop-off. On the days I felt okay, I'd try to squeeze in the gym or savor the last bit of one-on-one time I had with my tot by taking him to the park for a quick walk to feed his turtle friends. I frequently volunteered in my older son's 2nd