An Almost No Good, Very Bad Week

The Very Bad:
This is a week I never want to repeat.  It started off on Monday morning when I dropped a brand new (plastic) bottle of mustard on the kitchen floor and splattered myself, Ben and most of the breakfast nook and inside of the fridge.  I hit it just right to break and get an insane amount of mustard all over my life.
Then that evening, Ben injured his hand on the trampoline.  He came inside with that "injury" cry.  You know, the one, it's just a little different from the "I'm hurt" cry.  It started swelling right away so we spent the rest of the evening at Seattle Children's Urgent Care so we could get an X-ray.  In the end it wasn't broken, so I felt like I really wished I could get those 3 wasted hours back.  We didn't get to bed until 11. Not the best way to start the school week.

I was still super sore from BP 101 launch.  When the soreness went down, my neck started hurting.  So on Wednesday, after 3 hours of training clients, I drove up to my chiropractor so he could realign my neck.  On the way home I got rear-ended on Aurora.  We were in stop and go traffic at a green light and the car behind me went a little too early.  I didn't see it coming, which is better for your body since you don't tense against the impact.  But the hour I wasted standing on the street waiting for the cops to come and then finish writing up the accident seemed very long.

My car.  Seriously this poor van.  It's been in so many collisions.  The Vehix report must be 17 pages. 

The 1993 Honda Accord was much worse off.  

On Thursday I made quick Costco run during the girls' piano lessons.  Then I picked up Ben from a friends so he could help me unload before I went back to get the girls.  I tried to load up Ben with one too many things.  His injured hand is still struggling to grip.  So, a glass jar of avocado mayo made it onto the floor of the garage. Ouch.  The sound of that crunching glass and goopy mayo echoed in my head for hours.
On Saturday Libby took forever coming to the van to leave for dance.  We were late, so I left her.  Stupid.  Then I felt bad and couldn't complete my errands without her (since she needed new shoes--see next paragraph).  So I wasted 1/2 hour to go back and get her since she wasn't answering the new home phone.
We found Easter clothes and shoes for Ben only.  Libby found some shoes she liked.  Then on the way to church today (again, we were waiting for her to come out until we were late) Sarah complemented Libby's shoes.  Libby said, "Yeah, they are really squeezing my feet."  Hit the brakes.  Turn around.  Go home and swap shoes.  The new summer shoes won't work out if they don't fit on day 1.  Urgh!
Saturday evening had some bright spots (see below).  But Derek and I got into it over something stupid and he left for work angry.  So, I listened to 3 episodes of the Happier podcast and cleaned like a maniac.  I was still awake when he got home, contemplating a way to simplify my life so little frustrations don't send me over the edge.  Answer, (although it is hard for me to do) I'm taking the next 3 weeks off from training clients.  I need room to breathe.  Especially because Mariners season starts tomorrow.
The Good:
There were some good things this week. Teaching went really well.  One of my students said, "Mrs. Norton, you are a really good teacher.  I'm glad you are my teacher."   It was so sweet.
I also got to sub Ben's class on Friday.  It was fun to be with him all day.  I adore a bunch of his classmates.  Others I got really tired of by the end of the day.  Especially the one that wouldn't stop touching me.  AHHH!
My car isn't really damaged.  It's driveable and that's a blessing.
Libby used the home phone for good too.  I posted about her funny mean emoji texts.  So on Saturday she called as I was just finishing at the gym.  (I guess I could add to the bad list that during my sauna time at the end of my workout there was a woman in there playing music from her phone and singing along, how relaxing is that?  NOT!)  Anyway, Libby called and said, "Mom, I didn't want to send a nasty text.  I just wanted to clarify that you will be home at 7:30 (I left a note).  And we can all walk [on the treadmill while watching the ipad] for 30 minutes.  So I can start at 7:30 when you get home, then Sarah and then Ben?  We will all have time?"  I loved the word clarify so much (and the math going on in her head) that I didn't even mind having to leave the sauna early.  Especially since I got to escape the wierd singing woman.

Last Week's Texts

This Week's Texts

Also on Saturday, in between trips to drop off a food order (yes, multiple trips to drop off one order), I got most of the Easter shopping done.
The last good thing about last week was that I had a family fun idea that was inexpensive and it worked out!  See Kite Flying Post!
I also had a great day at church today.  I love teaching my sisters in Relief Society.
Here is to a new week.  A week with more open space in my calendar to prepare my home for the guests that are coming this weekend, and to catch up on sleep (a little).  A week where I can teach Kindergarten and enjoy it.  Where I can give the parents from our school a chance to see if they are the next Picasso for the Art Docent fundraiser on Thursday night.   To go to the chiropractor again (since my neck is bugging me again).  And to cook for my family.  At least one meal this week. To put on a good Easter dinner with homemade rolls (okay, that may be going too far.  Storebought rolls.)  I got this.