I just heard back from the school

Monday is off to a meh kinda start. It's not terrible but it could be better. Elliott got off to school and Emmett is doing okay this morning. I heard from the school a few hours ago and I'm meeting with them tomorrow morning to discuss options. I'm not sure what those options are but I do know that the goal is temporary home instruction. I'm not sure how this is going to go. Emmett's mom and I will be pushing for whatever is in Emmett's best interest. Anyway, that's for tomorrow. Gavin's infusion is currently underway. He did the entire process on his own. He wasn't happy about that but he must be able to do this on his own. I'm always here to help him but this is…

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#Depression is absolutely kicking my ass

I had a nice chat with my Dad this afternoon. I called to see how he was doing because he's been sick. He's sorta feeling better but now my Mom is sick. We only spent a few minutes on the phone but I sorta unloaded a bit and it was something I really needed to do. I get so caught up in everything that is demanded of me, I don't see how much I'm personally struggling. I'm exhausted, overwhelmed and massively fucking depressed. The truth is, I'm absolutely lost and I don't know how to find my way home. I'm somewhat going through the motions each day, but I'm dropping the ball in all areas of my life. I just can't keep up. In my opinion, I'm failing my kids…

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The struggle is real

In the good news department, everyone slept in their own beds, and did so through the night. That means I actually slept pretty well myself. Progress is progress and this is progress. I have to get to the grocery store today but aside from that, I don't think there's much going on. Elliott will return to school in the morning and I'm hoping to hear about Emmett's home instruction this week. All the documentation is in and it's just another round of hurry up and wait. I'm feeling incredibly stressed out today but I can't say exactly why that is. The house is falling apart and we lost a good chunk of the progress we recently made. I have quite a few things that need my attention. I'm unmotivated and…

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I feel pretty f*cking accomplished tonight

I'm feeling pretty good tonight. We had a fairly decent day and I while I'm still awake at 1AM, I've accomplished quite a bit this evening. I spent some time tonight mixing this coming weeks podcast episode and I think it's pretty much done. That's awesome because I don't normally finish things up until the night before I release the episode. I'm almost a full week ahead of myself. I'm really excited to be creating a buffer again. I have two interviews setup for early this coming week and that will will pit me two full weeks ahead of schedule. That significantly reduces my stress level, at least in regards to the podcast. My goal has been to get as many episodes in the tank as I can, so there's…

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Figuring some things out

Last night I let the boys have an all nighter in the living room. They were watching Scooby Doo and playing the Xbox. I figured they could use the fun. The other thing was that Elliott and Emmett were getting along and I wanted them to have that as well. I was up for awhile still and they ended up actually going to bed before I did. They did spent a few hours hanging out together and I feel really good about that. There is absolutely nothing going on today. I've got a podcast recording to start mixing and I need to continue planning for our upcoming trip to Florida. I still have some things I need to work out for the trip down and back. I'm still trying to…

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We made a very difficult decision today

Since venturing into single parenthood, I've been forced to make some significant changes in my life. Unfortunately, I'm only one person, and my kids require every ounce of everything I have. To survive right now, I have to take on only what is absolutely necessary and let go of whatever I can. I've been talking with the boys for a few weeks about rehoming our ferrets. It kills me even to consider this because they've already lost so much over the last year, but we're no longer in a place where we are managing our lives efficiently or effectively. Everyone in the house is struggling, and we need to be able to let go of some things so we can pick up what we must, and move forward. This was…

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Today just got more complicated

So I forgot to share this little tidbit of information. School has been cancled for at least today because of so many kids being out sick. It would make sense that if it's that bad, they include Friday as well but whatever. I'm not sure what's going around but if it's that bad, I may have to think about keeping Elliott home in Friday. When you have a child with a compromised immune system in your home, you have to be so careful with things like this. If Elliott brings something into the house, it puts Gavin at risk. If it's bad enough that they're shutting the school down, I have to think about the how to keep Gavin safe. Hopefully, they'll write off the rest of the week and…

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Are Dad’s going through #divorce supposed to admit this?

I'm feeling incredibly overwhelmed and frustrated tonight. The boys have been at each other's throats all day and there were a few times where I was very close to reaching the end of my rope. Emmett is incredibly impulsive right now and it's difficult to manage that behavior at the moment. Elliott has a very, very short fuse and an opinion about everything. Between the two right now, there's a constant barrage of challenging situations to navigate. Gavin is doing pretty well and that's obviously a good thing. He's talking incessantly but that's par for the course with him. As for me, I'm really struggling. I'm stressed out, overwhemled, frustrated, heartbroken and confused about much of what's happened. I'm in therapy every Tuesday afternoon and while I enjoy going, I'm…

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