Where did February go?

Ok. I know February is a short month, but this is ridiculous. One of my goals this year has been to be more regular with my blogging. It helps clear my head. It's now March, and I'm on my second session of the year. The spiders must be building webs on my site by now.[1]

I'm learning more and more about myself. This, I think is ultimately good - but it is a little depressing to keep realizing I'm learning the same lessons. The topic, once again, is multitasking. I've got so much on my plate that I'm spending too much energy juggling it, and not enough energy doing it. It seems that the more I take on, the less time I spend doing any of it.

The realization hit me again today when I was watching Doug lying on the floor of my office. He was so wiped out from the day that all he wanted to do was lie on the floor and sleep. He was cuddled up on a stuffed snake, and didn't even say a word when our rabbit hopped over and started to nibble on his hair. He was just too pooped to care.

Why? Well, his day started with a road trip with Kelly to his riding class. A morning of riding where Doug's balance and core strength were exercised on horseback. Not only does he have to control the horse, but he has to complete obstacle courses, pick up and drop off items, and generally make several volunteers smile all at once. Then, back into the car for a quick stop at home for some food, and off to school. And we all know how hard school can be for a Kindergarten kid - all that cutting and drawing, and colouring, and oh yes, a Speech and Language session with the specialist. Then, off to home and an energy boosting after school snack. Good thing too, since another of his "ists" arrives at 3:00. More drawing, printing, sequencing and other fine motor skills. A bike ride in the back path? Sure, why not. A kid needs his exercise, right? By the time 5:00 rolled around, Doug was done.

But I sure made the day efficient, didn't I? Good old dad knows how to pack a schedule for minimum wasted time.

Slow down. Smell the roses. Watch your kids grow.

[ps] Funny story. Today, we got a phone call. Doug has finally made it to the top of yet another waiting list. We were finally able to book an appointment to get him assessed for another program! Better yet, it's the program that he just finished his 19th week of... (I wonder if we'll get in.)

[1] geek humour