Lunch!

We are still enjoying spring break around here! Today we went to lunch with a friend and I have to say that I so appreciate eating out once in a while. We went to our favorite Chinese place. The food was good and the company was good not to mention that we left the dirty dishes behind. We spent this afternoon playing with another friend before dance class. I really appreciate the friends who don't care if your house is messy or your daughter picked out your earrings again today.

I said no today to one of the things on my not to do list. It seems obvious since it is after all on the not to do list. If it is on the list, it doesn't make it any easier to say no. It is a lot harder to stick to the list than you might think. I still have this false sense that I really can do it all. There are a lot of things on the not to do list that I would really like to do. I just don't have enough time or energy without running up against other priorities right now. I guess that is really what it is all about. You have to figure out what the priorities really are and how you are going to break it to folks kindly that you just can't do everything you or they would really to do.

I mentioned before that I appreciate people who invite me. I also appreciate people who invite me again even though I have to say no sometimes. I am trying to quit explaining myself. It gets really old to talk about being too tired or having to be home by such and such time for the next treatment or IV. Some people just get it and they don't take it at all personally. I do get a lot done but most of it is within a few miles of my house.

I was telling a friend lately how I like to make a list and postpone things that can wait until my IVs are done. For example, this is a four week run. Well, it was a four week run. I had this great list of things to do for weeks five, six, and seven. The problem is that a four week run is turning into a seven week run and even that is our very best estimate. So, please do invite me (especially to lunch) but don't feel bad if I can't always make it.

Blessings,

Cindy