Sometimes the people that are supposed to know you the best (parents) are also the people that knows you the least, takes freedoms and don't behave like the supportive and understandable adults as you need them. Yeah, I try not to be this way to my own kids. But when your spouse is being treated like she is nothing I get so mad.
I don't really want to get involved in the family politics. But sometimes I am so close to say exactly what I think and feel. My spouse did and it was an interesting experience...
I have probably been writing about this before. I really hate Sundays. It is the day before the worst day of the week; Monday. The mere anticipation of the weeks first day is enough to throw me off.
I never thought Mondays where bad in the past. But now I can't stand them and I am longing for Friday afternoon when work is all over again. I was definitely a workaholic but this last year has been to much even for me.
The good thing is that on Wednesday it should all be over. A more normal life should start. It will most likely be a lot of hard work to start with but at least it is the beginning of a more quiet life.
By the way this is a months running streak on this blog today. I have reached 1/12 of my goal!
On vacation with the whole family in the south. And today we went to the swimming pool together with the in laws and their kids. The kids had a really good time and we where able to relax a bit.
The sun was really strong. And even if I used sunscreen with a 50x factor I still burned my arms and back a bit. Good thing we used it multiple times on the kids. They where a lot in the water and in the sun but they seem to have made it without any major burns.
The little one struggles a bit in the warmth. We are trying different approaches to keep her cool. Water on the head from a water bottle or laying on a wet towel seems to help a lot.
In the evening we had a BBQ with other of the family of my spouse. We had a great time and the kids likewise. We could actually sit down and talk a bit without being to much disturbed. The major issue now is the lack of language skills. Good thing I have picked up a couple of words so that I at least can understand the context. Impossible to understand and follow a discussion still. I don't really have time to practice the language either.
If I get some time over in the future I will try to learn it. Would be so good to actually take part in the discussions at the family dinners.
The worst thing with vacation with kids. Is the kids. It is a lot of fun spending all the time with them. Getting the chance to really spend time with them and learn to know them better. They are growing so fast and they will for sure remember this when they get older. But boy they can make you tired.
Been a long hard day. But now it is vacation. The only bad thing is that I know I will have to work during my time off. I am so bad to say no. I really should stop saying yes to so much stuff. After this summer I will be alot harder on saying no. While wait... well there are reasons why I can't say too much no at the moment.
Packing my bags right now. My head is not in the task so I will likely forget half of the things I should have brought. Hopefully this short writing pause will help me clear my head and be able to get that back packed. I travelled so much in the past and usually I packed my bag in like 10-15minutes and I rarely missed anything. Today I've been at it for over 1.5 hour. But on the other hand I have been listening to a lot of good music from the 80ies and 90ies. Nostalgia.
Now there is only one more working day before I head of for vacation. It has been two really busy days so far. And tomorrow will be the same but at least I get shit done and out the door. Fantastic! Looking forward to some quiet time and relaxing.
Tomorrow is also the last day of school. I know the kids has been looking forward to that for quite some time. And on Thursday we flee the country. At least for a week.
I went to a customers site and expected the worst but it actually turned out pretty well. They where really happy when I left and the tools I've helped them install really made sense to them and will make their days easier.
Time to go and spend some time with my significant other!
I have had a long day. Trying to close out as much as possible before I leave for vacation. That is a challenge. Probably worked 12+ hours today. I am exhausted. Now I will go and hit the sack. Probably gonna write something longer tomorrow!
It is Sunday again. I don't really like Sundays. It's the day before you have to go back to work. It is not inspiring. When I woke up this morning the weather was great. I was in a good mood. This is going to be a great Sunday. After about 20 minutes I find that someone has thrown a stone through the windows in the porch. Had to call the police and report to the insurance company.
But apart from being a Sunday and finding of broken glass. It was a good day!
Woke up quite early this morning for being a Saturday. Looked out the window and there was a slow rain going on. I mumbled and complained to myself. And then the sky really opened up and it pored down. The raindrops sounded like bullets to the window sil. I guess that when you think shit is bad it can always get worse.
I shouldn't be too gloomy. After a while the sun looked out through the clouds en the day was pretty okay. The evening even was super pleasant and we could enjoy a quote walk.
I watched the “Good Will Hunting” movie. Haven't seen it in so many years. I didn't remember that it was Robin Williams playing the shrink. I am so impressed with the range he has – from being the quite dull shrink to being the energetic and upset shrink. I was so sad when he passed away. Great actor.
Enough of sitting in front of the computer. Time to head back and have some quality time with the little one.