Trying to find a way to feel more mellow about things

Visiting Birmingham, a photo by Hamstocks on Flickr.

I've been kind of breaking down and falling apart a little lately. I want to get to a place where everything is feeling comfortable. I am trying to find ways to motivate more energy out of myself to happily pull every small nook and cranny of my life together (family, health, friends, politics, housework). I am plotting new routines for my day and ways to sort of refresh and motivate throughout the day.

I haven't posted much lately. Birmingham was a fun trip. Now both boys are in school. Toby just got kicked out of naptime for not sleeping and not letting the other kids sleep. This is a real problem. He has been a little better lately about being quieter, but it isn't really good enough. I am afraid that with everything that is going on with Henry, Toby is not getting the sort of disciplined parenting sometimes. We haven't worked very hard up until now about teaching him self-discipline.

We are going to Vero Beach for a wedding this weekend. Virginia is leaving Thursday, and I am leaving after work on Friday. This means that I have the house to myself for an evening. I am making lists of things that can get done with the kids out of the house. I need to check the wiring on a ceiling fan that I installed, and that means turning off power to part of the house. I have put that off until they are gone. Also, putting stuff up in the attic is another that is hard with the kids around. The wedding is not kid friendly, so we have a sitter planned for the evening. That kind of bums me out, but it will make us more relaxed I guess.

Right now it's a workday, then trying to make some headway on projects at home and maybe going to the gym.