Category Archives: Nico

Dec 15

December is the new May

Whenever May rolls around it is always the shortest month of the year, and the busiest too. This year, December has been the new May. With only three days left before Christmas break, I am not ready for the noise, messes, and fighting that comes along with a teen and two tweens…

Also, Agnes has been sick. She missed three days of school last week, and I didn’t get any gifts together or wrapped for Christmas. I think I tell myself every year that I should really start in October, before flu season wreaks havoc on Kansas.

Three days before Agnes was sick, I got a horrible migraine… A stress one, no less. It hit me after shopping for a birthday present for Dylan’s friend, and it wiped me out for a good three days.

We have also had at least two to three different things on the calendar for the very short twelve and a half days that the kids are in school this month. There’s debate, choir, basketball meetings, haircuts, doctor’s appointments, and ensemble practices too. And debate tournaments, and I forgot to pick up my prescription for my contacts at least three weeks ago.

Yeah, I’m not ready…

Nov 23

It Still Takes A Village

I’ve been disappearing lately, I’ve been lost in all of the daily to do’s and tasks that need accomplished. I’m not ready for Thanksgiving at all next week, and I have so many things that need to come together.

But I’ve been thinking about blogging and blogs in general. Does anyone still read them, or have they all gone by the wayside? I’ve missed writing , and I would love to get back in the habit.

So if there are any readers out there, what would you like to see from NicoStuff?

Let me know, and break me of this silent funk.

Jun 1

Hello June

June has finally arrived, and I’m happy to see the end of a very long month of May. We are well into Summer break, and the kids are bored. I’m just trying to keep up with all of the cooking and dish washing. It seems to be endless right now.

We finally have a bit of a break in the weather. The last three weeks have been filled with flooding, strong storms, and muddy mucky days. Our neck of the woods is finally drying out a bit, and the kids have been spending more time outdoors. We still need to get the pool set up, and I have a few more plants to get in the north garden.

I’m hoping that this month goes a bit better. May was unbelievably busy, and way too stressful.

May 13

So I Went To The Doctor

May is mental health awareness month, and I’m sharing my ongoing struggles with it.

I checked in with my Doctor last week. It was pretty much more of the same. I don’t feel good at all, and we are adjusting my medication again. It’s frustrating that this just keeps going, no matter what I try.

My Doctor said to try this for a few months, and then check in again to possibly switch to a different medication, if I don’t see any results.

I’m tired…

I’m just so very tired.

Feb 17

Thirty Nine

Thirty nine today and I’m not well. Depression has me locked out from everything. I’ve slept off and on all day, ran Thade to the movies, picked up dinner, washed dishes, folded laundry. It hasn’t been fun, and I am truly tired.