Bunches O' Stuff

Eek!  It's been over a week since I've reported my acts of service.  I got sick, and then we had a holiday, and life is insane.  Sorry.

Okay, so here's my recap:

Wednesday: I helped a co-worker post something to one of our Facebook pages.  She's been having trouble with it, so I took a look at it for her and then posted the info.

Thursday:  I dropped two of my classes for this semester so that I could focus more on my family.

Friday: I denied my boys junk food in the form of cake/brownie box mixes.  And sprinkles.  They are full of awful, awful things, like preservatives and artificial ingredients.  I know I'm not one to talk since I have a diet coke habit, but I'm trying.  They, of course, didn't see it as an act of service.  Oh well.

Saturday: I apologized to an old friend for something that happened years ago.  Honestly, I thought I had already apologized for it, but apparently I hadn't.  I felt awful about it (the incident and the not apologizing).  I also agreed to a last minute extended family trip because I knew my boys would enjoy it, even though my PMDD was getting worse.  The thought of going out of town at the last minute and being surrounded by people, and then having to take care of the boys alone on Monday (Nathan had to work) in front of his family caused me a great deal of anxiety.  But I said a prayer, took a deep breath, and told his mom we would go.

Sunday: I took notes in Relief Society for a sister who had a calling in either Primary or Young Women and couldn't be there.

Monday:  I bought my boys McFlurry's.  I know.  It completely contradicts Friday's act of service.  But, I was planning on hot chocolate or fudge from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Park City....only I forgot it was the Sundance Film Festival so there was no way to access the shop.

Tuesday: Okay, so Tuesday was a really rough day for me.  For some reason Tuesday was THE day my PMDD was at it's worst and I felt like a complete failure at being a mom and at my job (though surprisingly not at being a wife--I'm an awesome wife).  I practically cried on the phone to Nathan, and then again that night.  I came home and said hi to my kids before disappearing to the bathtub with my new book (Game of Thrones---SOOOO good!).  Nathan ended up serving me.  He listened to me, and he got my CPAP ready for me (I seriously needed good sleep).  I think the only service I did was to disappear into my room so as not to inflict my bummer attitude onto my kids and so as not to continually bring Nathan down.

Wednesday: I talked a friend through a serious anxiety attack.  Via text message.  Not an easy thing to do, but I was at work when it happened.

Thursday: I took some time to get to know one of my fellow office mates at one of my off campus sites (he works for the site).