Normal Times Two!
I was remembering some "normal" things I used to do BC (before caregiving). There are lots of things I miss, like hiking, camping, and spontaneity. We talk about our new normal a lot now that we are caregivers, like the old normal went away. And in many ways, many parts of it are gone. But then my thoughts took a little different turn. Sure, we have our new normal to figure out and deal with. But much of our old normal didn't go away at all. For example, I don't know about you, but I still have to work, pay bills, do laundry, shop, and bathe myself occasionally. (I do - really!) It's like having a double normal, a normal times two. All the parts of the old normal that got to hang around in our new normal have been adapted and adjusted to the new normal, but they didn't go anywhere. No wonder we are tired! We are dealing with a double normal - normal times two! Thinking about all that just made me more tired. Lol. But then, my mind went to Matthew 11:28. It...