• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
A Mothership Down
  • Baby Sleep
    • The 4 Month Sleep Regression SUCKS!
    • Sleep Training Our 7 Month Old: What Were We Waiting For?
    • Should You Ever Wake a Sleeping Baby?
    • Improve Naps at Daycare
    • How to Make Nap Transitions As Smooth As Possible
  • Parenting
  • Reading
  • Kids Science
    • 5 Minute Fizzy Fun Jar
    • Liquid Density Experiment: Color Explosion in a Jar
    • Water Suspension Science Experiment for Kids
    • Lava Layers! Liquid Density Science Experiment
    • 10 Quick + Simple STEM Activities for Kindergarten
  • Babywearing
  • Recommendations
  • about
    • Who Am I?
    • New Visitors
    • Awards
    • Work With Me
    • Contact Me
    • Disclosure Policy
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Baby Sleep
    • The 4 Month Sleep Regression SUCKS!
    • Sleep Training Our 7 Month Old: What Were We Waiting For?
    • Should You Ever Wake a Sleeping Baby?
    • Improve Naps at Daycare
    • How to Make Nap Transitions As Smooth As Possible
  • Parenting
  • Reading
  • Kids Science
    • 5 Minute Fizzy Fun Jar
    • Liquid Density Experiment: Color Explosion in a Jar
    • Water Suspension Science Experiment for Kids
    • Lava Layers! Liquid Density Science Experiment
    • 10 Quick + Simple STEM Activities for Kindergarten
  • Babywearing
  • Recommendations
  • about
    • Who Am I?
    • New Visitors
    • Awards
    • Work With Me
    • Contact Me
    • Disclosure Policy
×
You are here: Home / Parenting / This Pandemic is a Marathon and I’m Out of Shape

This Pandemic is a Marathon and I’m Out of Shape

Published July 20, 2020. Last updated July 20, 2020 by Liz. This post may contain affiliate links.

Mom hiking with two kids

This week I wrote a post for Mommy Shorts about the increasing challenges and stress I’m feeling now that Brian is back working in an actual office, versus working from home.

It’s understandable that he finally had to go back in to work. Eventually, it seems, employers want to see their employees in person again. At least in places where the number of COVID cases are relatively stable (here in Massachusetts we’ve been doing reasonably well, which I attribute to a competent Governor and the fact that it’s not the Massachusetts way to get really angry and brandish a pistol if you’re told you need to wear a face mask at Walmart).

Just kidding. Sort of.

So, yes, it makes sense that Brian has to be back in the office now, but oh man is this a hit for me. I thought we were hanging on by a thread before. But now my thread is like a tiny little fraying thread and not even the hearty kind that you find in the knitting section of Michael’s.

Unrelated, but it makes me laugh how literally kids take expressions. “Hanging on by a thread” just made me think of this. For example, earlier today I told Thomas to run “quick like a bunny” because he had to pee, and instead of rushing to pee in a timely manner, he started hunting all over the yard for a rabbit.

But back to the pandemic and how we’re all screwed.

I’m absolutely hitting a wall of exhaustion, even though at the start of things I had a “Can Do!” attitude that comes with not fully understanding quite how long pandemics last.

It seems that pandemics kind of just hang out and make themselves at home. Ahem.

Anyway I’m super tired, and worried about the fall and how in the hell school is going to work. I also need to order some cuter face masks and learn how to be more expressive using just my eyes, so that I look less like a bandit and more like a friendly civilian at the grocery store.

If, like me, you’re running low on stamina and not sure how you’re going to manage this endless debacle, head on over to read my post on Mommy Shorts.

boy in the woods

Need more camaraderie in your day? Follow A Mothership Down on Facebook and Instagram.

Want A Mothership Down delivered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE HERE.

Filed Under: All Posts, Parenting

Reader Interactions

Trackbacks

  1. With School Around the Corner, It's Time to Pick a Plan - A Mothership Down says:
    July 26, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    […] The entire scope of this situation has been hitting me hard lately. […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Welcome to the Mothership!

Hi! I'm Liz, mom to 3 young kids. Like all of you, I have tons of free time on my hands to ponder the complexities of motherhood. Ok I have almost no time, these kids are taking me down. I write this blog to find camaraderie with the rest of you in the trenches. Welcome! Read More…

SEARCH

Popular Posts

The 50 Best Books for Toddlers

The 50 Best Books for Toddlers

I'm Glad We Knew

It Was an Early Loss. But I’m Glad We Knew.

mom and son

To The Parents Who Don’t Feel Like They Can Get It All Done

sleeping baby

In The Nursery, Where Time Stands Stills

Footer

Disclaimer

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Privacy Policy

You can find our Privacy Policy here.

Copyright © 2023 A Mothership Down on the Foodie Pro Theme