Thank you Ashley! Right now it feels as if I have less time to give up than ever. The Narcolepsy has been with me for a long time (undiagnosed) , but it's gotten worse over the past 3 years. I believe my doctor is going to figure out what works, but we aren't there yet. I have a 17 yr old daughter who keeps asking to do "something fun" together with me OR run around with her to look at colleges. I have a mildly autistic 19 year old son who also needs to look at colleges because his advisor thinks it's time for him to get on out there and use his brilliant mind. My youngest is probably not requesting much of my time because she is the one home with me the most. And she's My older kids need me the most right now. They need me to help navigate entering the adult world. My son needs life skills more than my daughter, so that he can take care of himself. Probably what I can give up in time is the internet. I'm not a big tv watcher. I've spent a chunk of time wasted on Facebook and The other site we won't mention...LOL. I have a friend with a sick baby whose Go Fund Me account needed managing/promoting and this is done via Facebook. The Narcolepsy site I go to is only on Facebook. So, guess what? I get distracted easily, before I know it I've done none of what I got on Facebook to do in the first place or I do what I needed to do after I've wasted a bunch of time. So now that you've challenged me to think about what I could give up for being with my family, it would be Facebook. Probably need a big sticky note on my Kindle with a To Do list and a sticky note on my cell phone. And I probably need to find a Narcolepsy site that is not on Facebook. Some site like this, where I'm actually learning skills and getting support at the same time. And then there is my husband.... date nights would be great, but they tend to be few and far between because of the type of job he has. We end up having to mix many of his after hours events, working with our community as kind of a date too. It's cool to be with most of the people he works with, but many times it ends up with drinks at bars with business people and their spouses. And that can be fun, because I've made friends with some of these people, but too much of it gets annoying. I'm grown. I don't need alcohol and parties. He needs me and loves my support at these events, but I need him, minus the business aspect sometimes. Kinda stuck on that one. But you are right... taking the family for a visit with the therapist seems like it would help all of us. And I haven't even got to my homework on THIS site in two or three weeks. Overwhelmed, sigh. So, yeah....Facebook needs a rest, a To Do List needs to be priority, and a different site for Narcolepsy would help me more than the one I'm on now. Thank you so much for responding Ashley!!
