“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” -Anne Lamott
Years ago, when the kids were young—maybe 4 and 6—and Ben was traveling for work, I woke up with a wild bout of dizziness. The room was spinning, but I pressed on anyway, making breakfast and getting the kids dressed. When the nausea turned into relentless vomiting and I found myself crawling around the kitchen on hands and knees trying to pack lunches, I knew I needed help.
I called a friend to take the kids to school (thank you, Eric Rector!) and another to haul me to the ER (you’re a lifesaver, Phoebe Pilaro).
After much questioning and some rather pointed insinuations that I might be doing drugs on a Tuesday morning with young children at home, I was given a cocktail of medications and told to sleep it off. Thankfully, by 4:00 p.m., I felt human again and was sent home with a diagnosis: vertigo.
Friends brought Mason and Ellis home, and feeling weak and exhausted, I wondered how on earth I was going to manage dinner. Just then, a knock came at the door. My neighbor Tana stood there holding a bag. “Here’s your easy button,” she said with a smile. “Frozen chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, and a can of mandarin oranges.”
A mom of four little ones herself, Tana was a master chaos-wrangler who always seemed to have the perfect solution for whatever was unfolding. (ox, Tana Park)
Sometimes we need to lean on friends and choose the easy button.
I’m not sick right now—quite the opposite, actually. I’ve been riding the joy wave of summer at full throttle, seizing every single day. But we’re only halfway through, and my gas tank feels a bit empty.
If you’re in need of a little bit of restoration check out my online library of restorative yoga classes on my online platform Studio Ten.
Alright, sweet friend, take it easy…
xo, Tener🌸
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