Creating my future, one miracle at a time

I am just a little bit over committed.  I love it in some ways, but it takes a lot out of me. 

I 've definitely signed up for too much. 

Especially now that I'm driving Thomas to Decatur (about 45 minutes) twice a week for Calculus.  At least it's going well.  Unlike in Japanese, I don't have to sit in class with him.  I can go to the lobby of the Sci & Math building and get some paperwork done.  But it's from 9-10:40am, so by the time I get up at 7, get ready go over there, sit, drive home, it's blown the heck out of two mornings. 

My Psychpro adjusted my drugs last Friday (upped the Wellbutrin) and that has helped but the adjustment phase meant 5 days of 3 of the 4D's -- drymouth, dizziness, diarrhea, and death (the four most common side effects of all anti-depressants).

So I was too sick to drive Thomas to calculus on Tues. so I made Mark take him (and I had to make him, grr).  So he made Thomas drive (the first time since his accident).  I asked Thomas how class was, and he said, "not nearly as stressful as before and after, Daddy made me drive"
me: "oh?" 
TsO: "yes, there were expletives involved."
Me:"you cussed in front of Daddy? 
TsO: "No, it was him.  I think I almost killed us."

I also agreed to write two recommendations letters for a good friend's daughter, in my capacity as teacher and friend.  They're for two scholarships, and the girl is brilliant, and everything, there's plenty of nice things to say, but I've never done it before, and I know my friend will read it, and it's just been a little hard.  I don't want to sound like an idiot.I made Mark take him.  Mark made Thomas drive, in the hopes that sometime before the end of the semester he would be able to drive over there by himself.  I asked Thomas how it went, later.  Thomas said that it was even more stressful for his Dad than for him --"There were expletives involved" 

There's one well-known side-effect of Wellbutrin that is the opposite affect of most anti-depressants.  Most of them depress one's libido.  This one does not.  In spades does not.  So I'm loving that part! (pun intended)