Tiramisu Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 April is always the hardest homeschooling month for me. I'm in the doldrums. Can we have a group hug of the tired and unmotivated? :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 The signs: wanting to go back to bed in the morning, taking twice as long to get the same amount (or less) of work done, lying down for a bit once dh gets home, a messier house, and, of course, GI problems (thankfully minor this year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (raises hand) The weather is gorgeous and I'd rather be sitting on the porch reading a good book than doing school. I keep going because its just 16 days left in schoool for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 :grouphug: Right there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm right there with you, too. But I've been convinced for years that I have reverse SAD. Mid-April through mid-September is a very difficult time of year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 So with you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It's not just me?! I don't know if it's April or the fact that the last month has been crazy hectic and is now starting to easy up a bit. But, boy. I'm tired and don't have any motivation. Glad to hear my misery has company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oh yeah! I keep waking up during the night for hours, and I'm just not having a good month. Definitely misery has company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Me too! We are crazy busy and all I want to do is go outside and play with my chicks. The pollen doesn't help, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 This week is hard! Not sure why, but I am DONE, over it, ready to break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2boysteacher Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Same here. DH is out of town and today is DS's birthday. I gave them the day off, and they are parked in front of the computer playing Minecraft. I am debating whether that decision was for DS to enjoy his b-day, or me to put my feet up and catch my breath. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Two and a half weeks. If I can make it through the next two and a half weeks without dropping the ball on anything major, I'll be okay. It has been cloudy and cooler than normal this year and the lack if sunshine has a definite effect on my energy levels. April is just about the busiest month of our year and very stressful for me. This time next year there will be more drivers in the house to take off that burden, but April will likely again be busy. Like Tiramisu said, I just want to stay under the covers or hang out online, but such avoidance behavior is exactly what I should NOT be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Right there with you. Part of it (just part), for me, is because of allergies. Even though I take allegy medicine, this time of year nothing helps completely. I end up more tired, and my head often feels like it's stuffed with cotton. Thankfully, the medicine does keep the bad headaches away. When I feel like this, I really just want to be done school. The kids and I both fell ready to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Tired and unmotivated to do school? Yes. But I'm sitting here with my coffee looking a beautiful, clear blue sky and fruit trees starting to bud, and I feel quite motivated to get outside. And we need to keep going until the end of May! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Yes! Morning sickness. I don't feel like doing ANYTHING. I've decided to just take the week off. Maybe next week also. I'm trying not to feel guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 :grouphug: Oh, yes, yes, yes; I am right there with you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Me! This is unusual for me. February is usually my bad month. I am just burnt. This year I have written curriculum for History & Science for a K-2nd grade group, and a 4th-6th grade group (9 kids total; not all mine) and it is wearing me out! I am ready to call a time out. One month to go! Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Me. I went to bed at 7:30 p.m. Monday....I was that tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 The last sentence I uttered was "mom is going to go stick her blanket back in the dryer and cozy up under a warm blanket for a few hours" Medically I'm not doing well. The older girls are working on their exit essays (founding fathers unit) and I have not made dd4 or dd7 do any work that wasn't an electronic game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Unmotivated here too. And the silly thing is the kiddos have been great about getting ahead this year, so honestly with just about three more days of work we could be done. But we're all grumpy today, and nobody feels like doing anything, so we're taking the day off. I guess we'll have to have school on Monday after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I am so ready for the end of this school year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 :grouphug: I've been tired and unmotivated a lot lately too. Winter is lovely here, so it's not a weather thing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'd jump up and down, waving my hands and yelling "Me! Me! Me!" but I just don't have the energy. *face on keyboard* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It's hot. And we all have fevers. And some have allergies. And it's hot. Still. Middle Girl gamely tried to do some math, but soon slumped down over her paper and started to cry quietly. Then she tried to read her new book about the Texas Rangers, only to find several pages ripped out. Thank God for Fred Rogers, free on Amazon Prime, who has kept Wee Girl hypnotized for the last 48 hours, when she wasn't sleeping or throwing up. Trolley to the Land of Make-Believe, take me away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AStableBeginning Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Raising hand! :seeya: Can we just start again on Monday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 The pollen is kicking my booty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oh my yes, the pollen. That is slowing me down tremendously. Can't take an antihistamine very well, exacerbates my dry eyes and even the ones that are supposed to be nondrowsy wipe me out. Maddening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Now, see, I've had all kinds of motivation this week, plenty of energy and have really felt "spring-y'. But then I don't have allergies to pollen that incapacitate me. Everyone else around me is gagging, coughing, sneezing, streaming eyes and I'm totally fine! But I wish that I could figure out why I've felt so good this last week. I want to bottle whatever it was and use it this summer when I don't feel like breathing because it's too hot to breathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We are dragging here, too but we just came back from a lovely two week break. We started studies at 10:30am and are just now calling it quits (7:30pm) we've had tons of interruptions all.day.long....I'm ready for bed already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Good gravy, YES. I'm exhausted. Baseball season has started but the schedule isn't done, the weather is messing it all up, everything is up in the air, I feel an intense need to push through more academic stuff before the PS kids are loose in the neighborhood for the summer, and I'm feeling really run down. My foot also hurts (heel spur ?) and my eyes have for some unknown reason stopped tolerating contacts, and I'm not sleeping well. Gah. I can offer sympathy and a hug for anyone else who is dealing with similar stuff - I get it ! And yet....I know that I'm very blessed, and I know these are the good times, even if I can't see the sunshine today....it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFJ in IL Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yes, we've had a lot of "field trips" this week and very little done besides math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Yep, definitely in the doldrums here, and truthfully I am glad I'm not the only one! I'm having a friend who does aromatherapy sprays make up something energizing and enlightening for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I'm also completely unmotivated. I also went over what we need to finish to close out the year and came back more than a little depressed that we haven't made more progress. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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