We own a business, Poulsen Solutions, LLC. Christopher does the work and I oversee the managerial side. Most of the year, I spend little time working. Tax time is the exception. I spend hours organizing, calculating, and creating a spreadsheet of our finances.
The last few days I have spent punching numbers into Excel. It's boring (I don't understand why people want to do this for a profession) and tedious. I find myself snacking way too often.
My goal this year was to have the taxes prepared by the end of February. I am cutting the deadline really close. Luckily, the real deadline is April, but I'm trying to avoid procrastinating.
Besides the daunting task of tax preparation, the Terrible Twos have arrived. Max's demeanor has changed in the last week. At first I thought it was due to a cold he had, but when the cold was gone the tantrums didn't go away. He is constantly pushing the limits and freaks out if he doesn't get his way. It's exhausting and comical (even picture worthy).
A couple of nights ago I was trying to get Max ready for bed and he was refusing to let me put a diaper on him. He started thrashing around screaming while kicking and punching the ground. It was so out-of-control I couldn't help but laugh (discretely, so I wouldn't condone his behavior). Eventually I just left him alone in his room to scream-it-out. A few minutes later, still crying but no longer out-of-control, I walked back in, calmed him down, and then finished getting him ready for bed.
The tired tantrums are understandable and, most often, treatable. The power tantrums, which just recently started, are another story. Max's desire to gain independence has created some really rough patches.
I know with some changes in reasoning and understanding many of these tantrums would be avoided. I'm hoping Max develops these learning capabilities soon!
To add a blow to the head, literally, I had a migraine come on last night. It was the worst one I have ever had. The pain was so excruciating I laid down at 7:30 PM and didn't get up until 7:30 this morning. I'm still recovering with a sore head and feeling crummy.
The last few days haven't been a walk in the park, but I can't complain. I'm grateful I could ease my pain by asking Christopher to give me a Priesthood blessing, laugh (in my head) at Max's tantrums, and have an excuse to be in my sweats the last four days.
I guess there's no need for woe is me.
Though any advice on how to avoid the tantrums would be gladly accepted!
2 comments:
yeah I don't know if I want to watch your child anymore...not ready for that. ha!
With Dresden bribing and timeout really works. He only gets his favorite toys/movies if he does what I want. For the most part it has helped him calm himself and overall I have less tantrums, unless he is sick of course. We still have a few issues at dinnet time, but I think that has more to do with josh being gone all the time than anything. Love reading your blog!
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