I had forgotten how positively draining it is when my personal bubble is invaded constantly.
If you’ve ever observed servers in a restaurant at their service station, or watched the baristas at Starbucks work together in a peak time of day, you’ll notice quickly that there’s not a whole lot of personal space to be had. It was always a major adjustment for me, when getting acclimated to a new job, having people I wasn’t really comfortable with in my bubble.
And then, when I was comfortable with them, and barely noticed when bumped or touched while working, I would still be completely drained when it came to personal space, it just wasn’t as awkward.
So, mother hood is a lot like working at a coffee shop for many reasons, but the lack of personal space really wears me down.
I did not mind at all that Jonas wanted lots of cuddles and snuggling today while he was getting over his fever. I enjoyed the baby laying across me on the couch like he did when he was little and that was the ONLY way he’d sleep at all ever. It was a nice change of pace in the world of “toddler”. But for someone who has a pretty large personal bubble, by the end of the day, my space has just been invaded and I am completely drained. Not to mention the fact that my cat has woken me up at around 4:30 for the past few mornings and I haven’t really gone back to sleep after that. Yawn.
So instead of worrying about all of the things tonight, I’m going to shower and read and hopefully get a good night’s sleep.
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