{"id":7421,"title":"NOT ENOUGH SPOONS!","description":"Crikey, I\u2019ve not posted for a few days, eek!\nCharlie -my youngest, is about to go off to Uni at the end of this week \ud83e\udd2d so life is a bit hectic right now with the preparations and all that entails...","content":"

Crikey, I\u2019ve not posted on social media for days, eek!\u00a0<\/p>

Charlie -my youngest, is about to go off to Uni at the end of this week\u00a0\ud83e\udd2d\u00a0so life is a bit hectic right now with the preparations and all that entails...<\/p>

All this week I have seriously been running out of spoons before each day even ends<\/em>, which always makes me worry that I am not giving my best to any given task, needing to prioritise the amount of energy I spend on the most pressing, whilst also worrying\/knowing that I will have to neglect other<\/em> important jobs that need to be done.<\/p>

\"\"Hence the spoon analogy.\u00a0<\/p>

The spoon theory is a metaphor or neologism in regards to energy depletion\/fatigue, often used by those living with chronic illness to describe the amount of mental and physical energy a person has available for activities of living and productive tasks.<\/p>

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Using this theory as a reference, each day this week I have pretty much used all my spoons by early afternoon and so really struggled to devote any (worthwhile) time to matters beyond my son\u2019s ensuing flight from the nest!<\/p>

Charlie\u2019s imminent departure brings its own trials & worries:\u00a0<\/p>

Will he settle well?<\/p>

Will he make friends?\u00a0<\/p>

Will he eat properly?<\/p>

Will he run out of money?<\/p>

Will he cope being so far away from home?<\/p>

-Come to think of it, Will I<\/em><\/strong>??!<\/p>

Juggling so many emotions whist simultaneously trying to keep up the matriarchal role of \u2018Mum\u2019 without breaking down in tears has been a true test of my emotional strength, which is waning every second that draws closer to The Day.

But most of all I am proud.<\/p>

\"\"Proud that my boy, with all the challenges he has faced (there are many, but that\u2019s another story in its own right), has taken the plunge, faced his fears and with an armful of his OWN spoons is moving into the next phase of his life.<\/p>

For the next couple of weeks I may well still be running on a very low spoon count, but I couldn\u2019t be prouder!<\/p>

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