Post Vertigo Mayhem

Anyone that has vertigo knows how difficult it can be to get things done during the time that they have it. Simple things that a person takes for granted become a major chore. Bending over, standing up, turning too fast, laying down, sitting upright, or even blinking, at times, causes the head to spin. Believe me when I tell you, this is no fun. I am currently having mild vertigo which is an improvement from last weekend when I had it so bad that any movement, including blinking, made my head feel like it was on the Silly Silo and nausea to make my stomach churn. It is very unnerving to stand up and immediately fall back down because your balance can't keep up.  

My wonderful boyfriend brought over pizza so that I wouldn't have to cook Saturday night. My son had his snack box which is always full of things like cereal bars, granola bars, peaches, apple sauce, spaghettios, chicken noodle soup, and fruit snacks. That and the pizza kept him fed. Needless to say, other than meals, nothing got done in my house.

The chaos of this scene is enough to cause nausea on its own. But wait! There's more.

Oh yeah, plenty of laundry.

 I always feel like a horrible mommy when I can't do the things that need to be done. It is frustrating. Fortunately, the vertigo has eased up to the point where things can be done if I don't move too quickly and don't bend over a lot.

As you can see, I recovered my kitchen. Yes, the laundry got done. It was a frustratingly slow process but the goal was achieved.  Hopefully, the vertigo will stay away for a while now so that life is easier to deal with and my kitchen can stay this way!

Snack Time! Getting my son to eat more nutritious food.

I have three children who are the lights of my life. My oldest is 25, the middle is 23, and the youngest is 8 years old. 

While the oldest two are old enough to fend for themselves in the kitchen, my son who is the eight year old is not. He has a lot of energy, as most eight year olds do, and burns off food very fast. Don't get me wrong, he eats like a horse. Like any child his age he can be picky about what he eats. I have had to come up with solutions to the fact that he refuses to eat his veggies. Juices infused with vegetables and fruit have been my go to solutions. I have also had to devise a plan for his snacking to make sure that he gets enough to eat without eating just the things that are less nutritious. 

Cereal bars, some cereals, applesauce, granola bars, graham crackers, sunflower seeds, peanuts, dried fruit, and some fruit snacks are usually what I put in the Snack Box. This is a box that he has access to at all times. I refill the box once a week. I use resealable bags so that he can take as much out as he wants, reseal it, then return the bag to the snack box.

Being the sneaky mother that I am, I have also found a way to blend in vegetables with the occasional smoothie or add small chunks of veggies to his other foods so that he barely notices them. Throw in some diced carrots to the mac and cheese or some small pieces of broccoli and he will eat them with little notice.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are usually always available in plain site so he looks at them first and doesn't always head for the snack box.