By Main Man on 8 February 2010
I fully realize that the eastern seaboard of the United States has received more snow than the Midwest (at least this year), but I must declare that winter in Minnesota is awful. We are in the midst of yet another snow storm, and my driveway is full of snow. Unfortunately, our snow blower is on [...]
Posted in Balance, Depression, Driving, Eastern Ideas, Exhaustion, Frustration, Loss, Narcolepsy, Travel
By Main Man on 9 August 2009
We had a fantastic day on the road today. We experienced little heavy traffic, avoided any and all foul weather, and got from Hammond, IN to Saint Paul in LESS than eight hours. That includes two pit stops (one of which was also a re-fueling stop) and an hour long lunch at the Norske Nook [...]
Posted in Blessings, Driving, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Honesty, Hope, Humor, Joy, Marriage, Narcolepsy, Parenting, Sharing, Travel
By Main Man on 8 August 2009
On the whole, today has been great, but as was the case on the way down to Tennessee, narcolepsy did choose some choice moments to rear its ugly head. In an attempt to create a smooth departure this morning, we all packed last night. Ironically, that effort paid off for us (those things usually backfire [...]
Posted in Anger, Driving, Emotions, Exhaustion, Family, Frustration, Honesty, Humility, Love, Marriage, Narcolepsy, Stupidity, Travel
By Main Man on 7 August 2009
I had an excellent time today going to look at crafters. Unfortunately, my wife was too ill to join us, so my daughter and I ventured out alone. We needed to exchange a shirt at the aquarium first, which was also an excuse for my daughter to get an awesome funnel cake (it looked like [...]
Posted in Balance, Driving, Excitement, Family, Gratitude, Illness, Marriage, Narcolepsy, Parenting, Relationships, Sinuses, Travel
By Main Man on 2 August 2009
I am struggling to believe that I went aq week without posting. Sadly, that is in fact the reality, though. I found myself overwhelmed by meetings and events for most of the past week, and on Friday morning we departed on our trip. The strategic planning meetings on Monday and Tuesday were incredible, but they [...]
Posted in Balance, Chores, Depression, Driving, Exhaustion, Family, Fear, Frustration, Honesty, Loss, Narcolepsy, Relationships
By Main Man on 9 July 2009
The thought hit me today that I expend tremendous energy battling my narcolepsy each day. Motivating myself to get up, pushing myself to exercise, forcing myself to bear down on a specific task, and stretching myself to be attentive to others (particularly my wife and daughter) are all doubly draining elements of my day. I [...]
Posted in Balance, Depression, Driving, Exhaustion, Frustration, Gratitude, Honesty, Humility, Insights, Narcolepsy