So Brandon and I have been attending a class called, "Together for Life." It's for newlyweds and engaged couples. We often joke how we're a little advanced because we're already expecting (but I'm pretty sure that's not what the church would consider "advanced"). The class has been incredibly eye opening and wonderful for our marriage. We have learned a lot about each other and especially about the differences in males and females and how they live life, communicate, and operate in general.
One week we talked about the male "Nothing Box" and how men have the ability to zone out and go to their "Nothing Box." This is similar to how a computer can go into "sleep mode" - the computer is not technically off, but you have to wake it up if you want to get it to do anything. Women typically cannot go to a nothing box...our brains are running non-stop. I am no exception to this and, in fact, I'm probably an extreme example of someone who never goes to their "Nothing Box." If I am watching T.V. on the couch, taking a hot bath, or even lying in bed, I am either mentally lesson planning, reorganizing a cluttered space in my house, rearranging furniture, or coming up with a to do list of what I will do next time I stand up. Being pregnant has only exacerbated this problem - I even fussed and Mom & Kara during our attic clean out because they were stopping too much to reminisce! Little could spark my interest let alone bring a tear to my eye while I was making room for baby this weekend.
Lately, if I'm not physically nesting, I am mentally nesting and planning out my next move. I've read a lot about how this is normal, but please someone tell me how to tell to turn this off! I'd like to enjoy a little "nothing box" time before the baby comes and I have to put it off for 18 years :)
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