November Mondays in the last Month of Pregnancy

I will face these Monday mornings here on out with anxiety and boredom.  Both are easy to explain why I have them. Anxiety: 1.) Losing my total freedom in five short weeks. 2.) About to be juggling two kids, because I know myself. It took me the 32 years since seeing Jaws to go into the ocean without freaking out about getting attacked by a shark. See what I mean? I tend to panic. Boredom: 1.) I am running out of things to do all day. 2.) I want to get on with the birth because it's now turned into the biggest wait I've ever known.  Trees grow faster than the time it takes to complete a third trimester. I refuse to watch television. My neighborhood in Brooklyn isn't exactly a walk through Central Park, so leisurely strolls are out. It's loud and dauntingly treacherous where I live (a lot of dog doo-doo, screaming merchants, alarms and sirens, busy chaos - just what you imagine NYC to be.)   Today is rainy and windy, so I'm indoor bound.  I don't feel like fighting the rain.  I managed to find a raincoat, though, that barely zips around the belly. I'll be donning that when I pick up Prairie from school. The highlight of the day will be making pumpkin pie and clotted cream. I want to eat that the rest of the month of November, right through Thanksgiving into the birth.  In fact, I may be packing the pounds on. I tend to eat a lot when I am bored. I also tend to eat a lot when I am anxious.  Anxiety and boredom together are a dangerous combination.  When I'm stressed I do the opposite...don't eat much. Too bad I'm not stressed.  I have some short bread cookies in the cabinet I plan to get out soon this afternoon to dip in my decaffeinated tea. That will give me something to do and will calm my anxiety for 30 minutes or so.  Hey, there's plenty of cleaning to do. Like get on my hands and knees and clean the floors.  Nope, don't want to do that.  Pay my bills? Naw. Study? No thanks.  Write my thank you cards for the tea party shower that was on Saturday? O.K. I should do that today while dipping the cookies in my tea.  But what about the rest of the week? Monday makes you face that.  I had better take advantage of this precious time I have and make my belly go with me to do some things. Even if it's to the library or to a coffee house.  All right. Here is my plan: Spend Mondays planning out my week and writing some things on the blank November calendar with my magic marker. It should include a combo of cleaning, cultural outings close-by, get togethers with other non-working friends, studying, helping out at my daughter's school, and resting up!