like an electronic device whose battery is on the fritz…

So, I’m pregnant. Fully entered into the second trimester, this is supposed to be the time that I feel the best. No more morning sickness, starting-to-show but not-gigantic belly, and all the joy and anticipation of planning a total life change.

The thing is, I am slow and tired. It takes me so long to leave the house every day I am often late to appointments. I realized on the way to a Feldenkrais session this week that I am grieving the loss of my abilities to multitask. Now, 2010 was my sabbatical year and I made my main goal to “unitask” — I’m actually not in favor of multitasking as a general principal. But I am talking about things like eating breakfast and checking twitter on my ipod. Two simple tasks that don’t usually require specific attention. The thing is, I can’t even do that anymore. When I eat breakfast, I have to sit down at the table and focus all of my energy on getting the food into my mouth. It’s the strangest thing.

And, I have to eat. ALL THE TIME. My acupuncturist (Yes, I have one. No they are not evil, mumsy.), Bridgit actually wrote me a “prescription” to eat whole grains and organic fruits and veggies every two hours.

And that’s how it is. If I don’t eat pretty much any time I notice I am hungry, my entire body slows down EVEN MORE and it takes me eight times as long to do something and I start dropping things.

Yikes! It’s like I am your cell phone whose battery suddenly decides that you need to charge it three times every day just to ensure you have juice when you need to make a call.

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