I pretty much stink at taking care of myself lately. I will Go-Go-Go until I am forced to take a break and take care of myself. As I said in my last post, a friend made this observation about frazzled and stressed-out moms: Generally a mom in that condition has either been running ragged taking care of everyone else, or has been checking out and “resting” in ways that aren’t …
For the Mom Who Feels Depressed, Worn, & Weary
I hit a wall last week. Figuratively, I was pushing ahead, slogging through an overwhelming schedule, head down and leaning into the wind, when I ran head first into a wall and crashed. I needed rest, but life keeps moving forward so I had to get up and keep moving forward, too, dragging myself through the quicksand of my day. Sometimes it’s so hard to make yourself keep putting one …
One Eclipse, One Hurricane, One Dead Monitor, and ONE MONTH Later…
The last month has been a whirlwind!! A crazy, mother-nature filled, life event packed, whirlwind. It’s hard to believe that only a month ago, we road-tripped 12 hours away to Nashville. . . and took a day and a half to get there. (It seems SO LONG AGO already.) After being stuck on 5 miles of interstate in Texarkana for four hours, (because of a major accident in a …