Stress!
To say I am under a lot of stress is putting it mildly. Got 9 fires in last two weeks. That is pretty much a fire a day. Most of them are 2-3 hrs one way drive. Bills are piling up. Inventories are piling up. Getting back after hours. Can't return phone calls. People are mad at me. My review is in a few weeks. The emails are backing up. Last week, eating was so bad I think I made myself sick. Literally. Nauseous for days. No real exercise. I did go to Health Circleclass at the Y last night and I did exercise. No facebook, no DS for a few days now. Just too distracted and busy. Oh, and I am a glutton for punishment and had 5 thirteen year old boys doing a sleepover this weekend. (David and 4 friends.) So I feel very beat up and stressed and tired and angry. I am trying to focus and clean up and get some things done. House is a mess also. Putting Christmas stuff away. I am so mean and nasty to Paul and David lately although they are not helping. I am not a waitress, and I am not a maid for gosh sakes! They are both big enough to take care of themselves! I feel so stretched thin and everything is demanding my attention at the same time. So I wanted to come here and just let my friends know where I am at. If I could just get a break, work and home, for a short while to get my head back together, I will be fine. Thanks guys for thinking of me and all of the hugs I have gotten. I will be back soon to catch up with everyone!
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I wish I could come and help you out for a while. Help to releive the load. Sometimes I feel so useless when my friends are in need! Hopefully just journaling here today helped you to let go of some of it.
Take care of yourself...eat healthy...try to get enough sleep...Know that nobody ever died from a dirty house or piles of laundry!
Awww sweetie, I\'m sorry you\'re so overwehlmed right now. You are certainly right, the boys should\'ve cleaned up a bit while you ran your butt off! That is so frustrating! Hang in there. I know you are so worn out and fed up right now. I feel it through your journal. I would be too. ((hugs))
I agree with JM the house can wait.. I guess you can tell the guys to fend for themselves for a couple of days ..letting them know you need their help.. Unless you \'ve already tried that.
I feel for you .. Right now don\'t worry about the eating... you don\'t need to add more stress to yourself..
Let everything go that isn\'t urgent.. Like JM i wish i can help you..
Walk away fro 5 mins clear your head and think of what need your attention most attack that then go to the next item...
Don\'t forget to take care of yourself.. Good luck with all the work
((hugs))
There is something going around. My daughters both had it. Vomiting everything, including liquids, for days...they had pains in their stomachs and backs too.
If you have what they had you need to be resting and you need your men there taking care of you. Gender does not dictate household responsibility and you work hard. No one individual should be held accountable for the tidiness of the home. Do not think of it as being mean rather think of it as putting your foot down. My goodness you\'ve been sick and they should have been picking up the slack. I know I know that sometimes it is difficult to get the family to do the chores. My daughter has been known to say to me \"why do I have to do YOUR work?\". Um, excuse me? My answer to that is the same as yours...I\'m not your maid!!!
Those Christmas things will still be there to be put away when your feeling better...in the meantime hubby and son can pick up a dust rag and run a vacuum cleaner...I bet they can even wash dishes...maybe even cook if you are feeling adventurous! Relax and take care of yourself!!!
It\'s great that you were able to get out to exercise but don\'t push it when you\'re sick...when you\'re sick you need to rest and get better so your recovery goes smoothly and quickly!
(((HUGS))) Feel better soon!!!
I hear ya! Stress, frustration and anger....not a great mix. I think you need to gently remind your boys that they need to help out more and that you are overwhelmed now. They can certainly handle the cleaning while you are catching up. I agree that you should let the things side that aren\'t urgent and tackle one thing at a time. Make sure you breathe and take care of yourself, it doesn\'t help things either that you aren\'t feeling well. Take care of yourself, this too shall pass!
Everyone gave you such great advice :) I really don\'t have anything to add, but I wanted to make sure that you knew that I am thinking about you and hoping that things get better VERY soon!