When you're a work from home mom it means that you rarely have a moment to sit. If you're a military spouse and a work from home mom then you might feel like you don't even have time to breathe. The thing is, life without breath doesn't work out very well. The last few months have been a little bit beyond crazy for me, as I've mentioned. I've been burning the candle at both ends, and heat is dripping under the middle too. Multitasking is a beautiful thing but I found myself emailing on my smartphone when I was supposed to be playing with the kids outside. The constant work was stressing me out big time. That day I realized that I just needed to stop and breathe before I began to hyper ventilate! So I put the phone away, laid on the grass, and stared up at the sky. I could feel my stress and tension start to melt away as I looked at the gorgeous Wyoming sky and the sun hitting the clouds. My daughter lay with me and pointed out all the puppies and elephants that she saw. We spent … [Read more...]
3 Stress Tips For The Super Woman
Women wear too many hats...way too many at times! Sometimes, we may get overwhelmed by all of them. I know I do! I'm sure some of you know where I'm coming from. Let's look at 10 of the things I do daily... 1. I make sure the bills get out on time 2. I make sure the laundry gets done 3. I clean the house 4. I try and keep the car somewhat clean 5. I try and keep our immediate family in harmony, and always getting along 6. I make sure my husband takes his medication every morning, let alone my own 7. I plan the evening meal 8. I make sure the dishes gets put in the dishwasher 9. I make sure the bed gets made 10. Plus I work my home business every day during the week, and sometimes work on weekends (when necessary). 3 stress tips for the women that do all things and wear too many hats Pick one day a week to do something just for you. This may be snuggling with your favorite book for a few hours or meeting a friend for a special lunch and shopping afterwards. Or perhaps … [Read more...]
How to deal with stress
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. - Proverbs 3:5 If you grew up in a Christian home like I did you've probably heard the above verse over and over and OVER again. It's easy to tune out on verses that you've been spoon fed your whole life but usually there's a reason that they are so well used and loved. It's because they teach something that is so simple, so important, and yet so very, very hard to put into action and really live! Right now my life is a crazy whirlwind of preparation for a long period of separation from my husband due to his job. Since we're dealing with the military/government for all of this plans keep changing on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis and it was really starting to stress me out and make me go absolutely batty! I'm the kind of person who loves for everything to be planned out, organized, and scheduled way in advance so I have plenty of time to mentally prepare myself for it. I think God had me marry my … [Read more...]
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