Exhausted, 2011
Unemployment
Job uncertainty
Needy baby
3 year old
Sovereign debt
Budget cuts
Competition
New technology
Long commutes
(Potentially)
Self promotion
Rejection
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Insourcing
Outsourcing
Obscurity
Health care
Day care
No wonder I’m taking so many naps
Saving for college
Paying off loans
It could all be worse
Sitting in my office chair
Rocking back and forth
A headache
And two tears
One of the ways I cope is to take a sabbath rest. I need it badly. I recharge w/ a long nap on Sundays. Also, I’ve found that dates w/ my husband are imperative to give me necessary refocusing. Dates are simple for us, though, because we have two teenage daughters who will care for their younger siblings. Plus, my parents live next door. But I still think dates are crucial for mental health.
Oh…I take naps. I take naps. 🙂 Yes, I need them. I don’t know why. But if I don’t get at least one on the weekend, I’m toast the next week. Part of my problem Monday was low blood sugar, I think. If I don’t pay close attention to my eating and be sure to eat often and well, my world quickly begins to “fall apart” around me. I’ve been paying attention to that more the past few days. As for dates, my husband and I are going out to celebrate our anniversary tonight. 🙂
Have a great, refreshing time! p.s. I know what you mean about eating often and well. I pretty much have to eat a low-grain diet with plenty of meat and vegetables and fruit, or I fall apart.
Just wanted to chime in that you are in my thoughts today – hope all is better since your rough Monday. I also have trouble with low blood sugar if I get stressed or miss a meal. I morph into another woman – yikes!
Thank you! 🙂