Monday, August 24, 2015
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valmaebel
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This was me yesterday...except I biked instead of ran. I had another minor meltdown at my kids on Saturday. I was frustrated, upset, and had that weird empty feeling you get after expending a lot of emotions. Hubby was having a rough day at work so couldn't talk to me about it. Kind of dismissed me (not being mean, he was just dealing with some super crazy crap at work. Like really crazy). Anyway, I got all my stuff ready for my endurance bike and went to bed but didn't sleep well at all that night. Woke up every 30 minutes and finally shut off my alarm and decided I wouldn't bike. But woke up at 4:30 anyway and decided if I'm not sleeping well I might as well get an easy bike in. It helped a lot. I had a chance to truly ponder what was making me so upset at my kids every weekend. They do their chores during the week just fine...it's just the weekend we were having problems. It shouldn't be a big deal but it somehow was. Finally figured out I was just overly stressed about other things. Mainly taking on all the children's programs at church. It's a lot of new stuff I need to get done every week and there is always that fear of forgetting something, not getting something done, and just failing in general. But because I have also had plenty of time to get everything done and even have down time, I hadn't realized I was stressed. Kind of weird but my brain kept thinking how well balanced everything was...having actual downtime, getting in consistent training, spending time with kids, getting all my chores done, and even having time with hubby. I was so excited to have a routine that actually worked I didn't realize I was still incredibly stressed. Just acknowledging it has helped my attitude already. I'll be stressed for a few weeks as I adjust to my new responsibilities. No way to truly avoid that is it's just fear of the unknown. Get through this next month and the stress will reduce naturally.
Sorry, long post but I was really glad I got some of that worked out. Hubby hasn't been home so haven't had a chance to talk to him about it all. This week is my rest and recovery week so I'm only doing about half my workouts this week and focusing on getting plenty of rest and sleep. Let my body recover from all the training I've inflicted on it and then start up again next week with all my intensity again. I have an easy swim this morning. Going to head to Costco right after that and than this afternoon finally go through all our mail, bills, and other paperwork that has been stacking up. Oldest kiddos has piano lessons this evening as well.
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Is this a volunteer thing at church? I know its hard to say no but sometimes you have to. I watched my older daughter raising kids, working fulltime, doing all the housework and cleaning, take on organizing all the soccer teams for 3-4 yrs. she finally quit but she said at the time I just can't say no when they put pressure on me.
Sometimes you can want to do it all, think you are young and have plenty of energy but something has to give. Its a matter of priorities. Obviously your husband and kids figure in as number one. Taking care of yourself also.
Just make sure you aren't taking on too much because saying no would make you look bad to others.
I am staying home instead of nia, rash on neck from allergic reaction is still itchy and air quality still in bad smokey range. So thats my frustration today, on top of that hubby bugging me to go to doctor when i know they could only give steriods i wouldnt want to take. Hoping this goes away soon!
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Val, I find it really interesting how something can be stressing you out and you don't even realize it -- until you have that "ah ha" moment. And knowing where the stress is coming from really is half the battle. Maybe more. Glad you were able to pinpoint where it was coming from.
Marla, have you tried any topical creams on the rash? I take Allegra allergy pills and saw they had an itch cream too so I bought that. Once in a great while I get a couple of hives on my wrist (no idea what causes it) and that takes care of it pretty quickly.
Except for my run on Saturday morning I pretty much took the weekend off, and I needed it. Didn't eat horribly but didn't worry about what I was eating either. Slept a lot. I'm still not feeling 100% healthy so I'm glad I rested as much as I did while I could. Usually Jason weighs me on Mondays but I'm going to ask him to wait until Thursday this week - both because getting on the scale today will only show that I'm bloated, and if I know I have to weigh on Thursday that will be an added incentive for me to actually stay back on track today because I won't have any excuse to still be bloated on Thursday.0 -
Also I forgot to say how much I love today's thread starter. That's awesome.0
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I read for kind of rash i have taking the antihistimine orally is better, cream could make worse. I have been using benedryl at night and putting fresh aloe vera plant gel on it, itch is better today. I emailed my doctor about it, they think i am on vacation, i don't want to say i moved until we get there as i have no doctor. Nurse told me the aloe is good keep using it, will take a week to go away.
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