Yes like Steph said...sometimes we have to do things for ourselves and once you turn the corner it will help greatly with stress. I was alone 4 days every week with my kids because my husband was an airline pilot. On top of that he is 15 years older than me and didn't really want to 'fully' participate in child rearing. It was ok because I didn't really have to run anything by him which in some ways made things easier? Also I took care of all the money and bills which was another job but on the good side I never had to account for any financial spending. Husband was extremely good at doing the 'manly' jobs....could fix anything and I never had to even carry a bag of groceries if he was with me. Physically tiring to care for the kids alone but maybe mentally not as stressful since I only had 'them' to care for 4 days a week.. As the kids got older and they wanted to go do something 'fun' I would say well I'm not sure... mommy has all this work to do and I may not get it done. They would volunteer to help so that we could get out the door.
Yeah the swim club was great as it took them all the way thru high school. It was pretty cheap too. It was every evening m-fri and then a swim meet a few times a month on the weekend.
Great job on the jump roping! I keep a single 10# hand weight next to my favorite tv seat and when I see it right there it triggers me to do some reps while I'm watching tv. Funny...last time I went to the doc she held my arm to take my blood pressure. She repeated 3 times for me to relax my arm and I said it's totally relaxed. She kinda gave me a stern look and a few seconds later dropped my arm to see if it would fall and it did. It didn't dawn on me then but I think she mistook muscle for tenseness. Ha
Wishing you peace this week

Great mantra! Good job on the work out too :0) When I do a cleaning like that, I make believe I'm moving and ask myself if I would want to move whatever object or throw it away. Hoe you have great rest of the week

You're doing great! So much easier when exercise becomes a habit. I know that if I try to add another exercise at a different time it's supppppppper hard for me to actually do it. So I hear ya. Hope you all get a long restful nights sleep tonight

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh popcorn sounds divine right now!!!! I always crave hella salt after my longer fast of the week so you're talkin my language girlfriend 😍😍😍

Sorry your tummy is acting up! Yummmm carbs...can't eat just one! haha...well me at least. You're being very conscious of what your eating so that's great. Hope this week is a feel goooooood week

"Productive, not Destructive"....I LOVE that! I turn the music way up when I'm cleaning. I start in one small area and won't leave it till it's perfect. If you flutter around you'll get overwhelmed and won't feel like you got anything done. I also keep a big garbage bag by my side and a couple rags and cleaning fluids. I tell myself that it's my workout for the day...no gym or run necessary.
It's a tough job running a household with young kids! Arghhhhhh. Try to get them to get used to helping you or they will be overwhelmed when they grow up and gotta do it all themselves. My mom didn't let us touch a thing when we were growing up and boy it was a rude awakening for me when I got my own family. Wish she would have given us responsibilities. I remember seeing all the scattered toys and thinking to myself..." no fairy is gonna appear and help you, just pick it up".