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Posts Tagged ‘losing patience’

You Know You Need A Break When…

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Hi ladies! I just got back from an hour walk in the minus 9 degree weather so I feel clear and refreshed. I’ve got a nice hot cup of coffee next to my laptop. It’s Friday, so that’s always nice. And the holidays are just around the corner. So all in all, life’s good.

But shit, this woman feels like she needs a break. And I know it, just from these few things I’ve done over the past 2 weeks. And the other stuff below.

You know you need a break when…

  • You’re 25 minutes late for a meeting because you don’t remember which locker you chose at the gym and have tried the code 45 times on 45 different lockers.

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Help, I’m Totally Frazzled!

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

I would like today’s Blog to address a comment a friend of mine made to me the other day. It went something like this:

“Erica, I have to tell you, I’m losing my patience.  I’m yelling at my kids a lot lately.  I can’t remember the last time I sat on the floor with them to do a puzzle. I’m short tempered with my husband. I’m pulled in a million different directions, and I’m completely frazzled!”

Can any of you relate? I gotta admit, I can completely relate to this on most days.

As a stay-at-home mom, as a working mom, as a single mom, or as a busy career woman, we are under tremendous strains. Our entire day is planned, from the moment the alarm goes off, to the time we plop into bed at night. We run from thing to thing, from this to that. In fact, I sometimes feel like Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. Look at these two creatures! They look like someone pressed the fast-forward button on them!

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Posted in Career, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Relationships, Stress | 23 Comments »