Once, when I was going through a difficult time and didn’t know what direction life would take me, I was told by an acquaintance who had been through a similar rough patch that if you worry and then suffer, you suffer twice. But, if you don’t worry (and just believe) and still suffer in some way, you would only suffer once.
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Guess what I found out recently? I can’t do it all and I need to ask for help. I think the key is to ‘ask’ and not ‘expect’ someone to know you need help. I’ve definitely said to my husband a few times, ‘Why do you wait until I’m spiraling to help?’ His answer is valid when he calmly says ‘I didn’t know you needed help’. We think as moms we are supposed to do it all and we think other moms are successfully doing it all. Maybe it’s possible for the short distance but not for the long haul. I’m one of 6 kids, I watched my mom work non-stop taking care of the house, kids, food, pets, etc. I also witnessed her burning out. My siblings and I helped around the house but maybe could have done more and in recent years my dad had admitted that he could have done more to help at home.
Did you know you have a small army of helpers around you? Below are eight individuals or groups of people that are willing to offer a helping hand and won’t think any less of you for getting their assistance.
Don’t freak out…reach out! Ask for the help you need. Read More »
Are you running on empty? We’ve all seen examples of busy moms who lose their personal identity sacrificing it all to care for the needs and wants of their families, job, or community. Sometimes we tragically see these moms in the news after they have snapped and gone off the deep end. Most of these women probably meant well initially and maybe didn’t realize they were losing themselves along life’s journey.
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So of all of the posts I have written in the Road to Savvy series so far…this category, nutrition, is my struggle. I really have to work at being consistent with my systems and routines. I seriously LOVE the way my weeks flow when I have a healthy eating plan. However, it just takes a hiccup like leaving town or having a long tournament weekend to get thrown off. But that lovely feeling of control over my nutrition keeps me keeping on.
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I’m feeling nostalgic…or maybe just hormonal. As Mother’s Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on the mothers in my family tree and my surrounding motherhood forest of friends and how they all contribute to the mom I am and aspire to be.
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In the Road to Savvy #1 you setup or updated your family calendar and hopefully scheduled in your recurring appointments for your fitness. In Road to Savvy #2, you learned how to be a goal digger and defined some specific personal health goals.
Lace up those sneakers! Now it’s time to take action!
The entire Road to Savvy series is about making time for yourself and then using your ME time wisely. In the first installment of the Road to Savvy series, I offered some time management tips that work for me. If you missed this post, check it out here. Now we need to hone into where you want this ME time to be spent, but first you need to pause and make a plan.
You may have missed this random fact that I have shared on my About page: I married my 1989 prom date. By choice – not necessity. Jason and I started dating in my senior year of high school, he was a junior.
Who knew I would marry my prom date!?! Read More »
I have a type A personality and have finally accepted that I can’t change my type. I love to organize just about anything and I’m constantly looking for ways to improve a process. In fact, many of these skills comprise what I do for a living as an IT Product Manager. I get excited in the Container Store and I love to help my friends and family purge a purse and organize a closet. Remember the show, Clean Sweep? Loved it! Years ago I took a Franklin Covey time management class and it was right up my alley. If organization was a language, I’d consider myself fluent.
Turns out there just might be enough hours in the day Read More »
No, this isn’t a typo. I don’t mean indispensable. I truly mean dispensable and here’s why.
If you are indispensable then you are a roadblock in your own life. Everyone is counting on you to help them, they essentially can’t survive without you, or at least think they can’t. No one else can do it the way you do, right?
I’m like you…often feeling squeezed among layers of responsibilities and usually pressed for time. I have felt like I can’t focus attention on any one thing well since I’m just doing a quick once over on many competing items. Life can look like a nest of hungry baby robins depending on mama to be fed. You want to help everyone but you are just one person and there are only so many worms.
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