Feeling Overwhelmed? Go Take A Walk

Posted by Dexie

I felt it this morning while looking at my sink and 2 loads of laundry waiting to be folded and put away. Of course my brain is also thinking about the weekend coming up. We really don't have anything big planned ahead. Last weekend we had a "McDonald's Picnic" right in our frontyard. Basically, we ordered our lunch from McDonald's, took it home and had a small picnic under the tree in front of our house. This Saturday, my son has to be at school at 9 in the morning for 2 hours to attend a practice class for an End Of Grade test. We figured since the school offered, why not take advantage of it. I'm sure it would keep him abreast of the tests he would be doing before the school ends. That's 1 thing in my mind. Really no big deal. My husband just landed an online job and he planned on doing some work for it this weekend so it would be up to me to entertain the kiddos. He would be spending a lot of time with the computer so we have to give him space so he can fully devote his time researching, thinking and writing.

So that's the weekend, why do I feel all over the place?

Well this week I have been knocking down one blogging job after another. I have 6. Trust me, I'm not wishing I don't have them. I love my blogging jobs. But then there's the chores, a baby who is all over the place and a son who needed to be told quite a few times to focus with his homework added into the mix. There's the evil PMS creeping up. You could understand why I was feeling overwhelmed, right? I have been multi-tasking from the minute I get up in the morning 'till the minute I lay my head down in my soft pillow. By 11am today I knew I had to do something about it. I needed to calm down and reassess myself. I felt the need to spend time just for me, albeit I had the baby with me. After I folded the laundry, I decided to strap my daughter in her stroller and went for a brisk walk. It was windy yet sunny. The 1 hour walk made a big difference. It was exactly what I needed. I had to step away from the chores, and the laptop. The 1 hour break definitely helped. Not only for ideas in my head, but also for my buns. I got an hour of exercise. AND, the baby went for a nap :) .

Going for a walk actually gave me an idea on how to entertain the kids while Dad does his work this weekend. He has complained quite a few times how busy this week have been at work. I've decided to take the kids out for a walk after the son gets back from school so Dad could concentrate on his online job while having that alone time that I know he needs himself. It works both ways.

What do you do when you're feeling overwhelmed?

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alicia said:

Sometimes the best way to beat that feeling of being overwhelmed is doing exactly what you did - recognizing the feeling, and just taking action. (I actually blogged about this not too long ago: http://writingspark.com/?p=378).

While I don't have a baby to strap in a stroller, I do have a dog to strap in a leash! Those are just a few of the days I'm thankful for him, haha.

Posted at 01:27 PM, on May 19 2007

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Harmony said:

I make a list or many lists. Whenever I feel like a have more than I can handle writing it out and tackling each item one by one helps.

Posted at 10:21 PM, on May 19 2007

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Summer said:

Thanks for participating in the Carnival of SAHMs!

Posted at 01:44 AM, on May 28 2007

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