April 7, 2008
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One day at a time...
I made a vet appointment for our chihuahua this morning (our boys call her a "tea-huahua" because her daddy is a teacup chihuahua, LOL!). She needs one more round of shots. I did not tell them about Tag yet--I haven't cried since Saturday, but I felt like I would cry if I tried to tell the vet. I am not a *pretty* crier...I can't breathe, I can't talk, I blotch out from head to toe...and I do not like crying in front of people (or on the phone!).
Losing our dog reminds me of every pet I've ever lost~and I can get caught up in dwelling on it. Yesterday, I became so annoyed when I found out that there is a 3-foot copperhead somewhere in either our yard or our neighbor's--if Tag were here, I would not be worried about it! He was a great snake dog.
A friend of mine thinks that I am under a lot of stress~maybe I am. We are living in limbo, in an unnatural family arrangement, the majority of the burden of getting this house packed and ready to sell is on my shoulders, I'm trying to homeschool our oldest and nurse our baby, we've had a couple of emotional setbacks...it is a lot, when it is all concurrent. It's also an environment conducive to multi-tasking, and I have been a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of gal since birth!
But, I think my saving grace, with God's help, is that I realized this past year that flying by the seat of my pants blurs my life. I have been striving to slow down and enjoy each moment. Live in the moment, so I can remember that moment. Where I once ran around town, taking my children to every community or homeschooling event...well, I'm not any more. I am at home, slowly but surely packing away my house. I stop when I need to nurse or cook; I throw school in wherever it fits.
It's a steady stream of pressure that I have some control over--when I truly feel burned out, we go out of town to visit our family. If it were frenetic and I allowed myself to multi-task, I think I would be having blood pressure problems, LOL.
I would love to know--how do you try to control the stressors in your life?
Comments (11)
I sleep! it's my natural defense mechanism to stress.
I am sorry to hear you are going through so much! You know it will be ok in the end! I have faith in you!
Do you really want to know? LOL NO, seriously I am learning to handle stress with journaling, taking a walk, watching a funny t.v. show or just taking a breather- My faith and spirtuality come into play as well - it is when I forget to to call on spirutality that things get really BAD!
My Family and I pray together .
I pray ,I sleep and I cry sometimes.
My Family and I will be praying for you and for your family.
God Bless,
CAGmomof2
I plan. I sit down, confront my issues, make a list of what I'll do first, second, third, and so on, and then I go on. Having the plan makes me feel 100% better. You'd think I'd plan more, but I wait until I'm stressed, then I plan the way out. Hey, it works for me!
You have SO much on your plate right now. I hope and pray things smooth out soon. This may be just one of those times in life where you just have to remind yourself "this too shall pass" and "until it does, I'll drink lots of coffee". ha.
Hang in there. I'm so sorry about your dog. I'm glad you are trying to slow down. I have been too and it is good for all of us. It will all get done, so don't worry.
I'm sorry you are having a tough time right now. tomorrow is a new day though!
I just drain the pool....
works wonders on the stress level! :ROTFL:
I wasn't aware I could change it for each comment - lol
Praying some peace for you sweetie!
Losing a pet is so hard but it's so ok to let it all out. :celebrate: It takes time to heal but remember those happy times and cherish those forever.
I'm sorry to hear you're having hard times but it seems you're doing the best you can. Hang in there. Prayer and peace work for me and sometimes having some alone time to refocus. Take it one day at a time....that's all we can do. :dancingcow:
I soak in the tub with all the pretty things (bubble bath, candles, sweet scents) for HOURS!! Of course, little people have to check on me but I don't care at that point. And I sew - something, anything!!!
I hate being in limbo too - one foot in one life and the other in this one! Not cool! But yah, soaking or sewing! That's it for me. And reading your blogs!!!!!