Tag: overwhelmed
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Furloughed….
Working for the government has its ups and downs. There are days when I absolutely love my job and believe in everything I do. And then there are days – especially recently – where I lose faith in the system. Like allowing military members and federal employees go without paychecks just because Congress can’t negotiate…
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Keeping your Feelings in Check
Over the past few weeks, I have had to do a lot of emotional regulation – ensuring that who I am talking too is on the same page, balancing my emotions with my audience, but ensuring I am still calmly stating facts, and not posting everything I am currently feeling on social media because…well I…
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It’s Monday…. For the Third Day in a Row
You ever have those days where you just want to scream at people? You know those days – when nothing seems to be going right, or everything happens at once with everyone clamoring for your attention or help? And if one more person asks you a stupid question – you will SNAP! Those days are…
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Days where you just want to say “Screw It!”
Balancing between work, school, the kids and everything else that accompanies those responsibilities- it can be really hard to find time to just RELAX! With my planner, I try to block time out for myself like scheduling time for meditation and breathing exercises. In today’s world of there is an app for everything, I have…
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Gratitude
A few years ago – during COVID – I challenged myself to read all my unread books at home. A good portion of these were books on Early Childhood Development – my background – and journals I was subscribed to for my work. One day I was reading a book teaching children appreciation and gratitude.…
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Geo-baching
About three years ago, we made a decision that resulted in my husband geo-baching. My husband got assigned to a base on the east coast of Virgina. We kept an eye out for jobs for myself, but I was part of a civilian career program that unfortunately limited my options at the smaller bases. I…
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Plan A…. nope Scratch that – On to Plan M
One thing about the military life that is predictable- that right when you think you have a plan together, something will happen to knock you over, and upside down. Unpredictability – the military has that in spades. Planning anything while in the military is like playing the lottery. Most of the time you end up…
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Teenagers
Teens are gross – 13 year old boys are grosser. 11 year old girls are grossest. No matter how you try to teach them, what techniques, guidance or punishment you give them – they are gross! I am a super-organized, neat freak, and ultra conscious about hygiene. My husband …. Is not. I thought between…
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Why Balance?
Balancing life and everything that goes with it can be challenging. Especially in today’s world with so many choices on how to organize your life – millions of apps to choose from, planners around every corner, computers, tablets, smart phones all with their own promises of making life easier. But then its one more thing…
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Balancing Act
Have you ever tried to walk on the curb without falling? Or you remember trying to stay on the balance beam in gym class- trying not to fall, so you don’t get hurt, or worse, laughed at? As long as I was low to the ground, I could make it through. As soon as that…
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