My Spring Break

  I realize I have to keep my life as simple as possible. With the kids not being in school, it seems like the house work and mundane tasks, that all moms have to do on a daily basis, are doubled. Washing one sink full of dishes sent me into a crying fit, and I ended up in the shower, with a head full of useless thoughts, and a lot of tears. I'm not able to fix anything if I can't fix myself. A friend of mine told me to take a deep breath, sit down, collect my thoughts, and take a moment for myself. The things that needed to get done could wait. They weren't going anywhere. She said that when I was done taking my time, start doing only one thing at a time. I started with the easiest thing I could find to do, washing a load of towels. When I was done, I had finally accomplished something. It wasn't much, but it was a start. I try to look at the big picture and get overwhelmed at everything that I know needs to be done. When I do, I get overwhelmed instantly and I then don't do anything at all. So by taking a moment to collect myself, I was able to finish one thing at a time, and those things turned into many things done. Then, it was all easy to maintain it. Its a process to retrain my behavior  and find pleasure in doing these things. It doesn't all happen in one day, so I try and remember easy does it. I can only change how I feel about these situations. Nobody but me is going to take care of my family and their needs, so I have to find ways to make this as easy as possible. Keep It Simple...It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...