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I Need A Day Of Rest

September 5, 2019 by not your average mom 2 Comments

When you are a serious athlete, you work your ass off no matter what sport you participate in. It is not uncommon to push yourself to the point of puking at times. But no matter what level you are training at, even if you are an Olympian, you also give yourself a day of rest. […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care, Uncategorized Tagged With: decompression, recovery, rest, taking a day off, the importance of rest

You’re Allowed To Take A Break

August 30, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

For me, the first day of school usually brings along with it the (self-imposed) expectation  that I need to both make and check everything off a mile-long to-do list. Like every thing I couldn’t get to over the course of the summer needs to be completed by the time the kids get off the bus. […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: depression, emotional, empty cup, expectations, rehab, rest, sleep

The Breaking Point Has Been Reached

November 11, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

I think we could all use a little break from election talk. Or “talk”. And I’ve spent the morning trying to come up with a light, fun post to just bring some levity to our day. But I haven’t been able to. Because I’m tired. I’m drained. In fact, I’m totally shot. I am emotionally […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: accountability, gender, president, rest, trump

Slow Down Saturday

October 15, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Today is the first Saturday in too long that we have no baseball games, no swim practices, no swim meets, no birthday parties… Nothing.  I spent the morning in the kitchen cooking. I made three trays of chocolate chip banana bread and brownies and about five gallons of chicken stock and meat for tacos and Mexican chicken […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: peppa pig, rest, saturday

My kids can’t handle down time.

September 11, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Last week I wrote a post and described what my afternoons are like on the weekdays, and someone commented asking when we eat dinner and then said something along the lines of that sounds exhausting. My afternoons are definitely exhausting. As soon as Number 3 gets home, I have to get him to swim practice […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Costco, down time, Number 4, rest

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