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A Wake Up Call (All Puns Intended)

November 6, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I had an a-ha moment yesterday. Why I need to be slammed over the head with these things repeatedly before I get them, I don’t know. But that’s how it seems to work for me. I have a history of depression.  Fifteen or so years ago, I was hospitalized (for the first time) and consequently […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: depression, exhaustion, facebook, Instagram, phone, quality time, sleep, television, TV, zamboni

Mom Rule #1: Sleep Over Everything Else

March 6, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

On Saturday night around midnight, Number 6 woke up crying because his leg hurt. This happens once or twice every couple weeks (growing pains), and when it does, I give him some ibuprofen, and then I rub his leg until he settles down and falls back asleep. It’s usually about a fifteen minute production from start […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: exhaustion, sick, sleep, zamboni

10 Things To Do When You Are Depressed

June 6, 2015 by not your average mom 24 Comments

About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. I was hospitalized for about a week, and then I spent  several years in pretty extensive therapy. I’ve gotten a handle on the depression and have been able to manage it fairly well. But that doesn’t mean sometimes it doesn’t try to sneak back up […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: antidepressants, anxiety, catch-22, depression, drugs, mental illness, pajamas, puerto rico, serotonin, sleep, what to do if you're depressed, zamboni

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