Mental Moments vs Mental Breakdowns
I’m going to keep this short, sweet, and to the point! Brevity is not my strong suit, but I have had the most exciting and exhausting week with all of the MANY homecoming activities and events of the past week. We all had fun taking part in the traditions that root us to our community. Many memories were made painting overalls, exchanging garters and mums, being in the parade, attending the varsity football game, and celebrating the evening of the dance with pictures (so many pictures), dinner, dance, and after parties.
My tank is empty, literally and figuratively. I have run hither and yon and loved every minute of it, but I have been run ragged with all of the main festivities and the background preparation – clothes shopping, alterations, ordering and picking up garters, mums, corsages, and boutonnieres, hair, nails, make-up, coordinating and attending pictures with two kids at two locations at almost the same time, making sure everyone had transportation to and from everywhere they had to be, editing and sharing photos, etc. These things are in addition to the regular daily tasks of cooking, cleaning, bills, work, etc.
I don’t think there is enough coffee in the world to help me stay on track today, so I am declaring a mental moment for myself to catch my breath, re-center, and get back on track. I have a lunch scheduled with a dear friend. I’m charging my Kindle as I type with a plan to spend some time reading today. The laundry is going to stay in the baskets. Dinner will be simple. I will be in bed early tonight.
Most importantly, I will not feel guilty about this at all! We want to do it all and be everything to everyone, but without taking care of ourselves, we can’t be at our best for our loved ones. Would you want a surgeon operating on you who was just trying to rush to the next patient? Would you want to fly with a pilot who had been flying for 18 hours? Of course not. Everyone needs to recharge their batteries and realize that taking a mental break helps more people in the long run. Who is with me? Mental moments keep us from having mental breakdowns!!
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