How Do I Make Time For It All?
I don't try.
I am usually a happy busy person but even I get overwhelmed from time to time. I have learned a trick over the years that has helped me cope when I get that feeling of craziness that can develop in homeschooling moms, wanting to keep constantly in motion.
I know when I need a break. I take a few minutes and if the weather is nice I slip outdoors to wander around our yard. I stop trying to get it all done. I breathe. After a few minutes of walking around the garden, I find a spot to sit in the sun to feel its rays on my cheeks. More often than not I am greeted with the nuzzling nose of my pup or the rubbing on my shins of a feline. They sense my need to recharge and let me have a little "fur therapy" as we call in our family. I scratch their chins and they reward me with unconditional love.
This all takes but a few moments...I can feel myself settling down and shedding those feelings of being overwhelmed. No longer even feeling the need to try to get it all done I return to the rest of my day a much more satisfied mom. In the years when I had little ones, I would take them out and walk them around the yard with me even if it was just for a few minutes.
What is even more curious? I can look back at the end of the day and realize I accomplished what I needed to accomplish even after fitting in that short break.
Try it.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
5 comments:
I can attest to the glory of this strategy! When I take the moment that is... too often I don't take the opportunity.
But, EVERY time I do, I'm actually more productive for having taken a break and can usually see things more clearly! :)
amy in peru
I like it. For me it is finding time to workout. I am so much more energetic and fruitful when I haven't been sitting in the house as a sloth all day.
As from now on I will allow myself more Guinea Pig 'Fur Therapy'. I know beforehand it will work miracles.
You are so right: we need more mindful moments in our garden when our home is a 24/7 place of living and learning.
That's so true, I often have to stop myselfe by not going crazy! I do my therapy with the dog.
bye
Sybille/Buntblume
I love to see snow. There is nothing like winter to refresh my heart, well except for Jesus. We even stood outside yesterday in snow flurries for a few minutes.
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