Crappy day thus far. Not going to let it get to me.
It’s 10am and I had a rough morning. The whole family was crabby and difficult today. Impatience and miscommunication were rampant. And I didn’t handle it well. This was not one of my stellar Perfect Wife and Mother Moments.
I’m now home alone starting my work day, feeling kinda crappy.
So, how am I going to handle it?
I will not eat junk or too much of anything out of frustration as I have in the past. I will not forgo activity because I’m “busy”. I will not sabotage myself by using this as an excuse to mistreat my body. I will not let the rest of my day continue like this.
Blowing the whistle and throwing on the brakes!
I will:
- Take a deep breath
- Exercise some of the adrenaline off while I catch up on my work email
- Eat well — no skipping meals, no overeating
- Work hard — focus and productivity always make me feel better
- Laugh (Sarah, the Facebook page spoof you twittered about DEFINITELY helped)
- Apologize for my impatience and give some extra TLC when the family members trickle in through the day (and be patient if they don’t feel like coming along with my plan just yet)
I feel better already. It’s a plan. And I’m going to act by exercising right now.
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sounds like a plan! I have mornings like that too. No matter how awful the morning was, as each child leaves for the bus, I put their little face in my hands and tell them how much I love them and to have a wonderful day. The stress seems to melt away from all of us in that moment
Thanks for visiting my blog! Sounds like you have a great plan there. I love the photo!! I need one of those signs! D
That definitely helped — had a peaceful “I love you” send-off as I buckled them in this morning!
Phew, plan worked! Ended up with a good day. In the Old Days, that would have derailed me!