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Wow! The last two weeks have been a little crazy with unexpected “fun” like the freezer breaking and a roof leak in our garage that caused an electrical problem as well as the added stress of trying to find a new place to live because our lease is expiring in a couple of months.
As a result of all the stress I ended up taking time off last week from Tuesday afternoon until Thursday evening and it was FABULOUS! I cleared the calendar, slept later, took naps and generally did nothing that I did not absolutely have to. I felt so good afterward that I accomplished even more on Friday than I would have accomplished all week feeling tired and burned out.
It’s so important to pay attention to your body and emotions because they are often telling you to slow down before you hit a road block and are completely incapacitated. (Been there – done that. Can you say major depression?)
When you are a mom of little ones it is even more imperative that you schedule weekly “you” time. Have your husband plan special playtime with the kids or trade babysitting with a friend. Make it a priority to do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
My plan for this week:
PERSONAL – daily “Brain Dump” (read more here); drink at least 6 glasses of water every day (even more important in the summer!); take a 30 minute walk at least 5 days; write in my gratitude journal daily; go to bed by 10 p.m.
PEOPLE – date with hubby (milkshakes!); birthday dinner for daughter; take daughter out for ice cream
PASSION – art journal at least 5 minutes daily
PURPOSE – (wife) make a special breakfast for my husband; (mom) plan daily “talk time”; (encourager) pray for and write a note to a friend
PROJECTS – Sell books; writing project; organize photos for photo album
What do you have planned this week? Leave a comment or a link to your planning post. 🙂
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I’m enjoying your site! I linked through the ultimate bundles email. Very helpful information. I’m trying this year to be intentional in developing healthy habits and simplifying.
Welcome Angela! 🙂
Oh, I just love this idea! What a way to live intentionally. Thanks for showing us an example from your own life. 🙂
Thanks Alison!
I am so glad to hear that you are going to counseling and I am so happy that my site is encouraging to you. I pray that God will continue to bless you and give you grace! Thanks for being a reader! 🙂
Why are you all moving again? Didn’t you just move?
Hi Patricia – Unfortunately since we sold everything in 2010 to try to do social work in another country we have been moving every couple of years as the owners of our rental homes have decided to sell the houses we live in. We are hoping that this is the last move for a while.
Good because moving can be a budget buster for sure…
SOOOO true!
I have a book in the works, too. I am doing the self-edit that must precede the professional edit. I am an editor, but even editors need editors if they write books. 🙂 This week I made up my mind that all the other jobs are second to this one–self-edit. Everything else takes a backseat, and some little things may not get done. It is much harder to edit myself than to edit other people. Thank you for reinforcing my perception that for this week, my book must pre-empt everything else.
I am so glad to help Katherine. It is so easy to let other tasks supercede what our true priorities are. Good luck with your book!
I love what I’ve read so far on your blog! I’ve tried to subscribe so that I can download the weekly planning pages, but I keep getting an error message. Has anyone else had this issue?
Hi Miranda – I am so sorry for the inconvenience. Were you able to sign up yet?
My husband had a stroke two years ago. I take care of him 24 hours a day. Only recently have I decided to really do ‘me’ time. So I got a book from library and I try to read for a half hour everyday.
All while I do that my husband makes all sorts of disturbances when I’m trying to grab a slice of peace in my life. Whether I’m reading at 6:00 am or 1:00 am…yes I did say 1:00 am…he gets upset and says I’m lazy. It’s very difficult to have me time around here!
If I try to go on a little drive with him (20 minutes away) to sit at the beach…my adult kids thinks I’m selfish. They think because chicken feed for ‘their’ chickens is low that I should be spending money on that instead of myself getting away for an hour…WITH my always annoyed spouse.
It’s hard to find me time…without being burdened with guilt! Any suggestions other than running away from it all(!) would be appreciated.
Keeping my chin above water in more ways than one,
Janice
Wow, that sounds challenging Janice. I strongly suggest that you seek out some counseling for caretakers. Caretaking is so demanding and you need some support. You may also benefit from reading the book Boundaries. You can find more info here: https://thepeacefulmom.com/2010/07/20/how-to-say-no/. I pray that God will give you peace, wisdom and grace in your difficult situation.