Category Archives: Quit stressin'

Shutting down the baby factory

Everytime someone asks me when I’m having another kid, my face looks like this:

I.AM.DONE. So help me, God, and this nifty little IUD. I don’t want any more kids. Period.
Oh sure, sometimes I get a little weak and think, ”Another kid would be nice…” But then I snap out of it and I realize that I am [...]

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Guest post: Becoming a compotent mother

Today’s guest post is from Alicia, blogger at MomDelicious, mommy of Aiden, and my BFF-in-the-head (alright,  I admit, I just want to be her when I grow up).
It’s sad to say that I don’t even remember how I “met” Alicia but she’s occupied a cozy place in my life for a little while now. Whenever I kick [...]

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I gotta do better (steps to a better me)

I’ve been living in a constant state of stress since 2006.
I freak out about everything and it seems like I can’t make it through the day without getting overwhelmed.
But it stops now. Life isn’t meant to be super-stressful all the time. It’s meant to be enjoyed and lived to the fullest. I love my kids [...]

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My new motto (Living stress-free)

If you’ve spent any time with me in the past few weeks, you’ve probably heard me say, “I’m doing the best I can right now.”
My daughter is fussing because I’m too slow with dinner? “I’m doing the best I can right now.”
My husband is giving me the side eye because I’m running around like a [...]

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Do you feel appreciated? (How do you cope if you don’t?)

It’s summertime and life at the Jefferson household is chaotic beyond words. We’re both working late every night, with my husband coming home at 11, midnight most days of the week. We’ve got projects on top of projects, and all types of things on our to-do list that just need to get done.
 
We are no [...]

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