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I changed my journal layout to one of LJs formats because of the comment confusion.  Hopefully that helps!
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I took the day off from work yesterday after unexpectedly reaching an emotional barrier/limit that I didn't realize was there.  I still feel really drained and want one more day off today, but I have so many people depending on me that I can't afford it. My reputation for making a situation livable, closing the gaps and making sure everyone is together and committed to a single cause puts me in a rough place sometimes where all I feel like I do is take care of others.  And it's okay.  But it is exhausting.

I need to find a healthy way to recharge myself.  I feel like I give all day at work, some home and keep house and watch children and give to my family.  Very rarely do I find the time to give to myself.  Except early in the mornings like now - getting my thoughts out.  I keep complaining that I want a gym membership and think that idealistically I would get up early, go to class, and then go to work jazzed for the day.  In reality, I know it is dark, cold and getting to be winter outside and will I leave the house that early?  If we got a membership at the Y, the boys could go to their care area for an hour while Mama works out, but then I lose an hour of time I could be with them.  Ah, I wish we had a family center like the one morninglorybluedescribes near her house!

What do you do for yourself?

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I feel like I have been given some beautiful days lately:

From Drop Box

(no subject)

I changed my journal layout to one of LJs formats because of the comment confusion.  Hopefully that helps!
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I took the day off from work yesterday after unexpectedly reaching an emotional barrier/limit that I didn't realize was there.  I still feel really drained and want one more day off today, but I have so many people depending on me that I can't afford it. My reputation for making a situation livable, closing the gaps and making sure everyone is together and committed to a single cause puts me in a rough place sometimes where all I feel like I do is take care of others.  And it's okay.  But it is exhausting.

I need to find a healthy way to recharge myself.  I feel like I give all day at work, some home and keep house and watch children and give to my family.  Very rarely do I find the time to give to myself.  Except early in the mornings like now - getting my thoughts out.  I keep complaining that I want a gym membership and think that idealistically I would get up early, go to class, and then go to work jazzed for the day.  In reality, I know it is dark, cold and getting to be winter outside and will I leave the house that early?  If we got a membership at the Y, the boys could go to their care area for an hour while Mama works out, but then I lose an hour of time I could be with them.  Ah, I wish we had a family center like the one morninglorybluedescribes near her house!

What do you do for yourself?

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I feel like I have been given some beautiful days lately:

From Drop Box