I find myself doing a lot of this lately….
My version of a reset button, whenever life gets so demanding….
when the girls are talking at high pitch, at the same time and my ears start to ring,
when I’ve just cleaned an area of the house, and I turn around and it’s messy again
when I’ve got too many ideas in my head & I don’t know where to start,
when the laundry piles up and you have your own Mt. Everest in your closet,
and more recently…
when your brain has literally fried due to over stimulation of the internet and technology
I had to step away yesterday from the blog, from twitter, from instagram…but somehow, I couldn’t escape the clutches of facebook.
I felt like I couldn’t think, I couldn’t process like I normally do. The pages in my head were blank, and I was a lil’ more irritable with the girls than usual.
So I stopped, and the girls and I walked around the mall.
Even though it wasn’t as serene as, say a walk around the lake…it felt good to be out. We took our time; and when we ate lunch, we ate outside and the summer breeze felt so calming.
I need to remind myself to stop every once in a while. I’m always “busy.” Always wanting to get things done, that sometimes I forget to breathe.
Do you have a reset button?
How do you guys find time to relax?
xo, Louise
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Hi Mary Louise,
Thank you for your blog today, I really enjoyed it. Are you still making your treats, I can’t remember what they are called? Do you have nay that are gluten free?
Have a fabulous day,
Pam
Hi Pam! So happy you stopped by =) I only make them every once in a while for parties…they’re called cakeballs =) No, haven’t been able to make them gluten free, I should look that up tho! I’ll let u know when I do =)
Wow Louise! This really resonated with me for sure. I know what that feels like. Retail therapy always does the trick for me! Also, writing and journaling. My favorite time to write is at night after everyone has gone to bed. It’s the only time of the day when the house is quiet. No a fly is buzzing and I could really dive deep into my thoughts and hear them bounce off the wall. I love those moments….
haha “retail therapy”…that’s what i call it too! those moments are gold =) XO
My brain feels fried every day. I think I have a brain problem. And yeah, I always just keep going going going and have to remember to just breathe. Sounds like a nice lunch you had outside though. I love eating outside when the weather is nice too
~Lisha
Yea, esp in our world right now, we really gotta step back a bit and recharge. We did have a great lunch, it was peaceful for a change =)
I am very familiar with this feeling, too — it usually sets in on Friday at about three o’clock. I find myself so anxious all of a sudden…feeling “too plugged-in.” It’s funny, because we basically have the best job ever, but we still need our ‘weekends,’ you know? Glad you took some time! xx
We do have the best job huh?!! I joke around with the hubbs…weekend? I don’t have a weekend..cuz I don’t actually =P
I am always trying to get things done too! For every two things I check off my to do list, I add three more.
I tend to stay up really late after everyone else is sleeping… the house is so quiet and peaceful!