I guess I struck a nerve last week. I’m not the only “super-mom” out there who is not feeling so super. A week of perspective seeking has helped. Getting a couple of nagging projects off my plate has helped. Remembering to not write at the end of the day will probably help, too. I felt…
Category Archives: Stress Relief
Full Plate
I am tired. There’s no way around it. I’m running on fumes, and staring down another day where I need a full tank. What to do? Short term: suck it up, push on, just do it. Long term: not sure. Seriously. Every week I make a list of what (ideally) needs to happen. I plan…
10 Basic Tips for Regaining Post-Holiday Happiness
The holidays can be challenging for just about everyone as fatigue from busy schedules, the strain of holiday spending and challenges due to family discord are faced. For many, after the gifts are opened and the parties have ended, the post-holiday let down is just beginning. As a result, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, BCBA-D, a…
It’s a Puzzle…
My kids each received a jigsaw puzzle as one of their Christmas gifts. I gave the littles a couple of “preschool” puzzles – the ones with a couple of dozen pieces. The oldest can now do these with ease and I didn’t see many options in between those and the 100 piece jigsaw I got…
Seasonal Parenting
As I am typing this Winter Solstice is winding down and I am rejoicing, not in the pagan holiday sense, but in the “Hooray! Days will start getting longer again,” sense. I have been considering the “seasons” that our family goes through each year. Of course we tread through the normal calendar with everyone else,…
Our Bustenhalters
Did the title catch your eye? Ok well welcome, come in and lets talk 🙂 I want to talk about support systems. Do you know who your is? Have you ever depended on them in a moments notice? I guess you don’t know who they are till you need them the most. I’ve always been…
Bumper Stickers
Wednesday, I was driving my daughter to swim team practice. At a stop light, I looked up and the car in front of me had about 37 bumper stickers on the back of it. (I am not a fan of bumper stickers. I think it has something to do with the fact that I once…
What Tune Do You Live By?
One of the greatest things about people is the ability to be creative. Except when it’s a four year old creatively pretending to play a CD she made (out of cardboard). In your minivan’s CD player. Yep. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking of the music I’m not listening to. The favorites…
Best Medicine…
I often call it a worped sense of humor…you know where you can make a joke out of anything? Sort of like “Rosanne” remember that sitcom? I love(d) that show. It to me was as “real life” as I wanted to get. Then my son was born, I would say laughter got us through it all….
Lean on Me — A Caregivers Anthem
Music—the soundtrack of my life. Certain songs hold special meaning because they deliver a timeless message. The 1972 chart-topper LEAN ON ME by Bill Withers is one of those songs. Caregivers, listen closely. Then reach out for help when your load becomes too heavy to carry alone.