Month May 2016

Spring fever is a real disease.

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Spring fever is a real disease.

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Itchy eyes, twitchy legs, trouble with concentration, and a desperate need for fresh air are some of the basic symptoms of spring fever. Deeper effects are found in our inability to complete normal tasks, such as writing or grading papers, doing laundry, finishing anything necessary for our employment or education (even though we know it HAS to get done.)

Unfortunately it can also lead to crabbiness and short temper. Last week I had to take a walk with my 7 year-old daughter because she and her classmates were feeling the effects of the spring fever bug. (I might have also felt a touch of it coming on, which resulted in our decision to take a long walk.) My little girl explained to me that the kids in her class were not being nice to one another, and even though she tried to make them be nice, she could not stop them from picking at each other. I listened carefully and remembered well Continue reading “Spring fever is a real disease.” →

Sunday Night Stress Out in Monday Morning Hindsight

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Sunday Night Stress Out in Monday Morning Hindsight

Most every Sunday evening I find myself in a funk. I am sullen and overwrought with ideas and worry about the busy week ahead. More often than I care to admit, my husband has wiped away tears because of my Sunday Night Stress Out.

This morning I am feeling the effects of another Sunday Night Stress Out. My sleep was listless and my dreams bizarre. My husband, as always, took my stress with stride and slept like a baby (a baby that sleeps, not like my babies who don’t sleep.) 🙂

I used to think I was the only one who suffered from Sunday Night Stress Outs but a few weeks ago at the teachers’ lunch table my friends Charlotte and Debbie were discussing stressors and Charlotte said she frequently freaked out on Sunday nights about the week ahead. She admitted to a desperate need to clean and organize. I, too, have these same impulses on Sunday evenings. She conceded that she worried about how they were going to fulfill their demanding schedules and how their daughters are doing in school socially. I, too, worry about our ridiculous schedule and how my kids are going to make it in school. I was not alone in my Sunday Night Stress Outs! Continue reading “Sunday Night Stress Out in Monday Morning Hindsight” →