For the past week or so, I have been feeling a little down in the dumps. I do not feel inspired to clean, cook, do laundry. At work I am stressed, at home I am stressed.
So I decided to sit down and analyze the reasons why I am stressed. Well I think I came up with the majority of the reasons. Most of them I can change, and others, well, that is another topic. I started to think, what makes me feel good, I like to exercise on the elliptical machine and I LOVE to do power Yoga. I am not able to go to the gym because it costs to much and I try to do it at home, but I end up with kids underneath me trying to yoga also... Basically, it comes down to having some alone time to improve my health, physically, mentally and spiritually.
I cleaned the elliptical machine that my mom bought for me as a Christmas present about 2 years ago, and I am recording some Yoga shows on TV. I am going to try to make it a habit to work out on the elliptical at least 3 to 4 times a week for about 30 minutes and do some Yoga in the evening after Gil gets home. He does not know of this plan yet, but when he gets home tonight, I will fill him in.
I do love to take care of my family and to try to come up with creative things to do with the kids and for the house, but I have set my mind to just get out and do them instead of just thinking about what I would like to do.
Also, a person that has inspired me over the weekend was Lore, my sister-in-law. When she brought the table cloth and table runner as a gift to us for Thanksgiving, it inspired me. I have been wanting to sew curtains for the house and other things, but I just keep procrastinating. Well, I am going to get rid of my 1956 Singer sewing machine because I bought a new Singer over the weekend. I have to figure out the different things that I want to do, but so far I made Spiderman pillows for the boys and they helped me stuff them. They were so excited to help make their own pillows that they have to have them to go to sleep!
Thank you Lore for the inspiration! Even though you did not know that you had done that for me when you brought such a thoughtful gift that you made with your own hands. I know that you said it was not difficult and it was easy and fast to do, but that is what is inspirational. To want to do something and to actually go through the steps and doing it! Maybe after I get a little better with some practice, we can set up an evening that the guys can get together with the kids and we can sew!
Well, Esai just went down for his morning nap and I am off to do some Namaste Yoga and tonight we have a volleyball game, so I will save the elliptical machine for tomorrow! And I am going to get a tackle it project done also!!
QUOTE:
"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good." author unknown
So I decided to sit down and analyze the reasons why I am stressed. Well I think I came up with the majority of the reasons. Most of them I can change, and others, well, that is another topic. I started to think, what makes me feel good, I like to exercise on the elliptical machine and I LOVE to do power Yoga. I am not able to go to the gym because it costs to much and I try to do it at home, but I end up with kids underneath me trying to yoga also... Basically, it comes down to having some alone time to improve my health, physically, mentally and spiritually.
I cleaned the elliptical machine that my mom bought for me as a Christmas present about 2 years ago, and I am recording some Yoga shows on TV. I am going to try to make it a habit to work out on the elliptical at least 3 to 4 times a week for about 30 minutes and do some Yoga in the evening after Gil gets home. He does not know of this plan yet, but when he gets home tonight, I will fill him in.
I do love to take care of my family and to try to come up with creative things to do with the kids and for the house, but I have set my mind to just get out and do them instead of just thinking about what I would like to do.
Also, a person that has inspired me over the weekend was Lore, my sister-in-law. When she brought the table cloth and table runner as a gift to us for Thanksgiving, it inspired me. I have been wanting to sew curtains for the house and other things, but I just keep procrastinating. Well, I am going to get rid of my 1956 Singer sewing machine because I bought a new Singer over the weekend. I have to figure out the different things that I want to do, but so far I made Spiderman pillows for the boys and they helped me stuff them. They were so excited to help make their own pillows that they have to have them to go to sleep!
Thank you Lore for the inspiration! Even though you did not know that you had done that for me when you brought such a thoughtful gift that you made with your own hands. I know that you said it was not difficult and it was easy and fast to do, but that is what is inspirational. To want to do something and to actually go through the steps and doing it! Maybe after I get a little better with some practice, we can set up an evening that the guys can get together with the kids and we can sew!
Well, Esai just went down for his morning nap and I am off to do some Namaste Yoga and tonight we have a volleyball game, so I will save the elliptical machine for tomorrow! And I am going to get a tackle it project done also!!
QUOTE:
"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good." author unknown
1 comment:
I always say "to be a good mother, wife and person, you need to get time for yourself, to do what you want, even if it is a few minutes a week, well, maybe hours" :) I get down too sometimes, I guess it comes with being a mom but I keep on going and whenever Rick has some time, he takes the kids and I can recharge my batteries and come back to them as happy as when they were born or when we got married! To me that is key to a healthy motherhood and marriage. Also something that, to me, is esencial is my spiritual life, having a relationship with God makes things much much easier. I am a call away if you need anything. We have so much in common, maybe we can pick each other up when we are down...The pillows are beautiful! I imagine the kids cannot wait to go to bed!!! And I would love to get together and sew, I need practice too and maybe we can get a nice pattern and fabric and sew together, a sewing party??? Love the idea! See you tonight in our game, GO MAD DOGS!
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