It happened again .. An ordinary week .. I guess outwardly it would seem so; younger kids at school, older ones at Uni , work for us parents, the usual after school activities. Yep ordinary....
So why did my stress levels rise and panic set in... Again? This was the story two weeks ago too!!
Why did the seesaw tip leaving me sitting high in the air, contemplating the slope leading to the ground ... panic?
It only took a few things... extra errands to fit in, doctors trips, a dentist appointment, some on-line training I had to complete, a few dance costumes to finish, some grumpy children.... It all added up I guess to become weight at the other end of the see-saw.
Life seemed to be going well ... I thought I had been good, not taking on too much outside of what I need to do, I thought things were in balance with a bit of room to move.
Now, not just once but twice this has happened within a fortnight!!
I shouldn't find it hard to believe that what I'd normally handle quite well in isolation I didn't handle so well but again, this sudden over stressed feeling took me by surprise.
So what can I learn? How do I get the balance right?
Do you know I think I might need to sit my family down and work this through ...
Obviously the demands they collectively are placing on me ; to be the social secretary who organises the schedules for everyone, soothes the hurts, listens to the whining, gets the birthday presents, knows where everything is, arranges who has a car and how to get everyone to where they need to be etc... Etc... Are just too much. Yes they all do their bits and pieces around the house and help but it seems to be just getting too tricky to run a house of 5 adults and 3 teens the way I usually have.
We have a shared calendar already but even that's complicated and often doesn't work. Maybe I need a car schedule or diary? Maybe I need a family PA who's sole responsibility is to manage our schedules?
YES!!! That's it I need an Alice from the Brady bunch :)
YES!!! That's it I need an Alice from the Brady bunch :)
