So, the day has come. Today, I dropped my husband off at the bus station. He is going 800 miles away. I am left with three children, a dog, a cat, a house, and a yard, all alone with my high stress levels and postpartum madness. But I think I’m going to try a couple new things to help me cope with the situation.
First, as I mentioned before, will be organization. I’m going to physically write a schedule and post it on the kitchen wall. This schedule will include things like dinner and story time. Play time and clean up. It will also have exercise scheduled in. This is a big one for me that I have been lax on since having my newest baby. But exercise does wonders for my stress levels and it’s worked in the past. So why not give it a try. I’m thinking of things I can do with the girls that they’ll think is fun (if they realize that it’s work or that it’s good for them my chances of them even trying it go out the window). I figure Just Dance 2 will be fun, along with some other Wii games. And they have always enjoyed running around the house. Now it can be a group effort.
mediBut my newest effort is going to be meditation. I think meditation can be a great stress relief. Especially for someone like me, who tends to be kind of high strung and has a mind that races. I think it will be good for my mental health if I try to focus on calming my thoughts and just allowing myself to “be.” It will take practice. And quiet. I haven’t quite figured out how to get that yet in the chaos of my house, but I’m going to try. And I’m not going to give up, which is something I tend to do. Because I think this can really help and I think it will allow me to gain some control where I feel like I’m slipping.
I’ll keep you updated. But if you find yourself in a situation like me, where you are overwhelmed with things going on around you, give it a try. Worst thing that can happen is that you have some alone time. And who can really be upset about that? Maybe meditation will be that thing that is missing in your life. Maybe it will bring peace and insight. Maybe it will just bring sleep. Either way, I’m okay with it.