Stress Relief

I need to find a way to relieve stress. Josh has soccer and his own little projects. I have nothing. I can only blame myself, I guess. I need to get over the guilt of leaving Josh alone with the kids so I can get out of the house or do something on my own.

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Britni said…
Sometime you just have to do it and then they realize that they do just fine! When you're done breastfeeding there really isn't anything stopping you! Get a little money together and go buy yourself a tiny prize :) Or start on your Christmas shopping.....shopping is always fun & best done when you are alone :)

I have been reading a lot in my a lone time(which is not often! :)....other then that I don't ever have time for hobbies anymore either.....

I hope you can get out soon!
10/14/2008 6:43 PM
Jen said…
Dave always tells me that i'm lazy and i dont do house work. He says it cant be that hard with the kids!? So he always tells me go out for a few hours to walk around some stores, when you come back this place will be spotless and i will have played with the kids! I did it only once for about an hour and a half, i came back to a very clean house and happy kids! It was weird but i knew he worked his butt off in that time, to prove his point!
He loves to play video games as his stress reliever, i cant think of one thing i like to do alone.
10/14/2008 10:27 PM
Allison said…
Yeah it's possible to watch kids and do housework, but tell him to do it every single day for 3 years and see if he still wants to be a jerk about it. I am SO SICK of doing dishes especially. It's a chore that needs done like 3 times a day. So how many times a day do I do it? Once... because I can't take it anymore. Seriously. #$%@ dishes haha
10/15/2008 9:20 AM
Jen said…
Oh man girl I am so with you on the dishes! I CANT stand them. Our neighbor, bless her heart, has a dish washer and she always says i just didnt feel like doing dishes today. Its a pain to put them in and put them away!....Hello i would do anything for a dish washer! How hard can it be to put sinks full of dishes in, some soap, and push a button? Gets me everytime! I tell him all the time once we have extra money, we are going to sam's club and buying nice Styrofoam plates!

I used to be really good with cleaning up the house, but that was when we had a small 2 bedroom apartment and it was just the 2 of us. I wish you didn't live so far we could hang out together!! Go to Applebee's!

How are you feeling by the way? every thing good with you and the baby? I cant believe we are having a boy! Im kind of freaking out, i have nothing for him and everything is so different. Diaper changes are different, potty training...etc! It will be an adventure for sure
10/15/2008 9:38 PM
Beth @ Through the Eyes of the Mrs. said…
You have to try to find something fun for you. I wish I had the energy for anything right now! I myself am tired of housework. The worst part is that I rarely let things go, I always do it. If nothing needs done I find something to clean or organize. I sometimes wonder where I went after becoming a mother. I used to do crafts and now they are all kids crafts. I used to shop and now there is no $ to shop. The only thing I still do for myself is talk on the phone, ha ha. I am with you all the way. Don't feel guilty though. I know its hard. I bought a new concealer the other day and told Dave I feel bad. Why is that? I may never know.
10/16/2008 9:19 PM
Amalia said…
I started with mommy time at the gym. But that evolved to getting a job. Which was not a stress reliever. I think just getting out and doing something, even if its errands with out children is a stress reliever. Anything you can do to be a person and not a mommy for 45 min - 2 hours is a good thing.
10/26/2008 2:04 AM
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