October should be outstanding but it's downright scary to me! It's been a challenging month as a teacher and a mom to keep up with all the activities, work obligations (like report cards and parent-teacher conferences) and still be a good mom/wife to my family. I'm constantly trying to find the balance. I've added a few things to my busy life to help with that...first is therapy and the second is rest without guilt. I wasn't sure about therapy for me, but I realized my plate is so full, that if I didn't take time to acknowledge my own mental health and stress, that a disaster was sure to be headed my way. I wasn't sure it was for me. I'm really only going once to twice a month, but after my last session, I had such a sense of joy and relief. It felt great to have someone listen and acknowledge all my hard work and feelings. Apparently, I'm really great at taking care of everyone else, but I sometimes forget about my own feelings. Sure, I do lots of
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!