Exhausted all the time?

Join the club!  That's the story of being a mom.  If you're a working mom, going out into the field everyday, it's even more exhausting for you and the children since they have to go to childcare.  Stay-at-home moms have it rough as well, trying to figure out how to manage the house and entertain children throughout the day.  But I believe that despite the exhaustion, there's honestly nothing else out there more rewarding than being a parent and experiencing the love of little people.  Each day with them is such a blessing and we should never take them nor the times shared for granted.  There are so many people out there that want children and cannot have them for whatever reason.  There are so many people out there that have lost children and would give anything to have them back.  There are so many children out there being abused and just want someone to love and stand up for them.  When times get exhausting, the best advice I can give is this:

#1 - Pray - ask God to give you the strength, energy and wisdom you need to care for your children

#2 - Seek out other moms or friends to vent to (my mom is my venting board - love her to pieces)

#3 - Crying might sound awful but sometimes you get a significant release from all the stress that builds up

#4 - Sex (Yes, married people have sex and good sex too) :-)

#5 - Try a staycation or a daycation - sometimes the little ones go wild because they just want to spend time with their parents.  Go somewhere (theme park, Chuck E. Cheese, movies, etc.)  or just stay at home and dedicate the day to them

#6 - Couple time - maybe you and hubby just need time alone to talk about parenting strategies or to just be alone with each other

#7 - "Me" time - Remember ME?  Massage, Pedicure, Manicure, even a weekend getaway.  Sometimes we just need to get away and refresh!

I wish us all the best in our coping strategies.  Moms are stronger than we think, sometimes we just need a little bit of support.  That little bit can take us a long way. 

Join the club!  That's the story of being a mom.  If you're a working mom, going out into the field everyday, it's even more exhausting for you and the children since they have to go to childcare.  Stay-at-home moms have it rough as well, trying to figure out how to manage the house and entertain children throughout the day.  But I believe that despite the exhaustion, there's honestly nothing else out there more rewarding than being a parent and experiencing the love of little people.  Each day with them is such a blessing and we should never take them nor the times shared for granted.  There are so many people out there that want children and cannot have them for whatever reason.  There are so many people out there that have lost children and would give anything to have them back.  There are so many children out there being abused and just want someone to love and stand up for them.  When times get exhausting, the best advice I can give is this:

#1 - Pray - ask God to give you the strength, energy and wisdom you need to care for your children

#2 - Seek out other moms or friends to vent to (my mom is my venting board - love her to pieces)

#3 - Crying might sound awful but sometimes you get a significant release from all the stress that builds up

#4 - Sex (Yes, married people have sex and good sex too) :-)

#5 - Try a staycation or a daycation - sometimes the little ones go wild because they just want to spend time with their parents.  Go somewhere (theme park, Chuck E. Cheese, movies, etc.)  or just stay at home and dedicate the day to them

#6 - Couple time - maybe you and hubby just need time alone to talk about parenting strategies or to just be alone with each other

#7 - "Me" time - Remember ME?  Massage, Pedicure, Manicure, even a weekend getaway.  Sometimes we just need to get away and refresh!

I wish us all the best in our coping strategies.  Moms are stronger than we think, sometimes we just need a little bit of support.  That little bit can take us a long way.