the coughing, the congestion, the tightness, the boxes of tissues, the hot soup, the giant mug of tea.
I never used to get sick. Maybe once a year I would be down for the count. Now, with aging, I feel like I am sick all the time. Ok, that was an exaggeration. But, it's definitely more than I would like. Life doesn't stop when a working mother is sick. It's so much easier now that the kiddies are older. The nerdy hubby has always been helpful. I think I am just not used to slowing down...being sick is like an inconvenience. You can tell that I am all work up over it.
Then, all of a sudden, I realized that being sick IS the only time that I slow down. Even today, I am checking, scheduling and planning (into the future plans of summer).
I have a good friend Andrea Schneider, LCSW, who is a wonderful advocate of self care for mothers. She is also a specialist in the area of perinatal mood disorders. I can hear her saying, "slow down, take time for yourself, a happy mom makes a happy home..." Thank you my friend for the reminder. And now, I will go take a nap.
You can find out more information about Andrea Schneider, LCSW
Website www.embraceMotherhood.com
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