This Mom is drowning!

 My plate is full!  Actually it is overflowing.

- I'm exhausted

-I need a break

-My house is disorganized

-My teenager is not speaking to me

-I'm fat

-It's been raining for a week

-This is supposed to be my vacation week, but there is no where to go

How are you feeling?  What do you do when everything is coming down on you?  

I'm hoping my writing will help.  I'm new to this, so stick around and enjoy my journey.

Yesterday I went to @Chapters and picked up 3 books.  101 Ways to Happiness ; The Joy of Mindful Journaling, Everyday Mindfulness and a magazine about Depression.  Notice a trend here?  This is where my mind is right now, down - very down.  I'd like to say I'm not sure why, but I know why.  My plate is overflowing.  I can't keep up.  

So, the message I have from these wonderful books, so far, is slow down.  Stop, breathe, remember the joy.   Last night, before I went to bed I thought about the Joy I felt yesterday - what made me feel good?  Well my 15 year old was foolish with me!  My husband and I made supper together! And my son got a good report from his doctor (ok, nothing serious, they have been removing a gross wart from his foot - but it's gone now).  This is the one not talking to me!