Sunday, September 2, 2012

Pathway to stress


Oh my goodness where do I begin… Typically when I get stressed I tend to shut down.  Right now I am feeling more stressed than ever.  I need to learn the balancing act of life.  How do I balance working full time, being a mom of two active boys, keeping the husband happy, keeping my mother happy, keeping my house clean, getting school work completed and don’t forget sleep.  Ok I am ranting…been a stressful week, sigh.  I am really thinking why I created this stress for myself taking on school. I honestly thought I was only taking two “real” classes this semester boy was I wrong.  Then I look at my children and it becomes clear.  


                                                 

As you can tell I have limited time to do any one thing.  When a monkey wrench gets thrown in the middle I get flustered. If you are a teacher or administrator at HSU and reading my blog could you do me a favor and open all assignments early that would sooo rock?!  It would also help with my time management skills.  I am a perfectionist, my mother always told me to do it once perfect and you won’t have to do it again, this equation does not work well, lol.  So if you see a few extra letters in the middle of a word with no rhyme or reason you will know that my two year old is helping type my blog =)

How do I deal with my life…prioritize complete the task, rinse and repeat. I am very grateful for my husband who gives me support when I need it the most.  Just this week he has been a little preoccupied, =/ which I am sure has added to my stress.
Generally I take the bulls by the horn and just go.  If I dedicate myself to a task I am going to complete it to the best of my ability.  In my educational journey I will contribute to the process I love learning new information or looking up information I may not know. 

Well you probably cannot tell from this post but in life and in my professional career I am a cheerleader.  I am a motivator and I get great satisfaction in seeing people succeed as it makes me feel good.  I hope I will contribute the knowledge I have as a social worker.  If it is from the Child Welfare side or from Adult Protective Services side I will strive to share my experiences with people and keep it positive. 

3 comments:

  1. I think most of us are getting hit with life in the face..ok I'll speak for myself...I am getting hit with life in my face. Like you I was thinking 'oh not to bad I can handle this.' When I sit down and try to think I am crazy trying to decided what to do first from my list of many things to get done.
    We will succeed=]] keep it up.

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  2. Thank you for the encouragement. You are right we will succeed =)

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  3. You will succeed. You are determined to. I find it admirable and inspiring that you are able to work full time, be a wonderful mother, and still find time to go to school. I know how important this is for you and also know you will be able to manage it. We are still in the beginning of our courses and so have not yet developed a rhythm and a routine, but we will. Keep up with your work until you get there and I think it’s true, when you look at your children’s faces, you remember why you push yourself so hard.

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