Taking Time for Me




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Being a single mom now doesn't leave much "me time."  LG sleeps at my house every night during the week and then she spends every other weekend with me.  It is rough, I won't lie about that.  Having little time to myself stretches me very thin during the week but I still try to incorporate some time dedicated just to myself in several ways.


Driving to and from work every morning allows me some time to listen to what I want on the radio and be able to either prepare for the day ahead or decompress from the day that was.  I often squeeze in a phone call or two and am able to take some deep breaths. My drive is short but I relish this time.

Wed. and Thursday nights from 4-7:30 are all about me.  LG has dinner with her dad those nights and so I can do whatever I want.  Sometimes I just get in a trip to Target all alone where I find myself wandering every aisle and just enjoying the silence.  Sometimes it is date night which, of course, I love. 
    I recently went to the Dr. who told me I need to lower my stress level.  There are some things that I can't change....my job, my ex, etc. but there are somethings that I can and will.  The biggest one is exercising.  Before LG started kindergarten and I started working, I was really good about taking her to the gym with me.  I needed that time more than ever but it was the first thing to get tossed out as the schedule became more busy.  I need to get that back some how.  It is going to take time to figure but it is a priority now!

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