Burn out

Dear Kitkat, I'm sorry that you're suffering burn out. I also raised three of my own children and one neice and one great nephew. Plus I had over twenty neices and nephews that I baby sat sometimes. A suggestion I can make to you is instead of going to the gym five days a week how about going swimming, or skating or bowling or parking next to the ocean and breathing it and watching the sun go down in the evening a few days in the week. I did that many times with my kids and I'd simply watch them from my car while i relaxed. Maybe your kids could call the homework hotline to help them sometimes. If you could afford it maybe you could hire someone sometimes to do your shopping for you. I hope my suggestions have helpe you.

Wow... You're super woman!!! Well all I can tell you is when my life is in a constant go I have to take the time off for a massage and it works all the tension out of my body. Then I take a long hot bubble bath and then the next day I'm ready to go run run run again.

If you are feeling burned out you are going to have to find a way to cut yourself some slack somewhere. Give yourself some "me" time, besides going to the gym. Find things that you don't have to absolutely do, in order to give yourself a little time to call your own.

I think we all experience it at different times of our life. I also think the change of seasons tends to bring on a bit of fatigue for some reason, not sure why. As a single mom I fully understand your demands and while I wish I had a sure fire way to make you feel revived again I think it's a matter of what makes ou feel best. Try to take a few minutes each night to relax, even meditate if you can. A hot shower with some calming music. And more then anything, make sure you keep a schedule and get enough sleep. I know you say "I'm too busy to go to bed by 10 or 11pm!" but the truth is, if you get into the habit of sleeping regularly not only will your body feel better but it will fight off colds and such that are more apt to attack when you're worn down. Vitamins are a must too. Face it, I don't know a single soul who gets the exact amount they need and as a single mom I'm sure you're even more vulnerable to not getting the right combinations all too often. Good luck! Hope you get revived soon!

Yes well it is very hard to not feel like this when you are on the go all the time, that is the problem with being a mum, but I will certainly look for other ways that may help you and put them in my discussions for you. So hang on there and hopefully I shall be able to do this for you.