{"id":6204,"date":"2014-05-06T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=6204"},"modified":"2014-05-05T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T01:03:51","slug":"mom-taking-care-of-mom-a-little-self-care-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2014\/05\/mom-taking-care-of-mom-a-little-self-care-needed.html","title":{"rendered":"Mom Taking Care of Mom: A Little Self-Care Needed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"stressed<\/a>It\u2019s 6 a.m. You begin your day with two cups of coffee, feed the kids, and grab a granola bar as you run out the door to meet the school bus. Then you make a mad rush to do errands. By 10 a.m., your blood sugar is dropping so you stop by 7-11 and grab a high caffeine drink and a couple of cookies. Then it is home to do laundry and clean up from the morning rush. You have a meeting at the school and the dog needs to be seen at the vet so you run by the fast food drive through, grab a burger and fries (you are really hungry now) and a Coke. The guy in the car in back of you cuts you off and you scream out your window\u2014Jerk! (Sorry God, that wasn’t nice!)<\/p>\n

Homework help is given and then the kids get ready for bed. At 10 p.m., you flop down on the couch exhausted and grab a bowl of ice cream to relax a minute. Your husband asks you a question and you snap at him. He wants time with you, but you are tired and just realized you need to throw in a load of laundry and pay a few bills. Finally, around 1 a.m., you crawl into bed and set the alarm for 6 a.m.<\/p>\n

What’s wrong with this picture?<\/p>\n

Mom needs a little self-care. If this rings familiar, time to make major changes:
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