Read more about the article Why & How You Deserve To Chill The Heck Out
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Why & How You Deserve To Chill The Heck Out

This is a contributed post and therefore may not represent the views and opinions of this blog or its author.   If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll likely understand that responsibility, care, and patience are big themes here. This is what life is about, and it can temper your character as a person. Of course, sometimes, in order to apply yourself correctly, it is important to take the time for yourself. It’s hard to care for people effectively and patiently when you’re a little frayed at the edges. Pexels Even the most patient among us can become snappy and unhappy when we haven’t been able to process our stress or to manage our emotions. It’s no wonder why people have trouble processing their emotions, life is hard…

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November 1, 2018
Read more about the article Can I just go back to bed, it’s already a shitty day
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Can I just go back to bed, it’s already a shitty day

It's been a long, restless night. Elliott was awake until well after 1 am, while Emmett woke up with nightmares at some point and climbed into bed with us. Both the boys are not feeling well either at this point. They know their great grandmother went into the hospital last night but they haven't heard from us that she's passed. I think they suspect this though, hence the not sleeping, nightmares and feeling sick. Maybe we should have just been upfront and honest with them about the whole thing? When we knew what the outcome was going to be, it was very late and we just wanted to get the kids home to off to bed. I don't know. Lizze and I barely slept. My head is pounding and Lizze…

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October 31, 2018
Read more about the article Please send your thoughts and prayers
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Please send your thoughts and prayers

On Tuesday evening, Lizze's grandmother passed away tonight. This was very sudden and it's been a difficult evening for everyone. 😔 If you could please send you thoughts and prayers to Lizze and her family, they could really use it. We haven't figured out what we're going to tell the boys yet but I think we're going to wait until after school. They have some fun activities planned and will be wearing their Halloween costumes to school. We want them to have that and we'll figure out what to tell them while their gone. I hate writing these posts but I also know that we could use the thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. Thank you all so much, I really appreciate it.

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October 31, 2018
Read more about the article Managing #anxiety and #panicattacks can be extremely challenging
Anxiety / Lizze / My thoughts

Managing #anxiety and #panicattacks can be extremely challenging

It's been a pretty decent day thus far. I didn't sleep very well last night but I took a short nap this morning and feel much better. The boys got off to school without any trouble and Lizze had her first of two doctors appointments. There was about a 30 minute break between appointments and they were on opposite ends of town. Her last appointment went well but on the way home, she was hit with a panic attack. Lizze has always battled anxiety and panic attacks are par for the course. Rather than go straight home and likely get worse, we opted instead to hit the park, go for a walk and take pictures of Fall. Lizze was getting really nauseous and I figured that a physical outlet might…

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October 30, 2018
Read more about the article When your kid is talking about “master bait” and their teacher hears something else entirely
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When your kid is talking about “master bait” and their teacher hears something else entirely

Funny story. I picked up the boys from school and both were in good moods. That's always a good thing. I have to specifically ask them if anything happened that they need to talk about because otherwise, they will rarely raise any concerns on their own. Elliott explained that he had gotten in trouble at school today. He said it was a misunderstanding but he doesn't understand why. He was in line, waiting for people to finish changing after martial arts class today at school. He used the opportunity to talk with one of his friends about a popular game they both play. Elliott was asking his friend for advice on how to battle a boss he was struggling with in the game. His friend suggested that he use master…

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October 29, 2018