My new reality is coming home from work completely exhausted every day. Fridays bring much needed relief. It’s hard to believe that there was a time when I could easily live two lives in one day. I used to think of it as a simple reset. I’d work all day and then come home, change clothes, and live the life of a wife, mother, and fun-loving human being. It was relatively easy for me to work all day at my job, then come home and cook, clean, help with homework, run off to an evening event, and even travel several times a year. According to my closest friends, I had super-human energy. But that was my normal. My husband used to say, “I get tired just watching you.” Those days are over. Now I’m learning the skill of relaxing and retreating in order to re-charge for the next day. Continue reading “Relax, Retreat and Re-charge”
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