Are there times where you feel “broken”? Maybe its being overwhelmed, sad, depressed, sore, tired, hurt, any of these adjectives might work… but sometimes I feel like the best way to describe it, especially if there is one or more adjectives involved, is BROKEN! I feel like I have many of these days. I have been somewhat diagnosed with fibromyalgia and also autoimmune thyroid disease. Currently, it is just fibromyalgia.. until my thyroid levels are out of whack, then the full diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease. Regardless, it has been a LONG journey with countless doctors, tests, scans, pokes, and then do all of that over and over again, with really little to no help at feeling better. It’s a lot of nasty joint pain, extreme tiredness, forgetfulness, headaches, skin issues, itchiness, and weight gain. I try different “diets” or different ways to eat.. gluten free, foods that will limit or help inflammation, whole 30, however I feel that I cannot stick to them because 1. I LOVE food, and 2. when I get depressed or don’t like how I look, I get upset and EAT!!!! When I get upset with how I look, not how others feel or tell me. I do workouts.. most days.. but several times seem to feel more sore or hurt more after I do that. It almost makes you think, is it worth it? I know that it IS worth it, and it does make me feel a little better mentally after I do it. However, I feel like so many of these things play into each other. We adults have a lot to do, not just us moms, all of us. Daytime jobs, sometimes other jobs, kids and their homework, sometimes our own school work, cooking meals, laundry, cleaning, and countless other things, all while trying to make time for you yourself. This is the big one that MOST of the time gets forgotten. When we forget to make time for ourselves, or do something, albeit even something so small as to meditate for 5 mins, it makes all of those aforementioned things SO much bigger and stressful at times. I know I am guilty of this. Not only do we want to get all of these things done, we want to do them to the best of our ability.. as well as setting good examples for our children. THIS IS A LOT! I know what this all feels like, and after a while, it can make me feel a little “broken”. How do you guys help beat this feeling… what things do you do when you take time for yourself, small or big? I guess if we can do anything small, let’s just take a slow, deep breath and then start again. What do guys think?! 🙂
About Me
I am a married to my wonderful husband, a mother of four (blended family-two are his, two are mine, four are ours!), a beabull, a bunny, and a leopard gecko. So, yep.. at times, it can get pretty crazy!
Here you will find a little bit of everything, kind of like what it takes to be a mom. I feel like talking and writing about things in life, or that myself and quite possibly others are going through, can help people get through things, or at least wrap their head around them, and make them (and myself) not feel so alone, or like we are the only ones feeling down, stressed, or overwhelmed. I want to talk about kids, teenagers, anxiety in our kids lives, health, mental health, or anything and everything else you all want to talk about. I want to talk about blended families and the struggles and the amazong and beautiful things that come from them. Let’s talk about health..fatigue, chronic joint pain, an extreme and at times horrible relationship with food, diet.. but not dieting in the way that everyone might think… like helping each other out on diet/food tips on what might help them individually with what is going on in their life at the time, we are all different. I would like to also chat about autoimmune diseases/issues and all the things that go along with them, and any tips others might have. Let’s talk about exercise or no exercise, or what works for others that might help myself of anyone else!!
I am no professional, don’t claim to be. I am just an everyday mom, who is quite aware that there is no rule book out there to this ever changing beautiful life we get to live! And, as I stated, sometimes it is good to talk things out, or to write things down. Also, I feel like, if I write it down, and it helps even one other person feel like they are not alone, that is incredibly awesome!!
Crazy Momma Chronicles 