OT - off load your stress here! (politely of course!)

[aGoofyMom]

I am soooo behind on everything in life right now!!!!!!!!! I applied for a promotion at work...the posting closed on October 6. One would have thought we would be done but NO! I am in the final leg of the journey and have to create & present a training module for Thursday. None of us know our schedule beyond Dec. 31 until they promote people. We usually pick holidays for the following year by the end of October so we are all going a little crazy. (especially those of us who have already paid for a cruise!)Making dance troupe costumes, icy roads and crappy weather, my 2 platoon mates with spouses (and one Mom too) facing serious illness (all of the surgeries for them this week!) add to holiday mayhem & I am losing it!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am behind in podcasts & trying to catch up today while cleaning the house. I am just glad one of the guys at work was selling his wife's baking this year. At least my cookies will be delivered this week!

I was starting to feel alone in my chaos and mayhem and I KNOW that isn't right so - anyone else need to dump their TO DO list (book, mountain whatever) here before they move on & get it all done?

 

[cathie1327]

Stress...well that's an understatement!!! haha! My stress just comes from the holidays in general I think. Not having enough money to do everything I want, heck, here lately it's not having enough money period. Plus there's school, trying to get ready for the end of the term and all. This is a hard time of year for me. Sunday was the one year anniversary of my grandpa's passing so that didn't make any of it any easier. HOWEVER, we put up the Christmas tree Sunday night to try and bring some Christmas cheer to my home.....so far it's helped maybe a little.

 

[DVCsince02]

My stress is a bit different.

As most of you know, I just had a baby in September. Well after looking at finances, we decided I'm going to stay home for a while and pull our son out a daycare. It's saving money, but he is stressing me out. Plus the baby is still waking at night a few times a week, so I'm a bit sleep deprived. It's hard enough taking care of the infant, but add the almost 3yo in the mix and I'm ready to pull my hair out. He is so active and non-stop. Everything is NO, and the whining is like nails on a chalk board. Now let's add the cold long winter into the mix. He's couped up inside and I can't open the door and let him run around outside. Then, after the holidays it potty training time. I would like to have him fully trained by summer.

Now we have Chrismas break coming and all 3 kids will be home with me for 2 whole weeks. I soooo understand why parents don't like it when kids are off of school. The thought of taking them to the store is overwhelming and I just want one day a week to myself to run errands and do what ever. I finally broke down and got a cleaning lady because I can't keep up.

Whew, that felt good. Thanks!

Now back to

 

[spaddy]

My stress is a bit different.

As most of you know, I just had a baby in September. Well after looking at finances, we decided I'm going to stay home for a while and pull our son out a daycare. It's saving money, but he is stressing me out. Plus the baby is still waking at night a few times a week, so I'm a bit sleep deprived. It's hard enough taking care of the infant, but add the almost 3yo in the mix and I'm ready to pull my hair out. He is so active and non-stop. Everything is NO, and the whining is like nails on a chalk board. Now let's add the cold long winter into the mix. He's couped up inside and I can't open the door and let him run around outside. Then, after the holidays it potty training time. I would like to have him fully trained by summer.

Now we have Chrismas break coming and all 3 kids will be home with me for 2 whole weeks. I soooo understand why parents don't like it when kids are off of school. The thought of taking them to the store is overwhelming and I just want one day a week to myself to run errands and do what ever. I finally broke down and got a cleaning lady because I can't keep up.

Whew, that felt good. Thanks!

Now back to

Ugh, that is the worst. I am a part time stay at home mom and it makes me crazy sometime. I just hate the feeling that someone I love so much is driving me crazy. We actually let our son go out on the deck by himself. He loves the cold. One time we thought we would "teach him a lesson" and let him go outside without a jacket. He was out there for awhile before we had to force him to come back inside. Mommy and daddy were the ones that got "taught a lesson".

I wish I had some holiday stress to unload. I am just feeling holiday sadness. I forced myself to put up my Christmas tree last night. I think my holiday stress is having to drive with all the other people that are feeling holiday stress. Some woman almost ran me of the road on Sunday to get 2 feet in front of me. It is not worth getting in an accident to save 15 seconds. Ok, that felt better.

 

[miss missy]

I am with you! I haven't started xmas shopping, and usually I am way close to done by now. I have two trees that need to be decorated by Friday (having company). I have kids, parties and work so time is a crunch. I feel like I am so behind in everything!

I need another 2 weeks than I have before 25th. Can someone make time stop so I can catch up?

 

[miss missy]

My stress is a bit different.

As most of you know, I just had a baby in September. Well after looking at finances, we decided I'm going to stay home for a while and pull our son out a daycare. It's saving money, but he is stressing me out. Plus the baby is still waking at night a few times a week, so I'm a bit sleep deprived. It's hard enough taking care of the infant, but add the almost 3yo in the mix and I'm ready to pull my hair out. He is so active and non-stop. Everything is NO, and the whining is like nails on a chalk board. Now let's add the cold long winter into the mix. He's couped up inside and I can't open the door and let him run around outside. Then, after the holidays it potty training time. I would like to have him fully trained by summer.

Now we have Chrismas break coming and all 3 kids will be home with me for 2 whole weeks. I soooo understand why parents don't like it when kids are off of school. The thought of taking them to the store is overwhelming and I just want one day a week to myself to run errands and do what ever. I finally broke down and got a cleaning lady because I can't keep up.

Whew, that felt good. Thanks!

Now back to

Makes me think. I always had my MIL, every Saturday she would come over and I would have a free day to do what ever I wanted This was the best! It really balanced me out. Now I am the GM and I proposed the same to my son. His GF loves it! But I usually get the baby Friday till Sunday I work full time 3rd shift, so this makes my life very busy and not much time to do my things.

Now I must say, the babies mother is a a trip. Even though I do all this, she complains everyday of how hard it is and how she wants to jump off a bridge! It really makes me mad she can't handle her baby when she gets so much free time! Doesn't that make YOU wanna scream!

 

[DVCsince02]

Makes me think. I always had my MIL, every Saturday she would come over and I would have a free day to do what ever I wanted This was the best! It really balanced me out. Now I am the GM and I proposed the same to my son. His GF loves it! But I usually get the baby Friday till Sunday I work full time 3rd shift, so this makes my life very busy and not much time to do my things.

Now I must say, the babies mother is a a trip. Even though I do all this, she complains everyday of how hard it is and how she wants to jump off a bridge! It really makes me mad she can't handle her baby when she gets so much free time! Doesn't that make YOU wanna scream!

My MIL is fantastic, she used to own a daycare, but she now lives in Florida, so I'm S.O.L. i absolutely love it when she is here. My parents, well that can take all night.

 

[wildfan1473]

My stress is a bit different.

As most of you know, I just had a baby in September. Well after looking at finances, we decided I'm going to stay home for a while and pull our son out a daycare. It's saving money, but he is stressing me out. Plus the baby is still waking at night a few times a week, so I'm a bit sleep deprived. It's hard enough taking care of the infant, but add the almost 3yo in the mix and I'm ready to pull my hair out. He is so active and non-stop. Everything is NO, and the whining is like nails on a chalk board. Now let's add the cold long winter into the mix. He's couped up inside and I can't open the door and let him run around outside. Then, after the holidays it potty training time. I would like to have him fully trained by summer.

Now we have Chrismas break coming and all 3 kids will be home with me for 2 whole weeks. I soooo understand why parents don't like it when kids are off of school. The thought of taking them to the store is overwhelming and I just want one day a week to myself to run errands and do what ever. I finally broke down and got a cleaning lady because I can't keep up.

Whew, that felt good. Thanks!

Now back to

I can totally sympathize with you. When we adopted our boys, ages 20 months and 4, at the same time, it was pure h-e-double hockey sticks. It was the middle of winter, DH was working over 50 hours a week, and here I was, totally cut off from everything and everyone, with 2 kids I knew nothing about , the older one is special needs (we didn't know it at the time) and didn't even speak the same language! And to boot, I had just had back surgery 4 weeks before we went to Russia, and never got the chance to follow through on my physical therapy. My parents live in CA, and even though DH's family is local, they just didn't "get it". Ugh. I was so used to doing my own thing, going where I wanted, when I wanted, and then bam! I had 2 kids to consider. They are still the light of my life, though.

Anywhoo, I just about had to cancel my first-ever-solo Disney/Mousefest trip I leave on Friday, and developed what I thought would be a run-of-the-mill head cold (like the rest of the family) a week ago Saturday. By late Tuesday night, a wicked sinus infection reared its ugly head. I went to the doc's on Friday, and got an antibiotic. I woke up Sunday morning with, um, digestive issues. We thought it was a violent reaction to the antibiotic, and I got severely dehydrated, but then DH got sick that night with the same digestive issues, just not nearly as bad, and that's when we realized it was a stomach virus. He was over it in under 18 hours, I am just now getting over it, and still fighting the remnants of the cold/sinus infection. But not sick enough anymore to consider cancelling my trip!

 

[astrodrummergirl]

So glad I found this thread... mine is less stress, just something I need to talk about to make me feel better.

Let me explain the situation. I've literally just come back from a Christmas meal with a society that I am involved with at my University. Now, the meal was awesome, and we had a great time, but coming back from the meal is what has annoyed/stressed/upset me.

For most of the walk home I was walking with somebody I know from the society, someone who had been nice all evening decides that he would bring up a conversation which he has passion for... and I blatently don't. So for this conversation, I repeatedly commented that I did not want to continue the conversation, however he continued, and thus, it sprang into a lecture at me about how my beliefs were wrong, and that every one is out to get you, no matter how harmless anything you do is. This only ended when I got so upset I had to walk very fast, and just keep walking.

This probably seems really stupid, and I don't feel that I should discuss the topics of this "lecture" on a family board, so I won't, it was just something I had to get out of my system.

 

[mommyceratops]

I agree I sure could use an extra two weeks, I am so far behind. As you know, I went back to work this summer and I am just way over my head with it, it makes me cry every day...

My oldest son is ASD and needs extra help in school and patience...which I will do and it never bothers me but it still stresses me out, because I feel like I lack in a lot of areas with me working now it is hard to keep up with everything.

Including my kitchen floor which I have no idea the last time I mopped it?!

I feel better now...my one happy thought that hit me last night as I packed is I will see my BFF Saturday along with John, Julie, Pete, Will, CorEy, Walter, Kathy...and everyone else!! I am so excited!!!!!!!!!! Gee that made me happy, now just to get through the next two days....They are not going to be pretty...

Thanks for reading.....

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

I will join your whine. I think with Thanksgiving being so late everything just snuck up on me. Add a 4th birthday to all of that and I have total madness. To top it all off my sister still doesnt have a job and it is getting kinda scary with the money situation over there. I am afraid she is gonna loose my parents house.

 

[NWOhioAngela]

So glad I found this thread... mine is less stress, just something I need to talk about to make me feel better.

Let me explain the situation. I've literally just come back from a Christmas meal with a society that I am involved with at my University. Now, the meal was awesome, and we had a great time, but coming back from the meal is what has annoyed/stressed/upset me.

For most of the walk home I was walking with somebody I know from the society, someone who had been nice all evening decides that he would bring up a conversation which he has passion for... and I blatently don't. So for this conversation, I repeatedly commented that I did not want to continue the conversation, however he continued, and thus, it sprang into a lecture at me about how my beliefs were wrong, and that every one is out to get you, no matter how harmless anything you do is. This only ended when I got so upset I had to walk very fast, and just keep walking.

This probably seems really stupid, and I don't feel that I should discuss the topics of this "lecture" on a family board, so I won't, it was just something I had to get out of my system.

Awww, hugs for you Astro! I know how you feel. My family does that kind of stuff to me and it drives me bonkers. I don't even want to come home for the holidays because I don't want to listen to their lectures. We don't lecture them on our beliefs, why can't they honor that with us? So frustrating!

 

[aGoofyMom]

for everyone.

My one co-worker had her Mom in for a knee replacement the same day her wife was in for lumpectomy. Both went well. whew. One more co-worker with her husband in surgery later this week.

In the mean time. I almost got my toes run over yesterday in the parking lot of the grocery store. Which would have really hurt after dropping the full and about to be tossed out litter box on them earlier this week (the cat had size issues & needed a new box - she is WAY too long) Costumes are done (ok as done as they are gonna get!) DD is hosting a cookie decorating party today after school. We do it every year. I finally got the cookies baked now.

I go back in to work tomorrow & face doing my presentation. Then that will be done. My Christmas vacation from work starts on Monday. Then I can wrap (and see if the shopping is really done) & bake & clean the house...

I wonder if Santa can let us all share a time machine as an early present?

for all!

ok - back to the dishes...

 

[wishspirit]

So glad I found this thread... mine is less stress, just something I need to talk about to make me feel better.

Let me explain the situation. I've literally just come back from a Christmas meal with a society that I am involved with at my University. Now, the meal was awesome, and we had a great time, but coming back from the meal is what has annoyed/stressed/upset me.

For most of the walk home I was walking with somebody I know from the society, someone who had been nice all evening decides that he would bring up a conversation which he has passion for... and I blatently don't. So for this conversation, I repeatedly commented that I did not want to continue the conversation, however he continued, and thus, it sprang into a lecture at me about how my beliefs were wrong, and that every one is out to get you, no matter how harmless anything you do is. This only ended when I got so upset I had to walk very fast, and just keep walking.

This probably seems really stupid, and I don't feel that I should discuss the topics of this "lecture" on a family board, so I won't, it was just something I had to get out of my system.

Aww, Charlotte! Don't let these guys bother you. You will always get people at uni that don't have the same views, yet feel the need to lecture on it (take my housemate for example!). Don't let them get you down, PM me if you want to chat some more.

I am stressed that i spent 2 hours in the uni doctors surgery, just for them to put my symptoms into google!!! I did that at home!!

Holidays are way too stressful, i should be revising for an American Studies exam, however i am straightening my hair! It's my 'my birthday is over the holidays so lest celebrate now' party! Yay me, i have heard there is a Disney cake involved!