Feeling overwhelmed

Re: Feeling overwhelmed

• MrsB915 member

  September 2015

  I get overwhelmed also and I'm a STM with an 18 month old. We have some pretty big renovations that I want to have done by thanksgiving that just don't seem to be getting started. It always seems that there is something else that needs my attention around the house or yard so I never seem to get to the big things.
  
  What helps me is I make a list each night of the things I want to accomplish the next day and really try to get them done. This helps me organize my thoughts so I don't panic when looking at a the house and home renovations as a whole. Good luck ladies, I think a lot of us are right there with you. Maybe nesting has started?

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• BarrettJ89 member

  September 2015

  I'm with ya. I go back to work on Tuesday (I work at a school) and I have an 8 month old. I'm devastated to be leaving him for work. Plus my boyfriend got a new job to where his schedule is the complete opposite of mine and he won't be getting home until after the baby (and quite possibly myself) are already in bed. I'll be 22 weeks tomorrow and I'm a total basket case...

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• ashs88 member

  September 2015

  I am right there with you. There is so much to do before baby arrives and it is definitely starting to stress me out. During the week by the time I get home from work, make and eat dinner, and get DS to bed I am totally exhausted. So I always tell myself I'm going to get things done over the weekend, but I'm lucky if I just get all my errands run and the laundry done! Also, the daycare provider we have for DS is probably not going to have an infant spot available for us so I am completely overwhelmed at the thought of having to start looking for new daycare options. Ugh!

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• maddisonwallace member

  September 2015

  I am a first time mom, but I am a newlywed, I work part time and I am a college student and trying to pull out 21 hours this semester before baby.
  What has helped me is what a previous poster suggested. I make a list of only 3 things that NEED to be done, and I do those 3 things. And if I happen to have the time and energy to do more, then I get more done and I feel awesome that I did more than what I planned to do. It gives me a little confidence boost and on days that I don't have the energy, I'm not let down by the "left overs" on the list that I didn't accomplish.

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• MommaB16 member

  September 2015

  Yes, and usually I do so good. Lots going on right now though. Seems like it's the stuff beyond baby that I'm having a hard time with. Hubs has been laid off almost six months now and it's wearing on me. Changes in insurance. Kids started school which I'm super releived about, but then there's the added sports and activities and working around everyone's schedules. Trying to budget for the unknown: will hubs get called back, will he start somewhere else, how much longer, which insurance will we have by the time baby comes, etc etc. I can't focus on any one thing and I'm useless around our house because I'm exhausted after a full day's work. Not to sound ungrateful, but being 'stuck' at a job myself makes me more unhappy at it. I felt more freedom before hubs layoff and now I just feel stuck and I feel pressure to hope this pregnancy stays healthy so that I can work until labor. Stress : ( and usually I'm footloose and fancy free....

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• maddisonwallace member

  September 2015

  I know what that feels like. Or at least something similar. My hubs sells cars and is strictly commission. So months like last month where he only sold 4 are particularly miserable and there's no way to budget with any kind of consistency. You just kind of Hope you make it each month. I will be praying for you. Feeling stuck is never fun and it's suffocating. Prayers for the perfect job that provides everything you need and more for your family.

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• clabgust member

  September 2015

  It feels good to know I'm not alone but yall also have a lot on your plates too. Life is so busy right now. Nesting has started for me and I'm trying to pace myself. And with 2 boy's in school homework, football and a two year old there are just not enough hours in the day! And by Friday I just want to sleep all weekend.
  I'm trying to find time to take a bath at night or escape to tjmaxx by myself to walk around.
  I will be praying for the job issues, insurance coverage and daycare for you all. Also that we will know if we need to cry then just cry and that we can focus on the "cuteness" we have coming our way.
  Keep posting on here I love to have a place for us to vent and be encouraged!
  All of you that work and are in school are seriously super moms!!

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• Meg920 member

  September 2015

  I know this post is a few days old, but this weekend has been so tough. I just needed to vent to some others who know how I feel. My husband and I have been arguing all weekend... Which is not normal for us. I'm guessing it's from stress and anxiety. We fought about painting the nursery and I'm struggling because I feel my loss of independence a little bit. I've been in so much pain and discomfort lately, that I can't get out and do some of the things I would like to do. I can't even clean my house, it's like an impossible task for me. Don't get me wrong, I have moments where I'm on point and am on top of it all, but not so much this weekend. I Just feel so blah and my husband doesn't get it.

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