Time Out for Me?

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Sometimes you just need a moment...

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It’s no secret that the past week of my life

has been full of frustrating moments,

major melt-downs, and moments of complete insanity.

Moving to a new country

is not the easiest thing in

this world to do.

At least it hasn't been for me...

In the midst of being a

 perfect

wife, mom, sister, daughter, friend;

Do you find that you sometimes go AWOL?
I do...

That has happened several times

to me this past week

&

Well, a few times before…

I can attest to putting other things ahead of me so much that sometimes

I have to take a cool-it moment.

These “Time-Outs” don’t have to last long.

They range from 5 minutes alone in total quietness

to

a

full on day at the spa

getting pampered and recharged.

In the past week none of those moments have been available to me…

So what does a good MilSpouse do?

I have learned to improvise and adapt.

 I have begun to use the 30-second rule.

If I feel myself losing my self-control

And/or sanity in any given moment

I remove myself from the situation

(if applicable)

then

I count backwards from 30.

Most of the time

I’m able to get back to me

&

get on track again.

There are times that I still lose my cool,

I’m not perfect and neither is that method.

But it’s what I got so far…

I’m learning as I go.

I think the progress is in realizing

that you aren’t

Superwoman.

That everyone deserves

A break

A break-down.

And.

A break-through.

What are some of the ways you take

time out for you?

I need some new ideas ;-) 

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