Confession. Lately I have been worrying at max capacity. With the addition of Duke, came a whole lot more responsibility and sometimes I find myself frazzled and wondering how I am going to do it all. Will I have enough time to run to the store, make dinner, and still have enough time to squeeze a work out in? Will we be good enough parents to Duke? What will the future hold? I can not tell you how extremely frustrating it is when I take a step back and look at how much time I just spent worrying about things, some of which I can not control. In order to try and ease some of my worrying, I thought of a few proactive things to focus on rather than worry about them
-Make a weekly menu on Sunday night. Something I’ve been wanting to do but I just felt like I need every detail of the meal to plan it but I have let go of that. I am going to plan a type of entree and then just see what happens once I get into the kitchen. A lot less stress that way.
-On the days that are jammed packed with to-dos, get my workout done in the morning. I have been saying this for months but I know in my heart that this will help. If only dragging yourself out of bed 40 minutes early wasn’t so hard. Since Monday usually turns into a day from hell, I am thinking Monday is a good place to start.
-Enroll Duke in obedience classes. We are going to do everything possible to make sure we put our best foot forward in raising him.
little stinker
-Keep my “enjoy every second” weekend thought process going full speed thru the week. If we aren’t present and enjoying what’s going on right now, how can we look forward to the future? A lot of this future worrying has stemmed from a whole lot of baby making talk that has been going on at the Vodicka household and rather than worry about when and if, take time to enjoy our little threesome that is going on right now.
Hope my rant full of worry didn’t send you into a panic.
xxoo
Are you a worrier? How do you manage it?
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You know when I had a household of kids both big and small, running in overdrive all the time. I always made a Monday thru Friday menu. Mostly it would be the main course, like baked chicken and carrots and potatoes. This really helped in two ways. First it made my grocery shopping so much easier because I always shopped for those meals, then filled in with other goodies, like fruit, snacks (snack cabinet. Haha) and other things. I found I spent less money this way because I was only shopping for what I needed that week. Secondly made my week way less stressful knowing what I was cooking for you guys! P.S. I think you guys will make great parents for the two and four legged variety, but I think you have your work cut for you with Duke right now. Xoxoxo Momma
Ahh the good ol days, Ma! I totally remember you doin this! I must get my planning OCDness for you xo
I agree with your mom. Bobby and I go through recipes on Saturday and pick a few that we want for dinner that week (we usually have leftovers at least 1 or 2 nights a week) and then go to the store and get the stuff we need for that week. It’s a good way to save time and money. On the baby talk, believe me I hear “when are you going to have a baby?” all the time, I’m sure more than you since we’ve been married longer and just a smidge older, haha. You definitely should not feel pressure, you are still so young and have a little puppy to focus on. Give little Duke all of your attention for as long as you can. You’ll know when you’re ready for a baby. If I’m not stressing about it then you definitely shouldn’t.
Im a big leftover fan too! I love just dumping whatever it may be on a bed of greens. Ohh Can I bet you get the baby talk all the time too! As far as Im concerned, Dukey definitely pumped the baby brakes lol