Hang in there, Mel. Did you try that peppermint foot soak I told you about?! Try it and let me know how you feel afterwards. Rent a movie that DH would not see. Is there an organizational project that you can do while DH is gone? Something that will take weeks, something you have been dreading to do? Organizing family pictures, organizing your closet, painting something in the house, etc... Tell yourself that it has to be done by the time DH returns home and concentrate on it when the kids are asleep. Before you know it, the project will be finished, DH will be home and you will feel great. Write me later if you want to chat.
I think that the only advice I could give would be to copy Elyssa's letter! I can imagine that it must be very boring and that the days must just drag. The only thing that I can think of is something to surprise DH...painting sounds like a great plan. Redecorate the Master Bedroom and surprise him with it (not to mention it would make it a private retreat for you while he is away). Do you have anyone around? I live in a town that I don't really know anyone and I know how lonely it can be...the computer does help me a lot and I will try to keep writing and maybe we can all ease the boredom a little.
Take Care and you are more than welcome to e-mail me.
Thank you for your responses... If I did not have my youngest, I probally could do all you guys suggested, but he is a high needs baby and takes a lot of my time. I wish I had 2 seconds to myself.... As much as he keeps me busy, I
Sorry your feeling so blue Mel, A lot of us understand how you feel.
Maybe a change of scenery could help? I don't know your situation, but would it be possible to take a drive and visit with a relative? Are there any attractions near you?
I know I can not wait until the fall, I have joined two moms groups that start then, so hopefully some friendships can form there.
If you have a local ymca, that is a great place to go, and you and the kids can have fun, and possibly talk with other moms.
I know what your feeling...you need some rejuvenation! Here are some things I do when I feel the same way. Go swimming, it's so refreshing. Give yourself a pedicure. Those things you'll have to have time alone for, but just looking forward to them when hubby gets home might take your mind off things. Make a list of things you are grateful for. Look through old photos. Hope this helps and you are feeling better!!
Just received this email this morning and it made me smile, thought I'd share, because I know I can relate!
Stuck?
Are you under house arrest? No, it’s just the early years of motherhood.
We put our children in safe places for their own good. But how do we react when God does the same thing to us? Mom Dawn Gilmore sent us this story to which many moms can relate:
“When my oldest was a toddler, his bedroom door was next to the top of the basement stairs. For the sake of safety and sanity, we installed a gate across his door. One day, I’d put him in his room and locked the gate so I could carry laundry to the basement. As I was carrying the laundry down the stairs, I heard him calling, ‘Momma, I’m STUCK!’
“I replied, ‘You are not stuck; you are exactly where I want you to be!’
“In that moment, I saw the parallels in my own life. I was feeling ‘stuck’ in a tiny house, with a toddler, and my life wasn’t at all what I had anticipated, and I heard the Father telling me ‘You’re not stuck, you are exactly where I want you to be.’”
In Jeremiah, the Lord says For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
-Elyssa
Take Care and you are more than welcome to e-mail me.
Hugs,
Gen
If I did not have my youngest, I probally could do all you guys suggested, but he is a high needs baby and takes a lot of my time.
I wish I had 2 seconds to myself....
As much as he keeps me busy, I
Sorry your feeling so blue Mel, A lot of us understand how you feel.
Maybe a change of scenery could help? I don't know your situation, but would it be possible to take a drive and visit with a relative? Are there any attractions near you?
I know I can not wait until the fall, I have joined two moms groups that start then, so hopefully some friendships can form there.
If you have a local ymca, that is a great place to go, and you and the kids can have fun, and possibly talk with other moms.
Good luck, sorry again your feeling down.
Are you a M.O.M-Mom of Many? Find other M.O.M's
Jill
Stuck?
Are you under house arrest? No, it’s just the early years of motherhood.
We put our children in safe places for their own good. But how do we react when God does the same thing to us? Mom Dawn Gilmore sent us this story to which many moms can relate:
“When my oldest was a toddler, his bedroom door was next to the top of the basement stairs. For the sake of safety and sanity, we installed a gate across his door. One day, I’d put him in his room and locked the gate so I could carry laundry to the basement. As I was carrying the laundry down the stairs, I heard him calling, ‘Momma, I’m STUCK!’
“I replied, ‘You are not stuck; you are exactly where I want you to be!’
“In that moment, I saw the parallels in my own life. I was feeling ‘stuck’ in a tiny house, with a toddler, and my life wasn’t at all what I had anticipated, and I heard the Father telling me ‘You’re not stuck, you are exactly where I want you to be.’”
In Jeremiah, the Lord says For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.