Tag: firefighter family
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Don’t Burn the House Down: Balancing Perfectionism and Reality
The Mess: Feeling Like I’m Not Doing Enough You know that running list of things you have to do that never seem to get done. That never-ending to-do list feels especially overwhelming when my husband is on shift. There’s this added pressure to do everything spectacularly so the girls won’t notice that he is gone.… Read more
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Finding Balance and Peace: Self-Care During Transitions
To fix today’s mess, we are going to explore self-care during transitions and not in the way you might think. The Mess: Shift Work and Constant Transitions The Mess: The terrible tightness that constricts my chest towards the evening when my husband is at work. Shift work, like I’ve talked about before, is insane. It… Read more
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Building Better Boundaries
The Chickens Need Water Featuring my sweet little hens, vicious villainous rooster, and my attempt at building better boundaries. Loretta Lynn and Scarlett O’Hara are the sweetest little hens that you ever did see. Why Loretta and Scarlett? My grandmother absolutely loved Loretta Lynn’s life story. I wanted a daily reminder not of only my… Read more
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Protecting Against Resentment in Relationships
Today’s mess involves a phone call and a completely burnt out wife with two young kids, who is on the verge of losing it (it’s me I’m the burnt-out wife). It is a mess and a reminder on protecting against resentment. It’s a Tuesday in the Taylor household which means gloriously no one has any… Read more