A fine line between happiness and hysteria

​Some days being my own boss is a dream, I feel lucky to work from home, Skip back from the school run, slip into my daily routine of breakfast and a couple of house jobs before I take my short commute to the workroom. Others I can feel a sense of pressure on my shoulders.

I've recently started seeing a chiropractor as I had a few aches and pains in my neck and shoulder. He asked me if I had a stressful job, or was expecting some stress, as apparently my shoulders were carrying a lot of new stress? The answer, its half term, the kids are off and I'm feeling stressed because I'm not working. On the other hand if I was working, I'd feel a sense of stress about that. About not making the most of them while they still want to go on days out with me, about only half listening when they talk about Minecraft (honestly have you tried to keep up, its impossible), lets be honest its not a fight I'm going to win with myself! The pressure I put on myself is unbearable at times, and yet, its only me that cares. I know this and still I feel this constant nagging feel that I'm not doing enough. I'm constantly reminded of the book and then film 'I don't know how she does it'...the main character talks about her mental list, about how she's constantly adding to it, but never actually completes many of the tasks, they simply drop off eventually. The list goes round and around in her head, until it builds up to a total sense of panic. 

My list is constant, why haven't I had more sales recently? I must remember to get so and so a birthday card, have I returned the cub camp form, world book day, clean the bathroom today, get mince out of the freezer for dinner, make sure you've ironed their uniform, don't forget to send that invoice. You get the idea. And I know this is the same for pretty much every mum I know, whether they run a business or a household. How do we stop this constant dialogue? How do we quiet our thoughts?

​The very wise Steph Douglas of @stephdontbuyherflowers talks about her mental list and how you can't constantly add, you have to take something away. otherwise the sense of overwhelm builds to the point of breaking. www.instagram.com/steph_dontbuyherflowers/?hl=en

Its something I'm really working on, as is my ability to delegate, just ask my husband, apparently I'm a mini hitler! In the meantime I'll continue to try and find the answer to lighten the load....I must add it to my to do list...

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