I have started and restarted this particular post now 5 times and I can't seem to keep it on track. So now, I am just blogging about exactly that. My Brain Fog is because I am sick with a cold - in my head...literally.
I did manage to publish a post this morning on my other blog "A CRAZY STAGE MOM" - However, I wrote it last week...but then I was so busy with all of the other stuff I was trying to complete before my trip, I forgot to post it until this morning. So much for blogging in the moment. LOL!
Why do I bring myself right up to the edge? I push it to the limit...and then sadly, I pay for it. I get so busy and caught up doing for the kids and others, that I forget to take care of myself. I forget to eat meals (not intentionally), but I usually don't realize it until around 3:00 that I missed both breakfast and lunch because I start having either body shakes, nausea or a headache. By that point, my blood sugar is crashing. This is not good! "Quick! Get me some protein and juice!"
So then in an effort to correct the situation, I end up grabbing something unhealthy from a fast food restaurant - but then that makes my stomach feel bloated and like garbage. Hey, but the headache is gone. However, I end up sabotaging my hard, sweated efforts from working out at the gym and my Zumba classes and I am sure I have just added another inch to my hip, thighs and stomach. Ugghh!
Oh, and those wonderful vitamins and supplements that REALLY do make a difference...why do I seem to forget to take them especially when I need them the most!!! Oh yeah...because I forgot to eat breakfast...and lunch!!! After several days (possibly even weeks) of doing this to myself...my body gives up and illness sets in.
This is a cycle I am sure MANY other moms can relate to...but may not admit to. Because then the pressure of trying to be a "SUPERMOM", (which is the ability to get it ALL done), would be exposed and realized that we CAN'T always get it ALL done...and that is perfectly FINE!!! (We just can't let our bodies fall to pieces when we are valiantly trying to get as much done as possible.)
I believe that the unspoken pressure of trying to be a "Supermom" became a reality when Martha Stewart made it big. I really do enjoy her television shows which are educational and at times entertaining. And her books and magazines have wonderful pictures, dreamy recipes and interesting articles. However, her domestic goddess empire has provided an unappreciated heavy burden and expectation for me (and perhaps many other women), with her constant phrase, "It's a good thing." This has caused many people to feel like if they were not doing it the "Martha Stewart Way" - then it's NOT "a good thing." I call this "The Martha Stewart Curse." Many of us have it, and don't know how to get rid of it. We want to, we try to, we probably even need to (for the sanity of our families), but in the end we fall prey to still trying to make sure everything in our lives "is a good thing." Without realizing it, I have been guilty of giving off that persona to those around me. My apologies to those I "misled" in believing I could do it all, because guess what...I can't! And my body just told me so LOUD AND CLEAR this week!
I suppose if I had the time, money, and staff like Martha does, then perhaps everything in my life would be "a good thing" and I COULD "whip up" a five course meal - every night for my family. But alas, I don't have those luxuries, so my family will just have to settle for the main dish with a couple of sides at dinnertime. And if I am feeling really crazy, I may even start their meal off with a salad. But, when it comes to dessert, they are on their own. (Oh, it's not that bad in my home...I do occasionally make or bake something dessert-like for my family... maybe once a week, but NOT every day. hahaha)
If I had the same resources as Martha, I could also keep my house model-home picture perfect at all times; have an amazing organic garden surrounded by exotic flowers and plants to naturally keep away the unwanted bugs desiring my delicious crop of fruits and veggies; there would be constant projects around my home for improvements, that actually got completed; and ALL of my cooking would be FRESH, FROM SCRATCH and NATURAL.
Boy, that sounds just perfect...for someone with no children, not married, not living with another person, and no financial responsibilities to anyone else other than themselves. I guess Martha may have forgotten who her audience really was when she was promoting her "Martha Way" of life. Perhaps she should have written in all her books and magazines, and started all of her television shows with a disclaimer..."Beware. My Way could be harmful to your health." ;-)
This is a cycle I am sure MANY other moms can relate to...but may not admit to. Because then the pressure of trying to be a "SUPERMOM", (which is the ability to get it ALL done), would be exposed and realized that we CAN'T always get it ALL done...and that is perfectly FINE!!! (We just can't let our bodies fall to pieces when we are valiantly trying to get as much done as possible.)
I believe that the unspoken pressure of trying to be a "Supermom" became a reality when Martha Stewart made it big. I really do enjoy her television shows which are educational and at times entertaining. And her books and magazines have wonderful pictures, dreamy recipes and interesting articles. However, her domestic goddess empire has provided an unappreciated heavy burden and expectation for me (and perhaps many other women), with her constant phrase, "It's a good thing." This has caused many people to feel like if they were not doing it the "Martha Stewart Way" - then it's NOT "a good thing." I call this "The Martha Stewart Curse." Many of us have it, and don't know how to get rid of it. We want to, we try to, we probably even need to (for the sanity of our families), but in the end we fall prey to still trying to make sure everything in our lives "is a good thing." Without realizing it, I have been guilty of giving off that persona to those around me. My apologies to those I "misled" in believing I could do it all, because guess what...I can't! And my body just told me so LOUD AND CLEAR this week!
I suppose if I had the time, money, and staff like Martha does, then perhaps everything in my life would be "a good thing" and I COULD "whip up" a five course meal - every night for my family. But alas, I don't have those luxuries, so my family will just have to settle for the main dish with a couple of sides at dinnertime. And if I am feeling really crazy, I may even start their meal off with a salad. But, when it comes to dessert, they are on their own. (Oh, it's not that bad in my home...I do occasionally make or bake something dessert-like for my family... maybe once a week, but NOT every day. hahaha)
If I had the same resources as Martha, I could also keep my house model-home picture perfect at all times; have an amazing organic garden surrounded by exotic flowers and plants to naturally keep away the unwanted bugs desiring my delicious crop of fruits and veggies; there would be constant projects around my home for improvements, that actually got completed; and ALL of my cooking would be FRESH, FROM SCRATCH and NATURAL.
Boy, that sounds just perfect...for someone with no children, not married, not living with another person, and no financial responsibilities to anyone else other than themselves. I guess Martha may have forgotten who her audience really was when she was promoting her "Martha Way" of life. Perhaps she should have written in all her books and magazines, and started all of her television shows with a disclaimer..."Beware. My Way could be harmful to your health." ;-)
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