Residue of the Weekend

A Different Way to Reset Your "Draining" Weekend. 

Monday morning routine is back, getting the kids up and going, then dropping them off for school. You’re feeling the residue of the "draining-hard" weekend, when you were fighting and yelling at your kids.

You’re going through it in your mind, finding the many justifiable reasons for the yelling, spread thin from sports schedules, driving in weekend traffic, fried from the week, construction going on, fighting to get to help with basic responsibilities and of course not feeling any appreciation for all you do.

Maybe this is an invitation for an epiphany, a chance to reflect on what happened over the weekend, so you have an opportunity to shift from the residue to feeling clean.

This is cleaning up the mess you made with your kids 

Can you learn how to take a breath, look around you, see the trees, maybe even a squirrel.  As you’re reflecting, you might notice you’re feeling crappy and feeling some darkness.  Over the weekend, there were moments of darkness. Thinking back, you can see yourself shrugging your shoulders, your head down and your kids’ not responding to your requests. You might see them talking back with an edge in their voice, and notice…

…it’s the same edge they hear from you. 

We all can learn and be mindful of the discomfort inside of ourselves by acknowledging the inner pain.

As moms we are always working on this basic everyday problem. There are periods of strength and moments that you can sense what you need to pop through those moments. Now you are in the aftermath of what happened. It’s the tumbling inside you acknowledging that you probably teaching your own behavior. 

Use this reflection to shift, to give you energy to find a way to find love (for yourself) again! If you need help with a shift like this in motherhood, click below to schedule a free consultation.