Tag Archives: coping

Starting again

Where some may find me insane, others find me heroic for beginning my masters degree at this time. Please, allow me to give a little insight; I am currently one month away from being half a century in age, I have 5 children age 2 to 10 in my home, my childcare assistance has beenContinue reading “Starting again”

Chocolate milk & Oreos

I just turned 49 and my body is doing the most odd things. They’re tiny, unimportant things but, bothersome in that they’ve never happened before. The craving of chocolate has always been during menstruation times; right before or during. I have never had cravings 3 days after it ended! The thought occurred to me thatContinue reading “Chocolate milk & Oreos”

Coping with pain while trying to remain an active parent

http://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/patient/resources/pain-self-management/parenting-chronic-pain-under-lockdown The times are rife with creative and imaginative methods of coping. We have a variety of pain, stress, fear and isolation issues to deal with while trying to shield our children from experiencing too much of it, themselves. While doing some research on my desired focus, I came across this very potent article. IContinue reading “Coping with pain while trying to remain an active parent”