Tag Archives: Stress

BRING IT ON

By Julie | Published: November 13, 2011
I’ll be honest. Between all the things I haven’t gotten done around here lately, and all the freelance work I’ve got on my plate, and all the holiday hullabaloo creeping closer and closer, I can feel my heart rate rising. In fact, any hint of Christmas lately has been making me downright crabby. But it [...]
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GARBAGE, COURAGE, ETC.

By Julie | Published: July 16, 2011
This past week I’ve been a little overwhelmed. It happens, right? The list gets longer, the days don’t. Worries grow, the budget shrinks. Reality hits. A little harder once in a while. You’ve been there? For me, when it all builds up, or falls apart; when one thing keeps leading to another thing and then [...]
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GET OUT

By Julie | Published: May 26, 2011
That little talk I had with Miss Sarah the other day? About burnout? Well, I should probably admit the 14-hour-ish nap wasn’t specifically her idea. That was mine. Her suggestion was more on the scale of 14 minutes. Or even 14 seconds. You know, the kind of time-outs/ naps/ refreshers/ soul savers that can literally [...]
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MOM IS BACK

By Julie | Published: May 21, 2011
Mmmmm, Saturday. Mine’s been a bit different than usual. Yours? This week Miss Sarah gently tossed the term “burn out” in my direction. It kind of stuck. Once in a while being a self-employed single mom juggling an over-the-top load of freelance work and a non-stop schedule of R-kids’ ball games, concerts, and end-of-the-year award [...]
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