Stress and Anxiety

I do not handle stress well. At all. Stuart will be the first to attest to this.

I can't sleep, I either stop eating or I become the biggest emotional eater ever. I sit and just stare into space and stress out. I gets canker sores in my mouth. I get migraines. I cry a lot.

Every family, I think anyway, has financial ups and downs. Stuart and I have had our fair share over the years we've been together, some big and some not so big. It doens't seem to matter how tiny the financial problem is, I still become super stressed out.

This week something stressed me out, and I began down the road that I normally do of super-stress-mania. About half a day into this, I suddenly stopped and thought to myself "what am I doing?!?".

I decided I don't want to live my life stressing out over every tiny bump in the road. There will be many bumps in the road. No matter how hard you try, there will always be something that goes wrong. And so there should be! It's how we learn and grow and learn to APPRECIATE the things we have.

So that's where I am. I've decided to give up the stressing and the anxiousness I feel when we have a problem. I take deep breaths, I sit and have a tea by myself. I play with my two awesome little boys that make me laugh. Before I knew it, I felt so much better!

The other thing I've come to notice about stressful times, whether it be financially or some other issue, is that things always work themselves out. At least so far for us! We always find a way, and we always get through it together.

On another note, the community that came with my school is absolutely incredible! My fellow classmates are from all over the world and so supportive and loving! We all have made our health a priority, and there seems to be so many happy people in the group. I'm so glad I found them all! Here's to many great friendships!

I feel so blessed and lucky to be on this journey, and I'm so excited about what the next year will bring!