That Overwhelming Feeling

You have  groceries to get, dinner to make, homework to supervise, kids to bathe, a business to run and not enough hours in the day ever, it seems like. No wonder why a lot of people feel overwhelmed. We do so many things on a daily basis that it is pretty easy to have a period where you just want to throw your hands up and say I give up.

Here are my top 3 tips to helping with that feeling of overwhelment.

1) Stop. Drop. (ok maybe not really) Breathe. Take a step back and breathe. Maybe go read a book, watch a tv show, meditate, take a shower, read a book, something other than what is making you feel overwhelmed. You just need a breather sometimes.

2) Make a list of what you need to do. Then star your top priorities. It's ok if you don't get everything done, but this will help organize your thoughts as to what to do. I mean, I get overwhelmed just thinking about doing the dishes. Because I HATE doing the dishes.

3) Tackle one thing at a time. Maybe listen to music or a podcast while you are doing it. Focus just on that one item and do not, or at least attempt, let yourself get distracted. No multi-tasking. One foot at a time. One task at a time.

Remember, that no task chooses to make you overwhelmed. That is you responding to stress. You can control that, but like anything else, it's a skill that you have to hone. If you can learn to do these three tips, then that will help you learn to manage it when it comes in like a wrecking balll....you're welcome if that song is now stuck in your head.

xoxo
Sara

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