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I ask this because, nursing school and the semesters of pre requisites beforehand had started to take its toll on my health. I started gaining weight back after losing nearly 50 pounds, I was not sleeping, I looked old and frumpy when I looked in the mirror and I was pretty stressed most of the time.
I made a promise to myself this semester that I was not going to sacrifice my health for anything anymore. I’m back on my treadmill, eating well, sleeping better, and on the right path again. If I get B’s this semester, so be it. But, at least I’ll have my health and my sanity.
How do you set priorities when life gets busy?
I’m not good at prioritizing at all. I tend to just muddle thru hoping things will “get better soon“.
However since I started working full time, I find that I don’t have the time that muddling thru takes. I have to stick to a schedule if I’m going to manage to work 48 hrs a week. And if I’m going to keep up the pace, I have to eat right and get enough sleep. So, that’s about all I do on weekdays, work, come home and eat, do a load of laundry, shower, and sleep and do it all over again tomorrow.
I’m not good at it either, the stress is killing me slowly but surely.
to all of you!
When I had a busy life complete with job stress, taking care of family, pets, home, etc..it did take a major toll on me. I became very ill, had physical problems on top of emotional stress, hated everything in my life and thought I would eventually die, but had a nervous breakdown instead.
So, since 2009, my life is now much slower, I eat well, exercise, focus on only important things, concentrate on goals, and laugh, joke and act silly every chance I get.
I went back to work full time. I really try to stick to just working 40 hours a week unless it’s absolutely necessary. I am not a workaholic. When I’m at home, I do not think about work.
I also try to exercise 3 times a week religiously. I find this helps with overall stress and sanity.
I’m very consistent in the times I go to bed and wake up (at least during the week).
For now, I don’t have my kids involved in any extra curricular activities except Lego club so I don’t have to worry about taking them anywhere after work and that helps out tremendously as I don’t HAVE to be home at a certain time.
I tell myself You can’t do it all so focus on what’s important to you. For me that’s health and family. If dishes sit in the sink overnight, so be it.
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