Come in if you're feeling burned out

[mrssavy42112]

*Raises hand*

I almost cracked this morning. On top of the stress the FDA is giving us at job 1, then finishing a rigorous management program at job 2, I can't take much more. The apt is a pig sty, DH has an odd pain in his abdomen but doesn't care enough to follow the medical advice he gets from the doctor, and he was snoring so loud last night that at 3am I switched to the sofa.

I can only imagine what I must look like to other people today. I'm ready to take prisoners.

[peach]

Yes.

I am sleeping later and later in the mornings and after supper I dont move from the couch. I feel tired all the time, and little things irritate me to the point I want to scream.

[iheartvino]

I don't think I've ever been less productive in my work life or in my personal life as I've been the past few weeks. I thought that a week off for the holidays would help, but it only indulged my laziness.

I can't seem to do anything.

[eddy]

LOL I was just sitting here thinking I might take a half day off. I already need to leave early to get Leo his second flu booster. But the thought of sneaking a nap in before I pick him up is veeeerrry appealing. If I can get something resolved at work I am going to do it.

Between restricting what I am eating and a nutty week at work I am worn out. Also it is gray and foggy out. That doesn't help.

[olives]

yeah, I'm totally in a rut. I blame the weather, I'm not good this time of the year. Jan/Feb/Mar are the worst months for me.

[daisyheadmaizie]

::raises hand::

I always hit a funk after the chaos of the holidays. Plus, meeting the demands of two kids is a whole new ball game. Add in DD's activities, errands, cooking, cleaning, blah, blah, blah and it wears a girl down.

[eddy]

What I hate about the after holiday crap is my work gets much busier. Stupid start of a new semester. So I can't even be worthless at work. FWP!

[sawyerthedestroyer]

I've been fighting some winter blues lately.

I grew up in Florida and never dealt with anything like this before because winter lasts all of one day down there. Here it's cold and gray and sad. I just want to curl up and sleep all the time.

[ClaireOtoms]

Oh meeee! The last month with DS has been cold-->teething-->puking virus-->ear infection-->more teething. I haven't slept 2 solid hours in 5 weeks.

:-( :-( :-(

I try not to be a whiny mom but sometimes this shit sucks. It's nice to be in like company.

[nicanmatt]

I'm exhausted. Found out last week that my thyroid levels were really off, so not only was that causing exhaustion, but who knows what it could have done to the baby. On top of that, my 2 y/o DS is not going to sleep before 11pm. It's gotten to the point where DH thinks it's great and we should just keep him up until 10:30, except DH gets to sleep until 11am while I have to be out the door by 8am.

I just want 30 minutes of down time/grown up time in the evenings. My house is trashed because after I put the kid to bed I immediately get ready for bed. I come to work a complete zombie and have gotten absolutely nothing accomplished this week. Whine whine whine. Oh, and I MISS WINE!!!!

[firedancer49]

I'm burned out. Then I got a call last night from my parents that my grandmother was brought to the hospital and they were coming down from another state to see her. DH said to just go, but I waited a bit and cooked dinner and started cleaning in case my parents were staying the night. DH finally just said 'I'll do everything here if they need to stay over, you just go and find out whats going on." So that's what I did. My parents decided they would stay over, so I texted him to make sure the house is finished being cleaned, the aeorbed was brought out, etc etc. I decide to head home before my parents. Thankfully I did b/c when I walked in dh was still sitting on his ass and not one more thing had been done. I was pissed. So then I ran around picking up toys, getting the trash ready, running the vacuum, etc.

Adding - my grandmother was diagnosed with the flu.

[ijack]

yes. I feel overwhelmed by everything right now

[jane6672]

Yes. We lost a team member in November, and are still working on hiring a replacement. We are really busy at any time, but with one person down (we are only a team of 4, normally), we can't keep up.

[ClaireOtoms]

Jan 11, 2013 11:36:56 GMT -5 @astrid said:

I am going to be saving up vacation and sick leave until maternity leave to make sure I have some leave left over when it's all said and done. I already want to take a vacation day 2 weeks into a 9 month leave hiatus. Ugh.

I remember trying to do this when I was pg; it's so much harder to not use leave days when you are purposely restricting them! It seemed like I had all sorts of reasons to take a day off once I decided I wasn't going to.

Jan 11, 2013 11:38:55 GMT -5 aeg511 said:

I'm totally burned out!

I need a vacation without the kids and then a nanny one day a week. I swear I'm not a SAH mommy martyr, but my H is super busy so I am doing most of the parenting myself.

::nods slowly::
I'm here.

Ok, I was exaggerating with the whole "2 solid hours" thing. I'm pretty sure I've gotten in a few decent 3 or 4 hour chunks this week.

[pinkflats]

Me too. Work is busy because our legislative session just started and my kid has been sick since Thanksgiving. This time of year always sucks anyway, less sunshine makes me crabby.

[gault]

lol, yes.

[spitforspat]

I'm trying my best to fake it till I make it, but I'm bummed about where I am in life and pissed that we're stressed about money.

[thumper55]

I have been in the funk for years, after having kids. I love my kids but there is no such thing as free time, or sleeping in.

I am always catching up and cannot get on top of things, so I do what I can to keep things together.

Then when I come home, there is no down time either.

I think I need like 3 days of just quiet time to decompress, but I will never get it.

[cc]

Yes, very much so.

[softspot]

I am so overwhelmed right now and I feel like I'm just keeping my head above water. I started to type it all out but it's too much. I hate being an adult sometimes. Moving/job transitions/winter/teething kid/gaining weight/blahblahblah sucks.

[Cioccolato]

I've felt dead at work this week. I've been back a week, I hope this funk will pass. Getting sick the first week back doesn't help, the joys of working at a preschool.

[pantsparty]

I'm really sorry, D. I hope you get some down time soon. Can you drop off N at daycare on the weekends? LOL. :drink: :heart:

[Deleted]

i'm so over burned out that i'm like a discarded, overcooked piece of bacon.

[Kit]

I've been in a funk for quite some time now. I'm stressed with this wedding, my family, and my job. Argh. I feel like I can't win, with anyone.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Firedancer, my H would be dead. DEAD, I tell ya! OMG.

[Deleted]

I've been in a funk for over a year and I finally got some AD meds last Tuesday for the 1st time in my life. Dr said I should see a difference in 2 weeks and I CAN'T WAIT.

[Deleted]

Yes. Holidays, work has been nutty lately, running around with the kids school/sports/extracurriculars and H got a promotion at work which has him out of the house more. I am exhausted and feel like I'm letting things slip through the cracks.

[eddy]

And I can't leave early, in fact I have to now cancel Leo's appt because of a work issue. Seriously blah

[shoeless]

I almost posted yesterday because I was on the verge of tears the entire day. I felt like the smallest thing would make me break down and cry. I honestly don't remember the last time I felt this burnt out and down.

[peachykate]

Oh, just a bit. For one I put entirely too much pressure on myself for Christmas dinner at our house to go right so that just started the anxiety chain. DH isn't a fan of his new job still so there's that when I come home among other things he has been bottling up. I cried a few times this week after work and I almost bit off my mom's head when I told her I am dropping jax off at daycare when I have off on the 21st.

OMG, MOM I am going to get a fucking massage. The world isn't going to end if he is in daycare when I am at home.