What's stressing you out?

[dizzycooks]

Stolen from mmm.

Planning my maternity leave (I feel like I just did this?)
Renovating our bathroom.
Kids who don't sleep and the fact I'm pretty sure my body has been trained to sleep 9-12 and 3-5. That's not enough sleep.

[mamaalysson]

The fact that I am not supposed to be stressing out and getting better sleep. Not working.

The three Halloween costumes I have left to make, and the fact that DD is off of school the rest of the week and DS is so over naps.

My messy house.

The three beings that keep messing up my house and then demand to be fed.

[quesyrah]

My parents and their...old-ness.
And my lack of local siblings

[justbecause]

Trying to sell our house
The approaching winter

[nowa]

Our house and all the things I want/need for it to make it feel finished enough. This also leads to lack of time/focus on other, more simple and rewarding things in life. I just can't turn off the house obsession.

Also money because of the above. Don't have the moment to do everything I want right now!!

[abs]

DD's birthday party. What if no one comes?

Birth control decisions. Am I ready to do something permanent? I don't know.

[jensriot]

Sleep, I'm not getting enough and what I get is crappy.
I'm spending WAY too much money on my kid's Taekwondo.
My weight and fitness, I've put on a few pounds, eat too much, don't exercise enough and I'm tired all.the.time. I'm pretty sure all these things would get better if I would just get off my ass and workout consistently.

All in all, these aren't the worst stressors in the world.

[Deleted]

Ds' virus-he had been sick since Sunday.

Work being busy and having to stay home yesterday and feeling behind.

Family drama, specifically my dad.

Grandparents that make our lives harder instead of easier.

[cna]

Being the kind of sick where I constantly feel like I can't catch my breath.
Not getting enough sleep.
Parent teacher conferences today. I know how DS2's will go but DS1 is having a hard time with 2nd grade. He knows the academics but is having trouble focusing and getting his work done.

[vettymama]

The nasty virus that refuses to leave my boys alone.
Harvest, I'm so tired of explaining to the boys why daddy isn't home at night to tuck them in.
Spotting at 5 weeks 3 days. I hate having to wait it out. I just had a mmc in August. I want special treatment damnit.

[auroraloo]

my two-week headache
home with a sick kid
potty training
7.5 million budget cut from my district
finishing required CEU hours from the district despite having over 250 of my 125 state-required hours
being sick myself
messy house

[dizzycooks]

Ugh to the messy house. We were suppose to have someone come clean just the kitchen and baths tomorrow but since dh will be home with sick kids we are canceling. I'm sad because now I feel like I need to clean them. I just took a 1 1/2 hour nap and don't fell any better. I hope I'm not getting sick too.

[junebugmom01]

The house always stresses me out. I want everything clean and orderly and it stresses me when it's not. Which is never.

My "diet". Up and down..up and down.

[cna]

Good golly everyone is sick.

My house is a disaster and I'm trying to pretend I don't care. It's not working.

[jensriot]

I'm with you all on house issues. I'm going to shampoo the carpets tomorrow while the kids are at school. Hopefully that will help me hate them less.

[Katiedid]

My messy house tends to be the biggest stressor so I can't really complain. I really need to do a toy clean-up (donate/storage), but I'm not motivated to do that right now.

[nicolewi]

vettymama, 

I am sorry about the spotting and hope everything is okay. Is your DH a farmer?? Mine is!

[vettymama]

Oct 21, 2015 13:00:59 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

vettymama, 

I am sorry about the spotting and hope everything is okay. Is your DH a farmer?? Mine is!

He is! We farm about 3500 acres with his dad, brothers, and uncle.

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Oct 21, 2015 13:17:14 GMT -5 vettymama said:

Oct 21, 2015 13:00:59 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

vettymama, 

I am sorry about the spotting and hope everything is okay. Is your DH a farmer?? Mine is!

He is! We farm about 3500 acres with his dad, brothers, and uncle.

Hope everything settles down vettymama !

[vettymama]

Oct 21, 2015 13:15:25 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

Oct 21, 2015 10:39:15 GMT -5 vettymama said:

The nasty virus that refuses to leave my boys alone.
Harvest, I'm so tired of explaining to the boys why daddy isn't home at night to tuck them in.
Spotting at 5 weeks 3 days. I hate having to wait it out. I just had a mmc in August. I want special treatment damnit.

I hope the spotting stops. Come on baby V!

Thanks @tooshort. I know it's common but after a loss it's hard to not be anxious and worried.

[nicolewi]

vettymama Cool! I don't know anyone else IRL who farms other than people who work with DH. DH grows corn/soybeans in Wisconsin. WE live in a far suburb of Milwaukee so it's not a farm community.

I really hope the spotting stops and all is well. I had spotting with every pregnancy to various degrees, but it's got to be really hard after the mmc. You never know whether it's "normal" or something is wrong.

[gastro]

vettymama fingers crossed for you.

[Deleted]

Thinking of you vettymama and sending good thoughts. I know everyone is different but I bled for 14 weeks starting at about 14 weeks and I went on to have ds. Doesn't make it less stressful but just wanted to commiserate because I know how you feel and it is stressful.

[jag01]

runningfish, sorry to hear. It's so hard to say goodbye.
Not being able to drive is stressing me out. I want to get back to work, my boss is wanting me to be back, and just not being able to get there is stressing me out.

[jnksmom]

My house is a mess and I just don't have the energy to fix it.
My observation at work that was supposed to be a couple weeks ago was postponed until next week so now I get to stress about it again.
We got copies for next week and I was trying to organize them and sort it out but had to leave for a meeting today so there is a mess on my desk which stresses me out.
DS just realized today that his fish died. It's been dead for a couple days. He is upset and doesn't want to go to bed.
I know it's a process and going to be a long road but I'm ready for things to move forward with our divorce and right now I feel like we are stuck.

[jensriot]

I'm sorry everyone. Big hugs to all going through a rough time.

[cna]

My car won't start. Yay me.

[dizzycooks]

Oct 22, 2015 9:02:23 GMT -5 cna said:

My car won't start. Yay me.

Boo!  That is not the way to start the day

[Deleted]

H calling me at work right now. I just sat down at my desk after an hour commute. He calls to say I'm not helping him and might need to come home. Why you ask? Because ds is crying and won't get dressed or take his medicine. Um, instead of calling me and putting a screaming kid on the phone, do what you gotta do h. Wtf. I would never call him with that nonsense going on. Like what am I supposed to do?!

[trizzie]

Losing this baby weight. Or not losing it actually.
DS's teacher.
Type One. Always, Type ONe.