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[quote=Anonymous]I’m in the middle of a really awful legal situation that’s consumed my life for months. It makes me constantly short tempered and snappy. I did a weekend reset last weekend because I was so overwhelmed and knew it was then or never. But a true reset in one weekend in impossible. Be kind to yourself.

It helped that my only child was invited to a travel sports friends’ house 90 minutes away for a sleepover. Another parent drove them to the train Saturday at 1. I picked them up at 12 Sunday. I couldn’t have done my reset if I was working around her.

First I made a rule that I would have before 9 am Sunday to rest and read and have coffee outside, no matter when I woke up, but would set an alarm for 9.

I also gave myself a 7 pm limit on chores Saturday and forced the issue by ordering takeout at 6:30.

I had laundry going all day. 
I vacuumed.
I did the dishes and wiped down the kitchen first thing, including fridge emptied and trash out. 
I cleaned the bathrooms with a podcast going and a nice candle in the kitchen. 
Then I mopped the kitchen (but really fast). 
I chose the 3 worst spaces to reset knowing I couldn’t do everything perfectly. This was the back hall where everyone dumps their stuff, the laundry room which has a craft area where stuff also gets dumped, and the car.
I reorganized one set of cabinets that ruin my mood every time I opened them. 
I dealt with a few administrative things that were really stressing me out but didn’t do everything.

I went to the station early Sunday for pickup so I could get a fancy iced coffee and read while I waited. When the girls arrived, their tired whining was no big deal because I wasn’t rushed and had time to myself right before. Usually I’d be a little more annoyed and impatient and then beat myself up about it. Ending the weekend with a nice interaction with fun teens was a great way to go into another tough week and reminded me I can be patient and fun and normal.

Go into this knowing you can’t fix your life but you can give yourself the gift of feeling a little more in control. [/quote]

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