I was kind to myself this morning, got up, showered, that sort of thing with minimal fuss, minimal rushing and minimal pressure. I have a lot I want to get done today, but I'm trying to be kind to myself and just get into a good mindset... I'll do the best I can and be happy with what I'm able to accomplish. I'm not going to run around like Martha Stewart on speed, I'm going to try to do this stuff like a normal person would, at a normal pace, with normal expectations. If everything doesn't get done today, that's okay, I can do more tomorrow and the next day. It's not a crisis, it's just chores. I'm going to remind myself all day, "Just relax, woman! Breathe!"
(Wow, so much fuss over chores and cleaning the house and getting ready for Christmas! It's just... now that I'm not using obsessive compulsiveness, perfectionism and busyness as coping mechanisms... I don't know how this is supposed to go. How do normal people get through this stuff without running around manic and crazy? I don't know... that's what I'm going to try to figure out today.)