Change of season? Weekend family taxi driver? Immune suppressant lifestyle? Just what's going on exactly?
I often chuckle when my clients tell me this one. "I can't understand why I'm so tired." I really hear it often. When I tell them that they need to address their fatigue and not ignore it, they stare at me like I have a raccoon sitting on my head. They proceed to tell me they must be coming down with something!
Let's investigate the day of an average parent and try to figure out why they may be tired or if they might be coming down with something.
-Up at 6:00am
-Get the 2 kids breakfast
-Take a shower and get dressed
-6:30 make sure all the lunches are set out by the school bags. (Teens still forget their lunch if you don't remind them)
-7:30 drop the kids off at school. As the kids walk away you realize they forgot their lunches.
-Go back home to get the lunches
-Head for the train or bus station.
-7:45 Practically no parking but you find a place.
-8:15 At the desk.
-Rat race commences.
-Meeting (just to let you know what a great first quarter the company had!!)
unfortunately there'll be no raises.
-Back to your desk, only 45 e-mails to answer.
-Eat lunch at your desk because you'd really like to exercise on your lunch break.
4:45 work day ends and the next phase of the work day begins.
-Arrive at the auto park.
-Examine your car door for all the new dings inflicted on it from the adjacent cars.
-5:30 pick up the kids.
-5:45 arrive home and start the supper.
-Instruct the kids to get started with the homework.
-Phone rings; telemarketers.
-One of the kids decides to give you a hard time over the math. The child is spending more time chasing the eraser under the table than actually working!!!
-Blow your stack, chaos erupts but all calms shortly after.
-6:30 you feel like you're the worst parent alive!
-Eat supper.
-Load the dishwasher or, do the dishes.
-Prepare the lunches.
-Do one load of laundry.
-Kids finish homework.
-9:00 the house is quiet.
-Try to unwind.
-10:00 if you're a better me advocate, bed time.
-11:30 if you just don't want the next day to begin.
Tired? Really? I'm surprised! You must be coming down with something!!
I often chuckle when my clients tell me this one. "I can't understand why I'm so tired." I really hear it often. When I tell them that they need to address their fatigue and not ignore it, they stare at me like I have a raccoon sitting on my head. They proceed to tell me they must be coming down with something!
Let's investigate the day of an average parent and try to figure out why they may be tired or if they might be coming down with something.
-Up at 6:00am
-Get the 2 kids breakfast
-Take a shower and get dressed
-6:30 make sure all the lunches are set out by the school bags. (Teens still forget their lunch if you don't remind them)
-7:30 drop the kids off at school. As the kids walk away you realize they forgot their lunches.
-Go back home to get the lunches
-Head for the train or bus station.
-7:45 Practically no parking but you find a place.
-8:15 At the desk.
-Rat race commences.
-Meeting (just to let you know what a great first quarter the company had!!)
unfortunately there'll be no raises.
-Back to your desk, only 45 e-mails to answer.
-Eat lunch at your desk because you'd really like to exercise on your lunch break.
4:45 work day ends and the next phase of the work day begins.
-Arrive at the auto park.
-Examine your car door for all the new dings inflicted on it from the adjacent cars.
-5:30 pick up the kids.
-5:45 arrive home and start the supper.
-Instruct the kids to get started with the homework.
-Phone rings; telemarketers.
-One of the kids decides to give you a hard time over the math. The child is spending more time chasing the eraser under the table than actually working!!!
-Blow your stack, chaos erupts but all calms shortly after.
-6:30 you feel like you're the worst parent alive!
-Eat supper.
-Load the dishwasher or, do the dishes.
-Prepare the lunches.
-Do one load of laundry.
-Kids finish homework.
-9:00 the house is quiet.
-Try to unwind.
-10:00 if you're a better me advocate, bed time.
-11:30 if you just don't want the next day to begin.
Tired? Really? I'm surprised! You must be coming down with something!!
