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Old 06-11-2010, 06:24 AM
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traderjane
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Shelly, hang in there!

I can relate. As a Mom, I gave EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING I had toward raising my kids. I even lost myself for a while.

I like what Dee said about putting the oxygen mask on yourself first. My therapist actually used that analogy with me. You can't take care of others unless you take care of yourself first.

Now I make sure I have "me" time... time for yoga, exercise, just lying on the couch relaxing with my dog.... I'm getting better at not looking at this as "being selfish."

Congrats on the 7 days!

Laura
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