I'm starting this blog because my husband, Michael, has been working 12-14 hour days so I've been on my own a lot with 2 young kids, and I've noticed that I've been getting downturns in my mood more frequently. I'm guessing that I'm getting a little stressed but I can't really talk to Michael because 1) he doesn't have time, and 2) I don't want to stress him out further when he's already got an overflowing plate at work. Plus I already tend to forget all the little things I wanted to tell him about what the girls did while he was at work, so maybe jotting them down when I have a moment (ha!) will at least remind me to tell him. I'm also hoping that if I can use this "blog therapy", I won't have to take yet more medications or find time to talk to a psychiatrist.
There's a possibility that I've got PPD (I did have a baby less than 5 months ago) but I don't think it's that serious. Just frustration with time and health issues, dealing with potty-training, messes, potty-training messes, decisions on what is the best thing to do for my children - you know, the usual mommy/parent stuff. I know I'm not bad off at all, there are many parents out there who have real issues, but I'm just not handling my own very well.
Anyway, there's tons more I want to blog about, but it's past 2am now, so I'm hopefully off to bed (trouble sleeping, too). Wish I had more zopiclone...
