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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 437085" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The last question is easier to answer... we've been in the same boat for 14 years - no one to watch the kids for us...</p><p></p><p>My #1 stress-buster is: Put the kids to bed, and make sure they are asleep. Tuck the dogs into their kennels so they don't have to be watched either. Boil the kettle. Run the tub. Make a cuppa soothing something (peppermint tea? chai? whatever...). Add something nice to the tub. Take mug to tub and have a good soak. Whole ritual takes about 30 minutes... This is MY space, MY time for ME. I don't even allow myself to think about the kids, or the housework (although I will admit WORK sometimes creeps in...)</p><p></p><p>Other ideas we've used over the years... find a stress-buster that works for you AND the kids... like music? (we just about have our own band) baking? reading them a story? (can give you some hilarious older titles that work for a range of age groups, if you want and if you can find them...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 437085, member: 11791"] The last question is easier to answer... we've been in the same boat for 14 years - no one to watch the kids for us... My #1 stress-buster is: Put the kids to bed, and make sure they are asleep. Tuck the dogs into their kennels so they don't have to be watched either. Boil the kettle. Run the tub. Make a cuppa soothing something (peppermint tea? chai? whatever...). Add something nice to the tub. Take mug to tub and have a good soak. Whole ritual takes about 30 minutes... This is MY space, MY time for ME. I don't even allow myself to think about the kids, or the housework (although I will admit WORK sometimes creeps in...) Other ideas we've used over the years... find a stress-buster that works for you AND the kids... like music? (we just about have our own band) baking? reading them a story? (can give you some hilarious older titles that work for a range of age groups, if you want and if you can find them...) [/QUOTE]
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