Guest guest Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 One of the struggles I have is the afternoon....and I'm hoping you might have some suggestions or thoughts. The morning and midday seem to always be pretty smooth sailing for me, but then I get to the afternoon and it is a real struggle for me to not eat for the wrong reasons. I'm even ok in the evening hours more than that afternoon time. I try to think what is different about the afternoon. I'm tired from a long day, where I've either been working at my part time job, or I've been cleaning my house all day, or balancing checkbooks and things. The kids are generally at school (unless it is summer or something!), so the afternoons become this chaotic, frenzied time, and I can't always cope without feeling that pull towards food (or a glass of wine sometimes which really screws up my IE.) My kids get home from school; there is homework to be done, and I have all boys (16, 12, 10) so they are bottomless pits when it comes to food, so even though they usually feed themselves now, everything seems to be about food/kitchen and if I try & relax or get anything done, I'm constantly needed and interrupted. I can't seem to focus on this one and find a solution (escape???) I love my kids and I'm excited to see them again after they've been at school all day, but it is such a crazy time when they arrive home. It doesn't help I have 3 dogs either! My house is a zoo. If the kids weren't in the picture, I'd probably take a nap or go treat myself to a shopping trip or an afternoon movie, but I love them and I also know things like homework come first, so....help! I would appreciate any thoughts on this one or if anyone else struggles with this period of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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