Tammi's World

When Times Get Tough...

....the tough start working.

Yep. This weekend there will be no lazing around in Tammi's World.

I have a formula I try to stick with. When I am overwhelmed by negatives, like I was yesterday, or when I found out they sold my house and I had no job - anything like that - I've learned over the years what's best for ME.

I have a melt down. Yes. Yes I do. I fall aflippingpart. If I'm not alone, I'll go on a binger. If I am alone, I sit and do what ever I need to. Cry. Yell. Curse. Pray.

I allow myself ONE night. That's it. Just one.

This morning, I woke up made the coffee and am getting ready to get to the business of life.

I've got appointments scheduled for today. Then....this afternoon the Border Babes are having some quality time. Tonight ? Clean this house.

Tomorrow? I've got about 5 hours of driving to do, as I need to set a new line south of here, then go to Milwaukee and handle some issues.

While that's going on, I can still keep in contact with the family and do what I need to do.

I refuse to wallow. There's no pity parties, no running around in circles. There's no time for that. It accomplishes nothing. HOWEVER, I also know, as emotional as I am, I have to allow for that to get out of my system.

So I take one night. Then, except for those long dark hours between 1:00am and 4:00am, it's pushing on.

It's a system I worked out long ago. And it works for me. It helps me be there if my family needs me, emotionally and physically. But it also allows me to get that "poison" out of my system.

There truly is no backing down. There just isn't time.

Posted by Tammi at February 9, 2008 08:27 AM | TrackBack