Hellobee Boards Topic: Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Is your life stressful? How do you manage it? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:40:34 +0000 Mrs. Jacks on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-385170 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:22:03 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 385170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have a very stressful life and little in the way of wisdom (except to say that I've grown tolerant to it). I think I've mentioned this book in the past @Mr. Bee: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000280/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=15188508595&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4654560831910364340&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_3d0s2tzuuu_b" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000280/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=15188508595&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4654560831910364340&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_3d0s2tzuuu_b</a> It has been somewhat helpful. I definitely reverse engineer my vacations around deadlines and try to one-touch all my email and clutter... Sugar.Biscuit on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-385166 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:17:10 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 385166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My life is busy. I go to therapy about once a week and he tells me the same thing every week! "Take care of you." (I'm a caretaker, always putting others before myself) DUH! I have learned that micro managing and taking things on one at a time as helped. I also became a Hospice Volunteer about a year ago. It is a great reminder to slow down & to stop stressing over spilled milk. I ask myself what is the problem & what is the solution. The solution comes so much faster and easier that way. Now if only I could remember to ask myself that before I cry over the spilled milk... Progress not perfection! prettylizy on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-385164 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:14:57 +0000 prettylizy 385164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a pretty low stress life right now, but when things get hairy I always go back to the addage "You can't control what you don't track" so I begin list writing, categorizing and delegating. Springtime on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-385151 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:08:43 +0000 Springtime 385151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not good at managing stress either :/ and turn into an evil person when things get really stressful. DH on the other hand is so carefree and doesn't stress about anything! Baby Boy Mom on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-385117 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:52:11 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 385117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My life is not stressful, but a large part of it is my mindset because I used to be in much more stressful situations and consciously made a decision not to let my life follow that path. Everything that could be causing me stress now I don't let it because I know that doesn't help the situation. Things work out as they should and if something comes up we deal with it when we get to that bridge. matador84 on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-385107 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:45:41 +0000 matador84 385107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Finding work-life balance is key! DH works and lives out of town, we have a nine week old, no family to help, I just went back to work, it is a big adjustment! Money is definitely tight. But, if the dishes need to stay in the sink more than a few days or laundry in the basket for a couple weeks...we're okay with that! Bao on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384962 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:30:50 +0000 Bao 384962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am always financially stressed. I am a SAHM and DH works a job that pays the bills, but when something unexpected comes up, we struggle, and in turn I stress out. Sigh...hope we get out of this crappy situation soon. LazyLightning on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384938 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:14:54 +0000 LazyLightning 384938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. We manage it by reminding ourselves that the sacrifices we make now lead to a better life and future later. Also, reminding ourselves that almost everything that causes stress in our lives is something we chose to do. It makes it more manageable, rather than feeling "put upon" by stress or feeling victimized. sarac on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384922 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:09:26 +0000 sarac 384922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mine is almost entirely stress free. Wow, I love that. Ok, I say that, but my father just died, I'm trying to sell my house maybe at a loss, my daughter juuuuuust at 13 months night weaned. I guess I've got stuff going on. But day to day, I feel really low stress and happy. It's awesome. Alivoo01 on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384733 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:48:00 +0000 Alivoo01 384733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, and I'm horrible at managing it. Guess HB during my time at corporate world helps! Rubies on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384731 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:47:10 +0000 Rubies 384731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our lives are bit stressful only because of how little good-quality sleep we get. I figure it gets worse with more than 1 child. I also figure, though, that at some point it becomes less stressful (ie. kids are in school). doodlepoodle on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384722 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:42:13 +0000 doodlepoodle 384722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: I have my moments, when work is stressful I do bring it home and am kind of a witch (with a b) to mu hub, but I realize so many people have so much more stress than I do and try REALLY hard to keep things in perspective. DpeachLu on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384699 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:30:41 +0000 DpeachLu 384699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Lately I am super stressed. Going through the first trimester of pregnancy with a 7 month old has been very very difficult for me - mostly at night. Even on the good nights when DD only wakes up once to have 4 ounces of formula. I am hoping things get easier after 13 weeks. :-/ LC on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384611 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:55:39 +0000 LC 384611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In the past 2 weeks I've missed 3.5 days of work and been to the doctor 6 times for the most horribly itchy skin and intense back pain. I was tested for everything under the sun and had a CT scan, only to have the doctor tell me it's all a stress response. How embarrassing. Clearly I need to work on managing my stress a lot better, it can really wreak havoc on your body. anonysquire on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384594 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:50:49 +0000 anonysquire 384594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not particularly but with my anxiety and depression I can't deal with normal things. So I get strung out over non issues and then I make myself sick and don't sleep for days. But I actually have a great life, very low stress. Now if I could just tell my anxiety that. MrsBrewer on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384580 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:46:42 +0000 MrsBrewer 384580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm TERRIBLE at managing stress. I honest don't manage it. I pretty much just stress dump on my DH, and he takes care of it mrbee on "Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-life-stressful-how-do-you-manage-it#post-384571 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:42:41 +0000 mrbee 384571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Bee and I talk sometimes about how our lives are so much more stressful than we would like. Not sure how to mitigate that though... other than the usual (exercise, meditation, etc.). Maybe one day we'll find a way to actually reduce the amount of stress in our lives, rather than just managing it better. Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?