We all know that feeling when we get so overwhelmed by everything and taking a break feels like it’s all going to crumble, so let’s talk about it my dearies.

When No Looks Better than Yes

As I mentioned above, I’m sure we all have our moments where we’d get so overwhelmed, taking a break to relax feels like the pending blowup of everything we have to do.

Whether we’re parents thinking that we probably shouldn’t take two minutes to see what Elena is going to say to Stefan on the patio because that kid is a little too quiet for your liking 🚶

Seriously, girl. What were you thinking? I’d be all over that, but I digress.

Whether we’re students thinking we probably shouldn’t take the time to rewatch that Love Island episode after work because there’s just got to be an assignment we forget to do. There’s GOT to be.

Me trying to remember what the heck I missed.

We all get overwhelmed by the various tasks we have to do.

I work full-time as a preschool teacher Monday through Friday, so when the weekend comes it really doesn’t seem long enough.

Don’t get me wrong, kids are adorable and there are definitely lighter moments with them that balance out the stressful ones.

However, when the stressful moments decide to come, they don’t hold back on the stress. I’m constantly on high-alert, waiting when I have to say to stop doing that, stop yelling like that, and to stop talking back.

With the constant state of work on our minds, we may forget that it’s okay to have our minds relax. Though when it’s time for this relaxation, we’re still thinking about what we have to do.

I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve prepared to just chill before remembering I can’t watch “Supernatural” yet because I forgot to prepare something for the next day.

Don’t look at me like that, boys. You’re just going to have to wait.

Other than feeling like the Winchester brothers are judging me when I fail to continue to watch their next hunt because I forgot to prepare my lunch for work the next day, it almost feels criminal to take a break.

Who knew that yelling at kids could make somebody so hungry?

When

When it’s time to make a plan with a friend, there are two sides that are fighting. There are the sides of “yes” and “we’ll see, girl.”

It’s like I yearn for a hangout, but also feel like I need to recharge alone.

It’s like I yearn for a hangout, but feel like the other tasks I need to do are weighing on my mind because the weekend isn’t long enough (it goodly and truly isn’t).

We only get Saturday really. We get off work on Friday (well, some of us), do whatever the heck else we have to do on Saturday, then get things in order for work on Sunday.

Though, we are not robots. We’re allowed to relax. We’re allowed to recharge. It’s all about balance.

It’s About Balance Girl or Dude.

It’s all about balance.

It’s okay to make time for ourselves.

It’s also okay to make some time for our loved ones.

It’s okay to get some stuff done (like groceries and crap on Saturday), and allow yourself to watch Maury tell someone he’s not the father (even if it’s for fifteen minutes).

It’s okay to ask to reschedule with a friend if you realize you’re just not in it mentally.

IT’S OKAY