Who Wants To Be A Pioneer?

In the pioneer days a housewife was the rule, men would go out all day and work the farm and the women in the home were responsible for the duties in the home such as making all the meals, meal clean up, cleaning the home, washing the linens, making the beds…

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Today the chores of running a home can be combined with a regular job outside of the home as well and this can become extremely stressful in the life of a woman.

With all the demands of putting kids in “everything” there is also the demand of paying for these camps, clubs, leagues, and if a higher education is in the mix- watch out you most surely will have to get some school loans in place.

Parents have become more frustrated when the children do not help out and stress continues to build.

You also need to do your part by taking care of your health, and this can be trickier as you know. Running here and there to different activities leads you often in a pinch for dinner and fast food is anything but healthy. You must learn to take healthy snacks- bite size carrots, water bottles, protein bars, dried fruit- fresh fruit such as apples, orange slices… be prepared and you can eat healthy on the road.

If there is a miracle today it would have to be medicine. There is a catch- many are popping the pills to stay skinny because they don’t have the time to visit they gym- and don’t forget about the fast food. Many are also popping pills to stay calm, fight depression, relax nerves, and give them more energy. All this medication comes at a cost to your health and pocket book. We need to slow down- I’m not saying become a farmer because their life is not easy, but we do need to take a step back and “smell the roses”.

Back in the day, children learned how to play, to imagine, creative and resourceful, this is quickly becoming a lost art with iPods, DS games, phones, TV, XBOX…you names it electronically kids are sucked in and they are not even looking up or out at the world, it is becoming a dangerous problem.

If you really want to make some changes then it is time to sit down with everyone that keeps your schedule hopping and make some changes. Having everyone involved is a great idea because then you have a better commitment from everyone.

Make a calendar for the whole family to use and mark on, I love wipe boards so as things change so can your calendar with ease. On our calendar each person is a different color so we can see when the younger kids might need a ride and by using the colors it also helps us determine what events are a must and what calendar items are OK to let pass. Remember it is OK to not attend everything, and it is a must that you learn the word NO.

Some of the most rewarding times for farmers were the sunrises the sunsets, the birth of a new animal, the joy of reaping a good harvest. Do we find joy in our families, are we taking the time to show our kids the stars, have they gotten up early enough to see a sunrise- the joys in this life can be a simple as that.

If you don’t make the time for your life to slow down, your body will not de-stress but shut down with medical problems and you will not have a choice.

Would you want to give up everything, probably not- you love what you do or you would not be in it, however you can have too much of a good thing. Find what you love, but keep it simple and then you will find joy in the little things as well.

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