I’m a born worrier, an absolute natural. I’m so good at it that I could compete in an Olympic worrying contest and take gold, silver and bronze. I am the Michael Phelps of worriers. Don’t believe me? Here for your delectation is my current list of worries:
1. Are the girls stimulated enough?
2. Should they be moving about more?
3. Should my back and shoulders be aching so much?
4. Is dh tired?
5. Is dh trying to do too much?
6. Will our landlady sell our house?
7. Will R and G ever get any teeth?
8. Do our neighbours complain about the noise to everyone but us?
9. Why can’t G go to sleep without having a good long cry first?
10. Am I working hard enough?
11. Am I spreading myself too thinly?
12. Am I neglecting dh?
13. Will everything work out with my proposed new contract at work?
14. Will I get a decent pay rise?
15. Will I be able to enjoy my weekend away in Birmingham?
16. Can I attend a meeting about taxonomies and sound knowledgeable without making an arse of myself?
17. Do I favour R over G?
18. Why don’t more people visit the girls?
19. Do I smell of poo?
20. Should I still sterilise bottles?
21. My stomach looks so baggy – what can I do about it?
22. Will I get the laptop I’ve been promised from work?
23. Why is R’s eye still gunky?
24. Will I reach my targets at work?
25. Is dh going to be ok with the girls on his own this weekend?
26. Should I rot my brain further by watching the X-Factor?
27. Should we make the transition from bottle to beaker?
28. Are the girls gaining enough weight?
29. Am I eating my 5 a day?
30. Am I too uptight?
There’s more, but that’s enough for one little brain for now. With all this worrying, it’s amazing that I actually manage to get everything done! I wish I could be more like dh. He’s so calm about things and hardly anything phases him. I have tried to worry less but it’s not in my nature.
I don’t want the girls to inherit my worry gene and I don’t really want them to pick up on how stressed out I get by the smallest, seemingly insignificant things. I just don’t know how to stop worrying.
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- 04. Sep 2008 @ 14:02:25
Hi
Stumbled across your blog (how on earth do you get time to write it?). I didn't read much, is waiting for one of my little ones waking but recognize so much. We have twins, although boy ones :-) , almost 2 1/2 y old now. The most wonderful little boys, and no one can make me as stressed as them at times.... You are doing a good job, and things get easier, with time. Keep up the good work.