I've been talking to a counselor on and off to try and help me figure out, not so much how to deal with the situation I'm in, but how I got into it in the first place....

Anyway, one of the things I have a tendency to do, which based on some of the blogs I've been reading, I'm not the only one....is to do too much or feel guilty about not doing enough to the point of exhaustion.

So the counselor gave me this advice, which really hit home...he said for me to think about when I go on an airplane and how before we take off the steward gives instructions regarding the air mask...that BEFORE you assist anyone else with their air mask, you MUST put your OWN on first! In other words, you will be no help at all to anyone eles if you don't take care of yourself first!

I'm going to try taking care of myself this week....guilt free!