Walking the Tightrope: 101 Ways to Manage Motherhood AND Your Sanity

Monica A. Dixon

AuthorHouse, Jan 18, 2012 - Education - 164 pages

The book is divided into three main sections in order to address the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects all of us experience as a part of being human. Each section builds on the previous, but also stands on its own. Section I helps you look at where you are now. You will assess your current life on the "Wheel of Life" in order to pinpoint your strengths and problem areas. As a working mom, it becomes easy to see the microscopic, day-to-day view of your life, but much harder to see the macroscopic, or whole. Often clients who have done this exercise will remark, "You know, I've been so busy working that I forget that I need time to exercise," or "I keep working out at the gym and have forgotten that I need to spend some time praying, too." In Section II, you will learn positive ways to nurture both yourself and your family's health to help you perform at an optimum level. I consider this the building block to leading a balanced life because without good health, little else matters. Without the energy to get out of bed in the morning, you'll pay minimal attention to your emotional or spiritual needs, let alone be able do a fair job at being a mom, partner or employee. Section III provides ideas to help you manage your emotional health, including simple ideas to stay sane as a parent, how to manage your relationships with others and ideas for becoming more financially secure. Section IV targets the spiritual side of being a woman, an area that often goes overlooked in the craziness of our lives. You'll learn ways to integrate and nurture your spirituality to lead a fuller, more engaged and intuitive life.

Contents

• LETS GET PHYSICAL: 11
• Exercise Sport and Play: 35
• Hoodwink the Kids: 36
• Build Your Exercise Into Their Lives: 38
• Stretch Your Vistas: 39
• Recruit a Victim: 41
• Make Yourself Honest: 42
• Treat Yourself: 43
• Take Recess: 44
• Play it Cool: 45
• The Power of 10: 46
• Stress Management and Relaxation: 47
• Make Time for Friends: 48
• Start a Neighborhood Exchange: 50
• Practice selfcreation: 52
• Go On a Time Diet: 53
• Use a Master List: 54
• Make a Bug List: 56
• Family History: 57
• Get Smart: 58
• Face Reality: 59
• Take a Lesson: 61
• Sleep Habits: 62
• Create a Cave: 64
• Make Bedtime Sacred: 65
• Prepare for Sleep: 66
• Manage Your Environment: 67
• Remove their Excuses: 68
• Make an EasyOff Home: 69
• Give up the Garage Sale: 70
• Be Prepared: 72
• Personal Care: 73
• Own Your Health: 74
• Sex and Sensuality: 76
• Sex versus Sensuality: 77
• Make Your Partner 2: 78
• Make Saturday Night Live: 81
• Life is Foreplay: 82
• Do Boomp Boomp Checks: 84
• SPIRIT AND THE POWER OF REFLECTION: 87
• Quiet Your Mind: 88
• Turn Down the Volume: 89
• Give it Up to Get It: 91
• Seek Asylum: 93
• Develop an Attitude of Gratitude: 94
• Find Meaning in Everyday Life: 95
• Make Someones Day: 96
• Respect Your Own Authority: 97
• Dead is Dead: 99
• Everybody Hurts: 100
• Drop the OpenEnded Wish List: 101
• Use More 4Lettered Words: 103
• EMOTIONAL: 105
• Dump the Mother Martyr Syndrome: 107
• Practice Pillow Talk: 108
• Run Rescue Raids: 109
• Find a Safe Chair: 110
• Make em a Date: 111
• Host a Tea Party: 112
• Share the Responsibility: 113
• Write Them a Paycheck: 115
• Teach them Personal Control: 116
• Make Me a Deal: 117
• Dont Engage: 118
• Grounding is for Airplanes: 120
• Dismiss Crabby Appleton: 123
• Grow their Creativity: 124
• Bunk Em Up: 125
• Relationship Skills: 127
• Practice I Rather Than You: 131
• Toss the Ticks: 132
• Pitch the Three Rs: 133
• Find Your Voice: 134
• Jot a Journal: 135
• DeStress Holidays and Birthdays: 136
• Finding Meaningful Work and Study: 138
• Get Engaged: 139
• Review Your Philosophy of Life Statement: 141
• Pay Off your Debt: 142
• Remember the Rainy Day: 145
• Get Your Docs in Line: 146
• Look Topsy Turvy: 147
• Fertilize Your Creative Garden: 148
• The Only Guarantee of Happiness: 149
• The Grand Finale: 150

Bibliographic information

• Title: Walking the Tightrope: 101 Ways to Manage Motherhood AND Your Sanity
• Author: Monica A. Dixon
• Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2012
• ISBN: 1468543172, 9781468543179
• Length: 164 pages
• Subjects: Education / Counseling / Crisis Management; Education / Counseling / General; Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood; Reference / Personal & Practical Guides