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Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year – but this past Christmas was a stressful one! And the stress didn’t have anything to do with the guests or the cleaning or the cooking or the running/driving around. I would love to hear how you handle stress …because, when I am stressed; I have a bad habit of trying to keep busy by cleaning, cooking, even trimming bushes outside when temps are in the 30’s, and – forgetting to eat. Yup, as much as I love food, I seem to forget about it when I am stressed!
You see, this past Christmas break, my daughter took and past her driving road test; and now she is the proud (and gregarious) holder of a shining new driving license! Yes, she is happy – but me, I am STRESSED! Now, don’t get me wrong, after hours and hours practicing, she is a very careful driver, but, it’s hard for me to prepare for what I cannot predict and other drivers “abilities” are one of those things I cannot predict.
Yesterday, she drove to the grocery store to pick up eggs for me and I hate to admit – I timed her! In my no-sense-logic, I figured if she didn’t come back in 15 minutes (the grocery store is less than 4 minutes from us), I would start stressing – till then I would breath – and cook- and give my compromised immune system some immune support with some Ester-C!
I am not one to shy away from my veggies and fruits, but when stress comes to visit, coffee and oats with chocolate (after all, STRESSED is DESSERTS spelled backwards) become my best friends when I do remember to eat. And, I know I need to amp up my vitamin C stores with a supplement, so I reach for Ester-C which I picked up from my neighborhood Walmart store. Ester-C seems to be easier on my stomach and provides 24-Hour Immune system support*.
This New Year, I really need to work on letting go, on really trusting The Big Guy, and hoping my daughter will be okay when she is out and about, and stop timing her when she goes to the grocery store …and start supporting my immune system as I work through trying to alleviate my stress! “After all, you don’t want your immune system unsupported when you need it most.”*
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hotlyspiced
Congratulations to your daughter on obtaining her driver’s licence. That’s excellent news but as a mother of two young drivers, I also know that’s stressful. I get stressed all the time with young adults in the house and so I take supplements also as I know stress lowers your immune system xx
Shashi
Thanks so much Charlie! I so do appreciate your empathy! Have a wonderful weekend
xxs
Kim
I’m with you – so exciting when our kids start driving but also stressful. I make Jordan text me when he gets somewhere (even the store) and then when he is leaving – that way I only have to be stressed during the drive time. So far he has done a great job with the driving and remembering to text me:)
Shashi
Kim – my daughter just started driving to school and back and I have asked her to do the same – in the morning, she texts me – but in the afternoon she calls – works well for us too – but I sure do miss giving her a ride wherever she needed to go – cos that driving time was our talking time – and we run our mouths ALOT!
apuginthekitchen
I use Ester C it’s good stuff. I know the stress you are experiencing, totally get it.
Shashi
Thanks Suzanne!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
It’s tough to accept that the young ones can be trusted to make good decisions but they can. You’ve taught her well and your trust is the most important thing you can give her. She’ll earn it, I just know.
I eat a lot of Vitamin C and it helps. 🙂
Shashi
Maureen, I do trust her – it just feels like she went from 2-16 in a week! She’s a good kid and has made some choices that have made me oh so proud!
enjoyeverybite
My son is only 2 and I get nervous when he plays on the playground by himself… can’t imagine the stress of seeing him get a license!! Good luck – and thanks for the info on Ester C!
Shashi
Oh em gee – I remember when my daughter was 2 like it was just yesterday – gosh, time flies! You know this commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F3-InOdMP4 – this is how I see my daughter – no lie!
Joanne
Congrats to your daughter!! But I would be freaking out also!
Shashi
Thanks Joanne!
Curry and Comfort
Omg… I am so glad I am several years away from dealing with my kids driving. I can imagine the stress. My father would make me call him before I left the house and as soon as I returned. Those were the days before cell phones. When the day comes for my kids to drive, I may need to buy shares in Ester C!
Shashi
Haha – maybe I should buy shares in Ester C now? I’ve decided to have my daughter text/call me before she goes anywhere and when she reaches her destination.
spicedblog
Wait, you live in Atlanta and actually expected to be able to get to the grocery store and back in 15 minutes? Lies I say!! We lived pretty close to several big grocery stores, and I swear it was always at least a 1-hour trip. But congrats to lil Shashi getting her first driver’s license. I know you’ve taught her well. 🙂
P.S. I totally need to check out that Ester C…I can’t afford to get sick right now!!
Shashi
See – y’all are just gonna have to move next door and see for yourselves! I live in Metropolitan Atlanta – which includes suburbia ;), and we happen to have gotten really lucky in having a Kroger walking distance from us – though in the winter, us cold wimps drive there! My mom lives in town and you are right – it’s nuts getting in and out of parking lots!
Thanks David!
Kelly
Eeks, I am already stressing right now over my son starting school in September so I can only imagine how I would feel once he gets his driver’s license. Congrats to your daughter though and good luck sweetie. Loading up with vitamin C sounds like a great way to deal with stress!
Shashi
Thanks Kelly – you know – it feels like just last month that my daughter was starting school – time sure does fly!
Mira
Congrats on your daughter’s DL 🙂 Loading up with vitamins is essential all the time but especially in the winter . Have a nice weekend 🙂
Shashi
Thanks Mira – hope you have a wonderful weekend too!
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A mother’s job is to worry isn’t it? I’m about to have 2 kids driving so I really need some stress relief!
Shashi
Ha – it sure is Christin!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane
Oooh, I know all about being stressed, but I bet it’s magnified by about 1000 when you have a child. I think it just goes with the territory, but it’s good to find ways to ‘temper’ the stress, that’s for sure!
Have a great (stress-free) weekend, Shashi!
Shashi
Haha – True, True, Helen! Thank you – hope you have a wonderful weekend too!
GiGi Eats Celebrities
Stress is a tricky tricky thing. I don’t feel stressed right now, I feel happy. But I have been suffering from stomach pain worse than normal and a lot of people ask me if I am stressed out. Perhaps I am stressed but it’s just bubbling inside of me!
Shashi
Ugh – stomach stress is the worstest eva!!! Duuude you gotta throw it away (I mean the stress not the stomach) 🙂
Hope you feel better funny lady!
Marissa (@pinchandswirl)
Congrats to you and your daughter! Yay! She must be so excited… Thanks for the info in this post too, Shashi! xo
Choc Chip Uru
Wow my parents were so stretched out teaching me 😛 Good times haha.. but thanks for the info for when I have to teach (waaaay in the future though!)
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Bam's Kitchen
Congrats to your daughter for getting her shiny new drivers license. For you, I will get a bottle of color back to combat the stress. Lucky for me we live in Asia, or I would need something a little stronger than color back for my hair to get over the experience. We do not even own a car here in Asia. I send my boys off on a bus, train, taxi or boat every day and somehow they always seem to head back home when they are hungry..
helene dsouza
Ha! If you were my neighbor and stressed, I would ask you to come by my house and I would make us some treats while you can help me clean and both of us would distress and feel happy. I always forget to take my dietary supplement but with such a flashy packaging this would not happen. 🙂
navane64
I have been knocked out by stress and it can hit me hard too. Ester C is indeed the answer but I don’t think its available over here. I do believe in supplements and I am taking some.
mihrank
Congratulations to your daughter on obtaining her driver’s license – Great thoughts and alternatives for stress!!
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen
Any way we can eliminate or relieve stress is a good thing! I hope you can reduce your stress with your daughter’s driving. I can’t even imagine that kind of mom stress! Yikes. Thanks for sharing, my friend!