Since moving to CT from Long Island in June, I have had a really tough emotional time. Yes, I'm 4 months pregnant and that is challenging but really I underestimated how much I'd miss my friends and the social interaction of going to work at my office everyday. In an effort to pull myself out of this (hormone/moving induced) hole, here are some promises I'm making myself:
Get outside everyday, even if just for 10 minutes to eat a snack on the patio
Smile when I feel like crying, until it feels like I mean it
Read a few pages of my new iBook purchases every week day
Be extra patient with (and grateful for) my 5 year old
Cook something new each week using at least a few ingredients from one of the many local farms
Eat ice cream!
Aw! The transition to working from home after you are used to being in an office can be tough. When I left my full-time job last year and started working from my home office, I cried on the first day (pretty much all day). I didn't realize how isolated I would feel. I remedied that by taking a walk at lunch (something I used to do when I worked in an office) or stopping at Starbucks and working from there for a while. Good luck with your promises. It will get better!
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