Personal Feelings Feel Happy Most

Personal feelings feel happy most of the time, but especially when spending time with my kids. Even the most mundane activities like preparing and serving breakfast feels good when I am doing it for them. Each morning I wake up early, around 6:30 and freshen up. Some days I'm tired in the morning, but if I've had a good night's sleep then I'm ready to wake up the kids and help them get ready for school. By 7:30 I am serving breakfast to my fourth grader and sipping tea. I feel happy doing it, and only feel tired once in a while. Sometimes I have to drop my sons off to school separately and other times, I can take them at the same time. I noticed that I don't actually mind taking them to school. Only once during the week did I get stressed out while taking them to school and that was on one of the days that I have classes.

A noticed that I experience the most stress when driving. Most of the time driving is easy but when the traffic is really bad or when I'm running late, my stress level is high. One day I had to drop both my sons off right before going to university for English and math classes and was in the car for an hour and a half. The very next day, I drove an hour home from Brentwood and felt happy the whole time, so my stress level depends largely on the conditions of the drive rather than just the act of driving.

The only other times I get stressed are times when chores hang over my head. Doing laundry makes me stressed out sometimes, and so does grocery shopping. Other times, doing laundry and other household chores simply makes me tired, but not stressed out. Late afternoon is often when I get tired. Around 4 or 5 in the afternoon I feel worn out but during the week I can't nap so I'm exhausted until dinner. Sometimes I get tired even earlier; twice this week I pooped out around 2 in the afternoon but had to keep going because of all the things I had to do.

A spend a lot of time with my kids, and I seem to never feel stressed out when I'm with them. Whether it's helping them with homework, preparing snacks, or taking them to piano lessons, I feel good when I'm around them. I also feel good when I am able to spend time with my whole family, when my husband is home and we all have dinner together. Watching Gray's Anatomy with my husband after dinner while the kids are doing homework also makes me happy, as does watching my kids' favorite movie: Harry Potter.

Around mid-week I noticed getting tired more often. I end up having to study before bed but by then I am too tired to feel good. A lot of the time, I study while my husband is still watching television or has already gone to sleep and I wish I could join him. By the weekend I have more time to rest and recuperate. During my days off, I like to spend time with my friends. Sometimes I bring the kids along when having lunch with my friends and feel very happy on those days.