Energy Level

Anyone having any issues with their energy level? I'm exhausted ALOT and it's beginning to concern me a bit. I do have to give you a glimmer into my day so you know what i'm dealing with on a daily basis: 4:30am - Wake up, make lunches, make coffee, make breakfast for the hubby, try to remember to take out something for dinner (minimal success with this one!) put on the radio and dance around or use my yoga ball thing or the flex band**** the shower, get ready for work 6:00am - wake up all three kids and have 2 mumble something and roll over 6:16am - wake up 2 mumbling kids and have them cry or pull whatever other kid nonsense they try to pull 6:30am - go berserk because no one is getting up or dressed to start their day 6:31am - mumble uncontrollably and loudly about hating my life, energy suckers, hate this family, nobody loves me everybody hates me i'm going to eat a worm...listen to the kids laugh at their mom as they SLOWLY get their tushy's in gear 6:45am - knowing i'm leaving in 10 minutes someone needs a packet of crap signed, money for school, has detention today (surprise surprise) hasn't done their homework, has an assignment due yseterday like recreate a wigwam out of marshmallow fluff, grass and toothpicks and we need it today 6:55am - out the door with the youngest child to drop her off for before school care 7:03am - drop off youngest with minimal fuss 7:05am - call home to remind boys to have a fabulous day, bring their lunches, behave, no fighting, lock the doors and take something out for dinner so we dont' all starve to death 7:30am - put on disney smile and get my butt into work 7:30am-3:30pm - work whcih involves walking between 1.75-2.25 miles per day and visiting patients, families and co-workers and giving critiques, never ending meetings, etc etc 3:30pm - someone needs to see me immediately knowing full well i go home RIGHT now to meet the kids 4:10pm - apologize to the kids for getting home late AGAIN, start dinner, do homework for the two of them 4:30pm-5:15pm - go back to each kids school because they forgot: books, papers, notes, inhalers, jackets etc etc 5:20pm - throw in a load of laundry, realize we 're out of detergent and no one told me they used the last snack in the whole house and there's no bread 5:30pm - begin cursing like I have tourette's sydrom and go to the supermarket for stuff we need...buy iced decaf because i deserve it 6:47pm - begin mumbling and cursing because as i'm checking out someone rings my cell phone that we're out of additional items (this time can shift because sometimes they wait until i am in the driveway THEN tell me, i love this special) 6:04pm - husband walks in and i'm not there, he's not even mildly concerned, DOES however make comments that we're having chicken AGAIN, 6:15pm - oldest boy gets home from football practice, he's bleeding, bruised or in trouble and we need to hear his complaints, youngest two chime in with how crappy their day was and i serve dinner 6:45pm - i scream for everyone to put dinner away because we had to fire the maid and no one else is doing it, i'm downstairs putting in another load of laundry and one in the dryer or folding clothes 7:00pm - ** this is a tricky time for us** could be a school meeting, could be a temple function, could be a neighbor needs our help, work calls and my night shift calls out and i need to find covereage, youngest needs a shower she wants a bath and then we have to read together. 7:30pm - youngest goes to bed (supposedly) and screams at the top of her lungs that life is not fair and she hates us (me in particular) she's not even tired and she wants a lawyer to help her get her bedtime moved to 8:00pm 8:00pm - study with oldest son as he still basically likes me or we go out walking together and discuss life and his bar mitzvah or we play cards or do laundry together depending on how much laundry we have. 8:30pm - try to kiss middle son on the forehead, he's disgusted by the very fact that I remember his name and have taken away his computer/psp/playstation 3/ipod time and wants to talk to someone about his priviledges being revoked (realize it now boy, i'm the judge and the jury) 8:33pm - prepare shots for boys: oldest boy no problem, middle child nothing but bull**** with him, i vow to not throw up giving them shots and not to get diarrhea from the mere thought i'm shooting up my own kids 8:45pm - boys go to bed to "read" for 15 minutes which means wrestlemania for them and me screaming for them to brush their teeth! 9:00pm - i hit the couch and my husband has the unmitigated balls to go "someone needs to clean this house" i look around and go "yes, someone sure does" and we stop talking. I fall asleep on the couch 10:00pm - husband pries me off the couch with a crow bar and says as sarcastically as he can "I guess this is another night with no hop on pop" i think well you can certainly go F(CK yourself if you'd like and i'm secretly proud of myself for only thinking it and not saying it out loud and only smiling as i fall back to sleep! ok, so why is my energy level low as i take my vitamins/supplements and I work out? ANDI

((((((((((((Andi))))))))))) You day sounds like mine ~~~ definitely exhausting! But I only have 1 child to deal with. I sometimes wonder what I did with all the spare time I used to have before doing everything I do now. As you know I've only just started working full time (same hours as you) so am not sure how it's all going to work out. I'll be asking you for advice soon That said, do you think you might need B12? I know some people get shots to boost theirs dont they and it all has to do with energy levels. Have you had your blood levels checked lately?

I haven't had my blood levels checked in ages, it's on my list of things to do but hasn't gotten done thus far. ANDI

You're gonna have to find a slot in this schedule somehow..............

You have just described my day too. It is quite something to write it all out and really figure out what we do in a day. It is hard to enjoy life when you are feeling dragged out. Get your blood levels checked. I found that my energy level really depends on everything working. When B12 is low, so am I, when iron is low, so am I, when protein is low, so am I, when I haven't had enough water, I really drag my ass too (never did figure that one out). Are you sleeping through the night? I have been averaging about 4 hours of interrrupted sleep a night and since I went and got some sedative anti-depressants I have been feeling much better. I think that I had a little dark cloud hanging over my head and the combination of not getting enough of the right nutrients and lack of sleep was really making me feel depressed. The more I feel this, the more depressed I was feeling. You need some more joy in your life, you may need to become a detective to find it. I would like to send you a hug, even though I am not a touchy feeley person. I hear your struggle. Holly

I'll take that hug and I AM a touhchy feely person! I have to get enough of everything and I just know i'm not. I need to get my prescription for the blood work faxed over to me that's going to be my first thing on Monday morning then i'll go by the end of the week, now that i've made that promise i have to keep it. ANDI

oh my gosh is that your sister? You're the thin sister now that's for sure! Hugs, ANDI

Thanks Andi Yep, that's my sister who all the time we were all growing up (I'm the youngest of 4 girls) was the skinny one. No guessing why the grin on my face is so big...she told me I weigh less than her now. Woohooooooooo

OMG! are you kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to take a nap after reading that!!!!!!!!!

((((((((((Jeanie Beanie)))))))))))))) you made me feel better! How goes the new store sugar? ANDI