{"id":12185,"date":"2014-05-27T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T21:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12185"},"modified":"2014-05-27T14:02:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T21:02:33","slug":"what-do-i-mean-when-i-use-the-term-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12185","title":{"rendered":"What do I mean when I use the term “Burnout”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love and respect my Mom very much, and\u00c2\u00a0I could tell she really didn’t like my use of the word burnout in my post from Sunday. \u00c2\u00a0So, since then\u00c2\u00a0I’ve been trying to think if there was a better word I could use for what I am feeling.<\/p>\n

I looked it up in the dictionary via Google and here are the first two definitions:<\/p>\n

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burn\u00c2\u00b7out<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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noun<\/i><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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    the reduction of a fuel or substance to nothing through use or combustion.<\/div>\n
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    physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    I have run and run and run my little engine and I have not made sure I was giving myself enough fuel for the tasks. \u00c2\u00a0It doesn’t mean I couldn’t…it means I didn’t.<\/p>\n

    Isn’t that a Mom thing? We are giving to our kids, to our hubby and forgetting to take care of ourselves! \u00c2\u00a0I can’t even begin to count the many times\u00c2\u00a0I have prepared a meal for my children and then walked away never even thinking about the fact that I hadn’t\u00c2\u00a0eaten anything myself.<\/p>\n

    \"oxygen-mask\"<\/a>When we fly, what does the flight attendant tell us to do in the case of loss of cabin pressure? \u00c2\u00a0We are to adjust our own masks before helping others around us (that would be our family). \u00c2\u00a0The unsaid message is that if you don’t take care of your mask first, you will not be in a position to help anyone.<\/p>\n

    Before school starts again next August, I need to come up with a plan that allows me to take in the fuel I need so my engine can go, go, go as I help my family. \u00c2\u00a0 I need to look at what I do and decide what feeds me and what drains me. \u00c2\u00a0And, I have a feeling this is going to be an ongoing conversation I am having with myself!<\/p>\n

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