After party let down

Your body needs to recover from socializing and hosting. Less is more.

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Why do I feel low after times that were fun?

It made me truly happy seeing everyone

I feel blessed. I am so thankful you are all in our lives

We love to host, and we do this every year.

Why do I feel low?

Is it because we are all getting older?

Is it because time is going so quickly?

Is it because it slips through my fingers like sand?

Am I feeling nostalgic?

Our children are growing up so fast

Weren't we just talking about potty training and preschool?

Now we are talking about driving schools and colleges

Is it missing people that are no longer with us?

It isn’t the same without you

It will never be again.

Is it everything that goes into hosting a party?

Is it realizing that the holiday over and I didn’t seize the moment?

Is it the guilt that I didn’t do more?

Is it the fatigue of after having a party and now the low?

Is it the adrenaline crash I hear about?

Is it the overwhelm I have in any social situation?

Is it the people-loving introvert in me that needs to unwind?

Is it the anxiety I have even with the good times?

Does that let me down?

Is it because I tell myself I shouldn’t feel this way?

Is it the excess, sugar and

lack of sleep affecting my mood?

Life can’t be up, up, up

We all come back down

That happens after a big event. It happens after good times

That happens when our bodies need to rest

We get this gift of time just to be

That is so hard for me

The dishes may be undone

We may eat off of paper plates

I may eat key lime pie for breakfast

And it’s OK

Rest now brain. Rest now body

I give you permission to

My body will rest, and my brain will follow suit

It all never really gets done anyway

What we thought was important wasn’t

As I let go of my grip of expectations

I realize that less is really OK