Do you find yourself constantly saying yes, even when you know you are too busy to take on any more responsibility?  Don't feel bad, it's part of being a mom and a woman.  We seem to have something built in that makes us want to help everyone all the time.  It's a wonderful trait, until we say yes to so many things that we don't have any time to take care of ourselves anymore.

A few years ago I got so invovled in so many things that I started to get physically sick.  I was helping weekly in both my daughter's classrooms, was involved in a women's Bible Study at church, babysat for a women's prayer group at my daughter's school, volunteered at a pregnancy resource center...and I worke. Those were all things that I loved doing; I was just trying to do too much.  I had no idea how to go about setting boundaries.  

When we love to help people and we are good at it, lots of people ask for our help.  Because it's what we love to do, we keep saying yes!  If this sounds like you, there is a book, called Boundaries that you should really take the time to read. 

My mom bought this book, and the corresponding workbook for me because she knew that I was taking on too much stuff. 

What I love most about this book is that it taught me how to say no to things without feeling guilty.  It also helped me to help figure out how to prioritize things - so I could figure out what to say yes to and what to say no to. I'll admit, I still find myself starting to take too many things on from time to time. Whenever I do, I stop and reread this book - it reminds me how important setting boundaries is to my mental and physical health. And it reminds me that it's okay to say no!