Article August 2, 2004 Issue

When to be still, and when to shout

By Linda Hitt

MY MARRIAGE HAD ENDED ,and going from being an at–home mom to working full time didn't sound like a big deal, until I tried it. It was rough on all of us. It was a pressure cooker for me.

The kids and I had moved to the country, which I thought was a neat idea. But now I was taking care of the house and huge yard, the kids, the horse, the snow shoveling and house painting, in addition to the job. Doing everything myself. On duty 24/7. My income was from real estate commissions, which were unpredictable. There was constant uncertainty.

Then I started to get severe headaches. But there was no one to take over while I went to bed. I just had to keep going.

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