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Doing it all wears me down"

Terri Slater, 49


Enlist the troops

Terri does most of the housework. She needs to ask her family to pick a minimum of two chores they each can do per week; then hang a list of everyone's duties on the fridge.


Ring in relaxation

To keep her energy up, Terri should set an alarm to remind her to take a stroll (even just a quick one


The Results

Biggest surprise "I can't believe the difference my twice-daily walks made. Once the alert sounded on my computer, I'd stop whatever I was knee-deep in and take the dog for a stroll. It got my blood flowing and cleared my head. I thought it would be hard to get back into the groove after these breaks, but I was actually more productive


Best Advice

"My family didn't even blink when I asked for help


I do have support; I just had to ask for it