Stressed Moms? See This Surprising Way to Reduce Stress Let Crystal Paine tell you about one of her days. This particular day was frustrating. Crystal had some catching up to do after a trip, and the kids were not acting helpful. Crystal kept an eye on herself and noticed she was getting more frazzled as she clawed for control. If she didn’t do something, she was likely to get snappy. So instead, she decided to drop the stress and have fun together. I think the important thing to learn here is that while things need to get done, you have to consider all of your values as you run your home. Cleanliness is a value. But Crystal made sure that letting her stress push her over the edge wouldn’t hurt her more important values of modeling serenity, fair leadership, and safe authority. Read Crystal’s story at Money Saving Mom. Posted by → January 02, 2015 at 3:50 PM under News and Events