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Sunday, August 26, 2012

My dreams took a breather on the couch and forgot to get up

So think about your day.
I'm not talking about making bucket lists or vacationing in Scottland (which I DO plan on doing)... because frankly not every day can we take a tour of the world. What I'm talking bout is the inventory of what you wish you could do in a day.
Here's mine:
Teach School
Be a good wife
Love on my children
Have dinner ready
The laundry (really I could pass with that one, but it'd get expensive to buy new clothes every week)
Have a friend time
Read a book
Work out
Spend time with God
clean the house
drive my kids to ballet (yes 3 days a week if not more)
lie on the couch with a numbing tv
craft
learn a new language

'm sure there's more that I have blacked out. Seriously, how do people do these things. even if we take off the extravagant ones like language and anything related to the house... I still don't know how to do it.
Now before you excuse me with 4 children, or too busy or too creative, or some interesting fact that was already on my obvious meter... these are things that need to be done to be healthy and wise and capable (like I said, except for language and house). Maybe you need to inventory yourself as to why you're excusing me. Are you skinny already? Do you feel like if I achieve this that you'll be left in the dark and you'd like company? Do you want to spare my feelings because you think I'd go insane?
Well, let it go and be helpful. Do I need to regiment my day? Do I need to schedule sex, friends, and personal child time throughout the month? How do I exercise with 4 that walk, don't walk, hate to walk or anything else? How do I get time with God when I burn the candle at both ends and yawn the rest of the time?
So, I sit on the couch, thinking.... and thinking... and really getting NOTHING done in the meantime.
and when you think about juggling analogies or swimming analogies- some people say gradually add the balls to the juggle... or just jump in don't ease... they're both  viable and can be done for a month and then slacked on for another month... and ya ya... gotta be diligent... aren't I diligent with enough: 4 kids and cooking every day and school and BRUSHING MY TEETH...
Can anyone help me: the bottom just dropped out?

1 comment:

  1. Hey ali! This is so me right now. And with half the kids! I got stuck. I dont know what to do yet. Except I'm just trying to add in one thing a day. Saying a prayer for you and if you find the answer - clue me in! - Sharon

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