Lately I've been having that feeling. That how to get it all done, my mind continuously plotting, planning and organizing to try manage my time to squeeze it all in feeling. I feel like in that frenzied state, the things that start get cut to "get it all in" are actually the very things I hold most dear like peaceful time with family, quiet time in bible study, real preparation time for the children's bible class I am teaching at church, those unplanned but looked forward to long talks with a friend... I also notice I get snippier and more irritable . I don't feel like over-extending myself helps me in anyway become who I want to be. So upon reflecting on this I've decided to simplify, simplify, simplify. I say this as we are in a stressful but special time of hopefully buying a home and its our busy time at work. For those very reasons its a prime time to get started. So I said "no" a few times last week, re-arranged some things at work and am more thoughtfully considering what to fill my schedule and time with. We enjoyed a slower paced Sunday and Ava and I had a quiet but fun day together today. The slower pace is already extending a calmness that I have missed. I look forward to hanging onto to this and continuing to be more purposeful with my time and energy.
I thought these pictures from this weekend went well with this theme. Ava fell asleep on a run, reminds me how children of this age are in that blessed place of not planning, plotting or organizing, they are just present in each moment. Relaxed enough when things are calm and quiet to easily drift to sleep...is there anything more calming than watching your child sleep?
I keep telling her a pager is really not as fun as it looks:
Do you find yourself over extended? I feel like as women in this culture its an easy trap to fall into. What are ways you avoid this trap?
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That has been a theme in my life over the past year or so. I think having a child has made me really look at what matters the most and what I want for our family. But at times I totally fall into the trap and find myself over-committed and thinking: How did I get here? It is hard for me when there are so many good things to be involved in, to be able to say no to those things. I guess I have to keep coming back to and asking myself with each commitment, is this something that fits with the life I want for myself and my family or is this bringing too much to my plate. It's tough to find that balance!
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