Things are hopping here, lately. You all know how that is. One week everything goes according to plan, and then suddenly a renegade week (or month) pops up and we’re rushing like crazy to complete all we have to do before bedtime!
So, today I have an older post to show you. It’s in keeping with the Easter traditions we talked about on Monday.
I think you’ll like this little tale of how my girls and I once tackled a new (to us!) Easter tradition. You can read it by clicking here.
Hugs,
Happy Monday!
(or “hi there!”, if you’ve stopped by on another day.) š
Iām not sure how you feel, but I’m thinking if the days continue to fly by (Weāre almost three weeks into September!) then Iām about to become a teeny bit nervous. It means the holiday season is not only around the corner, but itās barreling down on us at full speed!
Take this last weekend, for example. I had a long list of things that needed doing but all of a sudden it was Sunday night and I hadn’t done half of them. I couldn’t believe it. It made me think, though. Iām at a point in life where Iām finally realizing that I need to acknowledge a critical fact – Iāll never be able to do all I want to do in any given weekend, or month for that matter. Itās time for me to be content if I finish the most important things. There, I said it! Next I have to put it into practice. š
I need to re-write my lists with the absolute priorities at the top, the moderately essential things in the middle, and with an eraser for the things on the bottom!!! Iāll bet if I tried, I could really shorten the end of that old list ā eliminate some of those would-like-toās and feel better for doing so!!
When I look back on the last few days, and the chores I never got to, I am comforted when I remember what I did do.
* I did spend quality time with my parents š (who will be leaving for their winter home in Florida in a few weeks and so I wonāt get to see them as often).
* We did drive into the city to see our daughterās band perform. We loved it and she was happy we were there. š
In the grand scheme of things, we accomplished much. Nothing could be more important than making memories with people you love . . . certainly not to-do-lists!
The Weekly Question!
How do you handle the ever-present “time crunch” in your world?
Hugs,
Have you ever seen a performance on TV, or maybe at a circus, where there’s a man spinning plates on tall sticks? It’s quite a trick! If he doesn’t pay attention to all of them at the same time – one or more will surely go crashing to the ground.
With our busy lives, isnāt it the same for all of us? Weāre in a daily struggle to keep all of the areas of our lives running smoothly so that nothing ābreaksā from too little attention. Our āplatesā are our families, jobs, homes, school, health, leisure, and of course our blogs!
Some days, itās really hard to keep all those plates spinning! There are times when one of them seems to be wobbling a little more than the others and we want to shift our focus to just that one. The problem is when we take our eyes off of the rest of the plates – they all begin to wobble, too, and then we feel as if weāre running in circles, trying to keep everything going.
I donāt pretend to know the answers, but I sure would like to figure it out. How can we pay attention to all of the important areas (the plates) in our lives at the same time? One solution would be to eliminate a plate or two if possible, but you may say that ALL of yours are necessary. Another idea might be to rotate the plates – so that they all have a chance to spin, but not necessarily at the same time, or on the same day! They could be organized into āgroupsā according to importance. The family plate is important and has to spin every day, but laundry does not. So you could decide which āless importantā plates to add to the daily spin. I think we sometimes get into the habit of thinking we have to do it all at the same time. Instead of trying to keep 8 plates going every single day, maybe having just 4 or 5 in a changing mix of categories would work.
Hmmmm, maybe thatās it! Certain plates spin on certain days! By the end of the week theyāve all had attention ā but it was easier to deal with them in small groups than to try and keep the entire bunch going all at once.
I‘ll work on it and get back to you! š
In the meantime, what do you do to keep the things in your life balanced? š
