Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Balance, does it exist?

Today I had a mini-conniption fit.  Had to look up that spelling on dictionary.com (Shout out to them).  Life is BUSY and it is not easy to juggle everything.  I felt I had a pretty good handle on things prior to the arrival of our little monster and thought that it wouldn't be too bad to just incorporate him into our current functioning. HA!  Boy was everyone else right and I was wrong.  I've neglected friends, especially one in particular who is in great need of support and friendship, I've neglected the gym (but keep paying for it), I've neglected school work, I've neglected work (and I just started back), and I've neglected the relationship with my husband.  Finding a balance between everything seems damn near impossible.  How do I get to the gym and feel good about myself, while still getting in time as a couple, spending as much time as possible with my child who is essentially being raised by daycare (this obviously bothers me), putting in enough effort at work to be a benefit for my families, putting in enough effort in school to graduate and finally get my master's degree which I may or may not use, AND still have enough time for socializing and friends?  We are slowly getting into a more predictable routine but honestly, if I want to get in everything every day, I need 40 hour days.  Anyone know how to slow the turning of the Earth's axis in order for this to occur?  I'm open to all options at this point.  Oh, I forgot about housework...keeping the house clean?  Impossible!  I know, we live here, but when I live here and feel the litter that has snuck into my sock and is covering the stairs...something NEEDS to be done.  Okay, so I'm planning to work on that balance in the next month.  I don't expect miracles.  My life is significantly different than it was 3 months ago.  So I need to start with one thing and try to get that worked back in before I move on to another.  A week and half ago I started working again after 10 weeks off.  Not so sure about this forty hours per week business.  It seems absolutely daunting and at around 3pm every day, I want to leave so I can go pick up Aaron and spend a few hours with him before he goes to bed at 7pm.  Not to mention all of the candy and CRAP food that is around, which along with the limited, tight-fitting wardrobe, does not help the self image (enter lack of gym activity here).  BUT, I have bills to pay, families who need support and a team that is counting on me to get my work done.  So I have to choose what I'm going to try to increase my focus on in the next two weeks.  School?  Work?  Aaron?  Ben?  Gym?  Social life/friendship?  After realizing that I really lost focus on a certain friend in particular who really needs my support, I'm planning on working on re-establishing our friendship and supporting her through her challenges.  I know that it's not going to be easy but life changes and as it changes, I need to learn to roll with the punches and get the most of out each experience.  I'll let ya know how it goes.  Wish me luck!

1 comment:

E said...

It will all settle in. You had a major adjustment to your life only a few months ago, so give it time. You will find a balance, just give the feathers time to float back down and settle.

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