Balancing life has been pretty hard lately. I have been holding up to some of my new year's resolutions: doing only fun things, exercising daily, not biting my nails. But lately trying to fulfil the normal duties of life have been dropping off my balance pole in a very bad way. It's not necessarily terrible that I'm neglecting chores...instead of cleaning the house we went out for dinner as a family last night and still managed to give the kids baths, so I'm not neglecting all chores (at least I'm prioritizing).
But here is an example of things I'm slacking with: There are no socks in either of my son's sock drawers. Paperwork is scattered all over my kitchen. In my bedroom sits 7 overflowing laundry baskets filled with clean clothes that need to be put away. Last night I managed to get to the local nursery, but now 2 flats of flowers are sitting unpotted in my flower bed calling my name. Wrinkled clothes are sitting on an ironing board for about a month waiting to be pressed and hung. The IEP docs are hanging over my head to be properly filed and recorded. Toys all over. Appointments need to be made with a family psychologist to help us deal with parenting someone with special needs. Toys all over. My checkbook needs balancing. Toys...did I mention how they are all over? Oh...yea, let's not forget that there is work. Right...my career!
Instead of dealing with the sockless drawers, I am holding true to doing only fun things...I mean, that is what life is all about, right? I can always fish out a clean pair from one of the laundry baskets when needed. So tonight I'm going to watch my son's tee ball game, then take the twins to see their cousin's 8th grade school play. If I died tomorrow, I'd be happy with doing those things instead of having paperwork filed right and socks in their place.
But my, oh my...do I feel behind.
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