Are you there blog? It’s me . . . Kate
August 29th, 2008 by Kateastrophe
Woah. This week flew by so fast I didn’t realize it was Friday until right this minute. Then I realized I hadn’t updated this here blog since Sunday. Um . . . oops?
I can’t believe I’m saying this out loud, but work was sooooo slowwww for such a long time I almost forgot what it was like to be busy. And now that I’m super busy I’m trying to figure out how people survive being this busy all the time. Laundry is undone, the house is a mess and I haven’t made my bed all week. I have been late picking Matt up from work (have you heard? We are going green – more like saving green – by carpooling to work.) almost every day. I feel like a bad Mom who’s late picking up her kids from school. One day he was sitting on the bench outside . . . just waiting. It’s terrible! I’m getting nothing done except work!!
Not that I’m complaining. I’d rather be busy at work then bored and feeling guilty every time I deposit my paycheck. It’s just hard getting readjusted to life as a crazy busy person.
And let’s not even talk about blogging. Or the gym.
So, teh internets . . . help me. How do you guys balance your crazy busy lives? I can’t even fathom trying to do this with kids and some of you pull it off with amazing grace. Then those of you in school?!?! Oh man, I’m in awe. This is why I beg for help.
I would offer homemade treats, but I couldn’t find time to buy any, let alone cook.
- Posted in Givin' it to the "Man"
August 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Balance? What’s Balance?
August 29th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
i totally know what you’re talking about. my job was so slow for such a long time and now i am uber busy. i just try and handle everything as best as i can and always remembering to take deeep long breaths, haha.
happy weekend!
August 29th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
I so frequently write about balance on my blog (and the lack of it)that I doubt I could offer any advice. Except that sometimes it’s okay to just accept the imbalance and do the best you can with the time you’ve got. Never forgetting to take time to just do things you love rather than making the bed, just as a little way of taking care of YOU.
So hard. I can’t imagine if I were working! I’d seriously NEVER get anything done at home, it’s just so much. So give yourself lots and lots of credit. Really. You deserve it.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Hi, I’m new to BloggersAnnex. Well I’ve actually been lurking. I’ve clicked over I believe from Charette’s once. I like your blog a lot. I think I have thoughts on the question on this post. I was a working girl before I had babies and then stated working again after my baby (now 16) entered kindergarten. I’m a regional manager of something :-)so I’m very busy. All the time. I wish I can tell you it’s going to get easier. It’s not. But you’re going to get better at the balancing act and at prioritizing after a while. You strike me as a very well-put together intelligent person, so I think you’ll be okay.
August 30th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Well, first things first - I have never felt guilty depositing a pay check, so you’re a far better person than I. Business comes in all shapes and forms - I don’t have a 9-5 job, but being a full-time mom is exhausting! I have realized that in all my OCD ways, there are some things I just have to let go. A motto I live by is, “There will always be dishes, there will always be laundry”. You cannot always be ahead - and that’s ok! You and Matt are happy, you are fed, you have clothes on your backs, that’s all that matters. You know that I’ve had my fair share of breakdowns due to overwhelmage, but it does pass and things will calm down! Honestly? I would put in a movie and spend some time with Matt - relax first, then you can make a list and conquer what you need to. But enjoy some quite time, you’ll be surprised how quickly it will rejuvenate you!
August 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
You can do what you have to do. Sometimes you don’t have to do the dishes.
August 31st, 2008 at 10:59 am
I always thought that balance occurs naturally. A great example: I had the week from hell. The week from hell. Before Wednesday. We went out for business, for a visitor’s birthday, and got super trashed. Show up an hour late the next day and the guys from out of town bring you coffee because ugh we’re all about to die and everyone in the office knows who was there because you’re all whispering kind of trashed. Friday was mildly productive, I nearly died yesterday, and I’ll spend the next two days getting ready for another week. I just ride the wave. It crashes eventually. So do I.