there are:
e-mails to write,
pictures to edit,
laundry to fold,
beds to make,
shoots to schedule,
snuggles to give,
bike rides to take,
groceries to buy,
BLOGGING to do,
husbands to kiss,
...the list goes ON.
sigh.
lately it's been hard balancing
all of THIS
because i love, LOVE doing this!
and soaking up every second of THIS.
my sweet baby boy. and come on, look at him. it's basically no contest huh?
i really, REALLY love this guy.
while i believe that as women we can do anything we choose,
i do NOT believe that we can "have it all."
so here's to another day struggling to find
BALANCE.
how do YOU do it?
o heavens I don't! U usually feel very mediocre and look at other women (you included) and wonder, "How on earth are they doing all this!"
ReplyDeletei don't know how you do it all...
ReplyDeleteall i do know is you need to take it easy a bit at one point so we can chill and do fun things this summer and RELAX!
Thank you for putting into words exactly how I am feeling today. It is tough some days running a business, being a wife and mother, accountant, blogger, friend, mentor yes the list does go on. Glad to know i'm not alone. :)
ReplyDeletei think you're amazing! i just went to a stake YWs meeting where we talked about this exact topic. No one had any real answers except that everyone felt the same way and we all decided that as long as we made time to say prayers and read scriptures we didn't need to feel guilty about one more thing.
ReplyDeleteone day at a time mama!!! you'll figure it out. i can't get over how grown up max is looking these days!
ReplyDeleteI am seriously feeling like this every day! It is so hard to find time to do everything I need/want to do! I am so glad I am not alone!! I love your new header and I love all these pictures of Max! Adorable!
ReplyDeletefirst I must say that max looks like a little man, and you keeping him from me is not okay anymore. Perhaps I will have to come over and kiss his little cheeks off. But really, you know what? Balance is a lie. It's just a matter of not falling too far to one side; catching and righting yourself before you go completely ENDO. Take it easy on yourself. Be gentle with my friend Jessica, I love her.
ReplyDeleteoh man...if you figure it out....please let me know:) I too am seriously struggling with this. I seem to be an all or nothing kind of girl, but that presents a problem when I'm giving all to 100 different things- sorry I didn't call you back, I will tomorrow. see........I'm struggling:)
ReplyDeleteprocastination has always worked for me?
ReplyDeleteps-there is a huge rummage sale today down town, wish you were here!
I feel your pain! Why is it that we always decide to do too many things all at the same time? And did you ever notice that you have the most to get done when it seems like everyone else needs you the most? But I am still thankful for all of it, God wouldn't give it to us without an amazing reason. Now, if only He could give us a little breather to take it all in!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I feel this way too! I think it's a part of being a woman...Here is how I "Do it"....I clean either the upstairs....or the downstairs. Either I wash the clothes...or I fold them. ONe day I take pictures...sometimes the next day I edit...unless I'm dying to see them =) (which is most the time haha) I clean the toilet...or the sink ;0 You get the picture.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing an amazing job Jess!!!
It's so hard...especially working a full-time job and then trying to do all of that at night. I continually feel like there are things that go undone and I've just had to learn to leave the things that aren't that important and remember my little guy and Nick are the most important in life and then it feels like my clean house, my empty fridge, etc. are okay until the next day ... or the next ... now wait til we add more kids into the equation. I think as moms and wives, we will always feel like this ... :) Just keep going!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you find the answer, let me know...balance is something I have none of in my life. :)
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