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Do you ever have thoses days?

Published at March 3rd, 2008

Do you ever have those days when your head didn’t make it with you out of bed with you? When you forget things that you forgot about? Clean the same dish three or for times before you realize you have already cleaned it? Do you ever have those days when you sit down to do one thing and then are immediately directed away when you here “Mom, I spilled!” ? Or when your mind is literally trying to think about 20 things at one time and it’s feels like your brain is going to explode? Do you ever have those days when all of these thing plus much more happen to you in the same day?

This was today for me and it’s not over :(

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Finding time for yourself can help you find balance.

Published at February 4th, 2008

Is a really possible to find balance when you have so many responsibilities? I have asked myself this for at least fourteen of the fifteen years I have been a mother. 

The last few years I have struggled to find time for myself. This is not easy to do when most of my time is taken up by chores, work, family (though I love spending time with my family) and a hundred other things I have to do in a day. There were (and still are) many times I just become paralyzed because I am overwhelmed by responsibilities. 

Before 2007, I would say I did not truly understand the importance of balance. Too much work caused stress in my home. My kids were stressed, my house was a mess and my husband felt neglected, not to mention the bitterness I was feeling because I had no time for myself or family. So I ended up going to the other extreme and clean like crazy, have house and home all in order but the bills would pile up because I wasn’t working and we didn’t have money. I still didn’t have time for myself because my life was still off balance.

In 2007 I made it a goal to find balance.  I didn’t know exactly how I was going to find it but I didn’t want to stop until I did. What I ended up finding was that if I would just give myself time to reflect on my life and blessing, everything else seemed to fall into a reasonably balanced state.

I have a passion for horses. I have since I was a young girl. I think my mother may have passed down the “horse gene” to me. God has blessed me with two wonderful horses that I get to watch outside my window everyday. The years I spent living an “off balance” life, offered little time for my horse passion. 

During the year of “finding balance” I decided to try and spend more time with my horses. Though time for myself was not easy to find, I had to try. What a world of difference this made in my life. What I discovered was that I could see my responsibilities more as blessing than ever before because I could see myself as a person first.

I am an individual. I have passions, likes, dislikes, wants and needs. The privilege of being a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a friend and a women of faith (as well as the many other titles I carry) can only truly seen as a privilege through the eyes of a person who can see themselves as an individual.

If my story sounds at all familiar to you, I encourage you to find time for yourself so too you can better reflect on your blessings in life.

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The Teenager, The Boy, and The Toddler

Published at January 19th, 2008

I have three children that I love dearly but it’s not always easy being a mom. I remember a long time ago when I didn’t have kids and life was much less eventful but it was quieter. I sometimes think what life would be like without my kids and it makes me sad. Even though there is a lot of stress that can come with parenting, I would changing having them.

It’s difficult to explain this to people who don’t have kids. I remember when people tried to tell me about having children. I couldn’t understand how it could be so hard to have them and be responsible for them yet you love them so much you couldn’t imagine your life without children. I understand this now of course.

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Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Published at January 3rd, 2008

Ok, so it’s been a while since I have posted on this blog. A personal blog is not as easy to write on when you are a busy person like me. I am still trying to create schedules for blogging  but they don’t seem to be sticking so here I am posting on this blog after a lot of time has passed.

The kids are out of school right now and it has been nice. I am not exactly looking forward to it starting back up again. Since I home school my kids, school starting back up means I will be much busier.  I am still trying to have balance with every thing in my life. I don’t want to over do it with work like I did a few years ago. I also want to be sure I keep up with home schooling so I don’t feel like I am trying to catch up the rest of the year.

I have my own laptop now and I am so excited about that. Having my own laptop means I can get much more work done in less time. I hope the laptop will help me to step up my blogging this year.

Hopefully I will find the time to post on this blog more. I hope to at least keep a once a week posting. I know that is not much but at least it’s something ;)

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In The News- SuperMom Having Difficult Time Keeping Up With Personal Blog

Published at November 24th, 2007

So I am still a SuperMom but I do have limits. All superheros have weaknesses right? Well, mine is time. I don’t have enough of it. I would be nice if there were just a few more hours in a day.  Of course if that were to happen then I would still be complaining about not having enough time because I would us it up like I am now.

The last few months I have been asking God to bless my efforts. I know I can’t do it all so I ask that He would bless what I can do. Putting things into that frame of mind really has helped me to relax a bit. I am able to balance things better than I used to.

It’s important for me to keep my priorities straight. There was a time when I would work, work and work and feel as though  I wasn’t getting anywhere. Now that I have my priorities in order I am able to be much more effective when I do set time for work. It’s a funny thing but it’s true. I think God has been blessing my efforts.

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My Baby Girl Turned 3 Yesterday :(

Published at October 24th, 2007

I am having a hard time with my children getting older. My youngest is now three years old and I don’t like it. It really seems like she was just born yesterday. She is such a three year old though. She is entirely too independent and strong willed.

I hope I can survive another three year old stage. I am still trying to survive a teenage stage and I don’t know if the combination is good for my nerves ;) . I think it’s time to pray ;) .

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I don’t have enough time!!!

Published at October 23rd, 2007

I am trying really hard to balance my life but it’s very difficult. I probably have too many projects going on right now but I am not sure I plan on stopping. I just don’t have enough time in the day to do everything I want but I have to continue to try.

Some days I feel really good about all the online ventures I am involved with (blogging for income and social networking) and others I just don’t want to continue. Some days I have a real hard time even getting online and other days I can’t get off. I suppose this is how life works. Those that let the rough times get to them don’t ever find out what could have been if they had just stuck to it.

I have heard that the “stick to it” attitude is what lacks in most people. I have had to learn to not take myself to seriously on my “off” days but sometimes it’s really difficult. I figure if I just keep at it without loosing focus on the important things like my family then eventually all this work will pay off.

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Taking Time For Myself

Published at October 3rd, 2007

It’s not always easy to find time for myself. Much of my day is spent caring for the kids and house. I love my family and enjoy caring for them but there are times I feel I need a break. Not a permanent break, just a short one to regroup. It can be difficult to try and find time but I think it’s an important part of good parenting.

If my mind is has had a chance to renew then I can be a better mother, wife and homemaker. While I type this I am thinking, “when am I going to find the time”. I don’t know but I am going to try and find it, or maybe the correct word is- make it.

I have been getting up before the kids since before school started which has helped my mental state a lot. I am usually able to get the day started right if I have had at least a half an hour before everyone gets up. This is a big deal for me because I used to just roll out of bed after everyone else was up. My days were always playing catchup. There is much to be said about giving yourself time in the morning.

riding828.JPGI have also been able to ride my horse more lately. I love being able to spend time with her. It’s good for my horse and it’s good for me. So now that I think about it I have been able to find time for myself, I don’t know what I am complaining about ;)

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Organizing My Life - Not an Easy Task

Published at August 16th, 2007

I am not a naturally organized person. I often waste time looking for something because I failed to give it a designated spot and put it there. I admire people who are naturally organized but I guess I should be happy that I have a very creative side to my personality. Very creative minds seem to be unorganized minds. I am living proof of that fact.

So the kids start school next week and I am actually not all that stressed about it this year. I have been trying to keep on top of the laundry and dishes and that has made a world of difference. Those two chores are hard to get on top of when you get really behind so I am going to try and not let it get behind.

I am trying to organize my days better. I really need to get up earlier so I can be more productive sooner. I tried to do this last year but it didn’t last and then I went right back to my hectic life. Much of the time I look like a headless chicken, running around getting nothing done, but looking frantic and distressed.

I am learning that acquiring good habits takes a lot of discipline, which is another habit I lack in.  I have also learned that discipline requires action. As long as I keep moving toward the goal of living an organized life I will be improving my organization skills. So now that I have found my Living Organized book again I probably ought to start reading it again ;)

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School Starts Soon! :) :(

Published at August 3rd, 2007

I have mixed feelings about school starting. As a homeschool mom this means a lot of work is ahead of me. I have to make sure the kids are doing their work on a daily basis, lesson planning, drive to classes, grades, reports, and blada blada blada. Do I sound a little stressed? Well, I am. I enjoy homeschooling but sometime it can get difficult.

I need to be sure I pray everyday before my feet hit the floor in the morning. You know people have told me that is the best time to pray - before you get out of bed. But my problem with that is that I can never remember to pray before my feet hit the floor. I guess I need to pray that God will bring it to my attention in the morning that I should pray for a good God honoring day ;) .

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