Balance

Today is a little slower. I really need to work on finding balance in my life. I'm very driven, and when I have a list of ''to-do's" I have a hard time waiting. I want them all done RIGHTNOW. This drives my husband crazy for sure...as I keep nagging about all the furniture that is waiting to be sanded and painted. You can also see this in my post of my crazy day yesterday. Could some of the things I did wait another day? Probably. Do I like to let them? No. I have orders that are not needed until a September vacation and they will probably be done in the next week or so.

The cleaning schedule has kind of slowed me down there, and given me a few tasks at a time instead of the WHOLE house. Today I tried to make a list of which projects I was going to tackle in the sewing room and then LEAVE. Not do just one more thing, or cut one more fabric, or blah blah blah. You get the point.

It just seems that I can never fit anything in, and I need to be okay with that. If I make time to go to the gym, clean, and sew, then I don't have time for friends that day. If I make time for friends, something else has to give. I guess it will always be a work in progress.

This also may be why I have very little patience. It has to be related some how. I've ordered a lot of fabric, bedding, printer cords, etc online and I am constantly checking the tracking numbers to try to find out why nothing is here yet. I want the whole world to operate on Kim-speed.

But for today, it's a sucess. Gym done, visit/play with a friend, lunch and cleaning, 2 hours of sewing, and I'm up here blogging while waiting for Jacob to get up from nap. I may even have my shower done before long so I can leave for bunco tonight (subbing for another group) without rushing around like yesterday. Kids are thrilled because they get a babysitter since Ryan has his Board of Education meeting tonight. Everyone is happy, most especially Ryan as he can play video games while I'm gone and the kids are asleep. Win, win, win!