Because I'm a visual person, I decided to create this little drawing for you... Yes I know it is nothing fancy and is a tad crooked, but you'll get past those flaws I hope... It is a summary of my life right now (even the crooked part) and I think it is a good depiction of every working Mother's life.....
It seems I handle the "Balance" thing pretty well. In most cases, each day consists of a little of all aspects....
But lately...I've taken away the me time to make sure there is family time, and I've let work get way too far in to all aspects of my life.
My balance has gone off kilter and I seem to be in this cycle of cause and effect. For example:
The more exercise I do, the more muscle I gain the more weight I gain the harder it becomes to exercise.
I need new thinner socks for my new running shoes to avoid getting scrunched feet, but if I take time to go shopping, I don't get time to run. So I choose to run with my scrunched feet, wishing I had new socks.
The more tired I am, the more Flavored Coffee I need... The More Flavored Coffee I drink the more I can't sleep.
The more work I do, the more there is to do.
The more I exercise the more hungry I am. The more I eat, the more I have to Exercise.
If I put off work to get some sleep, I have double the work the next day and that much less sleep. When I do try to go to bed early, I'm awakened by either a needy child, a needy dog, a choking visitor (thats another story), and the best times are when you just wake up at 4am and feel like your day should be starting.
You See??? I'm stuck in a Loop!!! To make the triangle successful, I have to get out of this loop!!!
If anyone has suggestions please throw them my way... Until then if you see someone running in circles trying to find her triangle life, you'll know it is me....