Monday, August 25, 2008
Like I Have Time For This?
So here I sit at the table, which parenthetically speaking is the only thing I've truly gotten cleaned today, listening to the Time of the Great Giving as background noise and neglecting the rest of my life so I can write this meaningful excerpt from my life. Are you there Margaret? This is for you. I spent the morning on the phone to my sister talking from my heart. You know when you talk from your heart, it sometimes causes tears to form in your eyes. She came over and picked up my laundry so she could help me with the small details of my life that have a way of piling up. To dwell on how much I miss by having her so far away from me would be akin to sitting in a puddle of those tears that eventually fall so I will veer away from that. I have been most happy to have her close by for this length of time. Seth said last night that having her here is like having two mothers. Please note: he didn't say it like he appreciated it very much. Nathan accused me of not playing with him today and I realized that I don't play very well. There's something that I've lost in the transition to adulthood. Something that I should have kept, but didn't. I just don't feel very creative in that way. Now that the other children are in school it's up to me to be entertaining and quite frankly, I'm not feeling it. I need to sweep and mop and vacuum and instead I'm thinking it's time to read a storybook and have an afternoon nap with Nathan. Motivation is not my strong suit today. I did go for a nice long bike ride this morning and ended up biking through a corn field because the bike path ended abruptly and I refused to go back the way I came. My tires may be flat when I see next see them, but it was an adventure. And out of the ordinary. I like that on occasion. That is all for now so there you have it.
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Today is a bad day for motivation in general. Instead of packing and doing laundry this morning, I decided to jump on the treadmill and about four minutes later thought that I could better spend my time making a grocery list. I stuck with the list though, as it required very little movement. A nap would be nice too. Hope you get yours.
i understand the sentiment..but much appreciate the blog. as you well know..my motivation is never very good..the list of things to do just grows and grows..and all i want to do is sleep. not do the laundry. not fix my bike so it is rideable. not clean the bathroom. no none of those things. just sleep.
I do understand this although I don't have as many kids, but sometimes it feels like it! Take some time to yourself, light some candles and take you a bath without anyone bothering you. Yes I know it may be 1 or 2 in the morning before you could get time to yourself but trust me it will be worth it in the end!! Hope you drop in more often. We need to stay in contact, I would really like that.
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