2010 Resolutions: The Overscheduled Mom Version
Yes, I realize it’s the end of January, but being a month late for something is no reason not to do it at all.
I started the year with some resolutions and have had varying degrees of success with them so far, and so I’d like to tell the world because maybe it’ll help get my butt more in gear.
Speaking of which, getting in better shape is a perennial fave on any list, mine is no exception, and I’ve gone nowhere on that front. Plenty of excuses, you’ve heard them all. Clearly not a real priority for me or I would have figured it out.
But I’ve changed my easting habits, partly to lose weight and partly because I watched Food, Inc. — and just like reading Fast Food Nation, there’s no going back up the rabbit hole once you’ve seen the truth. So we’re buying organic chicken, bread with no high fructose corn syrup, natural peanut butter, nothing that contains hydrogenated anything, and at the suggestion of Jessica, we’ll even give buffalo meat a try.
The big resolution that I really want to keep and have been very unsuccessful at is doing fewer things. I will admit I am an overscheduled mom. (Welcome, Sarah.) I just do too many things. There, I said it. Most of them are things I have chosen to do and really want to do. But doing so many of them makes for a crazy life.
So I am re-committing to my resolution to do fewer things in 2010. If I can ever get around to it — so many things to do first!
Jan 31, 2010 @ 13:50:35
The overscheduled thing just kinda creeps up on your doesn’t it? I like to think of myself as pretty mellow when it comes to weekly committments, but lately, things are crazy… especially on the weekends, which I normally protect from intrusions! It really is tough, though, when you WANT to do all the things in your calendar, but you realize that doing all of them means that none of them are really enjoyed fully. So often, when you try and prioritize, it feels like you’re giving up parts of your life that bring you a lot of joy, and yet the “you can have it all but just not all at the same time” refrain feels like little consolation. Sigh. I look forward to seeing how you tackle this one in future posts!
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