Lately my life has felt a little like a cocktail party where I'm the hummus that's thinly spread over too many crackers. I guess that can happen when taking care of home, husband, career and teenage kids. (not necessarily in that order) Several months ago I launched a second blog called Moral Secularism, to discuss the free-thinking issues that are close to my heart.
I was very excited about the idea at the time, but months have passed and my posts on that blog come to a halt (until today). I haven't stopped having ideas of what to post over there, I just never seem to have enough time. That has gotten me thinking about how I divide my time and how I always seem to have trouble keeping up with the things that are most important to me. And that's "me" as in Me-me, not Mom-me, or wife-me, or writer-me. I suspect a lot of other people are the same way.
I always seem to have trouble squeezing in time to do the me-things, like yoga, guitar, piano, blogging, or just sitting down with a good book or listening to music without multitasking in some other chore. But I can always manage to find time when my kids, husband, or friends need something. I always find a way to make dinner, pay the bills, or pick up the kids from their practices. The daily fires get put out, but every night I fight insomnia with the distinct feeling that I haven't done "something". I'm starting to wonder if that "something" is simply taking some time for myself.
With that thought, I took a break today and posted a list of secular holiday music to my Moral Secularism blog. I also wrote a couple of articles to post at Helium on topics that have been on my mind lately. I have some important writing deadlines this week, but it was nice to take a little time to just write about my thoughts.
I'm not one for New Year's resolutions, but maybe it's time to go into the New Year with thoughts of being just a little less concerned about what "we" as a family need to do, and a little more thought of how "me" as an individual wants to live my life.
To anyone else out there who can relate to this post, think about doing something for yourself during this busy holiday season. I know, that's easier said than done, but I'll try if you do.
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