In life, there are things we do because we have to, and there are things we do because we want to. Obviously, you have to pay the electric bill, or you won't have lights. That means work is something that you have to do. I'm not complaining about responsibility at all because my parents always taught me the reality of it, and it's not something new to me. However, I do sometimes struggle...
The other day, I found myself tired and overly stressed (which is harmful to the body in so many ways). When I listed off my items of stress to Drew, I became more and more annoyed with myself because those were things that need to be done eventually, yes, but they aren't necessarily the most important things in my life. I needed to do laundry and work on some grading. I needed a nap and had to go to class instead. Little things like that...just a lot of them.
So, why is it so hard to push those things out of your head and keep things in perspective? And how do you do it? Thoughts welcome... :)
I think we all have an image in our mind that we are going to be the 1950s housewife - keep an immaculate house, cook good dinners for our family, do the laundry...and the ironing. But, the fact is, we are 2009 women where we have to go to work, then work our second job for that extra bit of income, take care of our kids, exercise, blog, volunteer at church, and then finally we have it all done. I've come to the conclusion that the most important things are the things that last for eternity or make me live longer. As you know...I'm definitely getting there. Can't remember when my laundry was caught up! :) I so enjoy your blog posts, it gives me a little peek at what is going on in your life, even though I'm not there!
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