You can be a new person in just 15 minutes a day! Well, at least you can according to many of the magazine articles I have read! You can have a clean house...it just takes 15 minutes a day...Supper ready for the family at night...take 15 minutes in the morning to throw it in the slow cooker! Exercise just 15 minutes at a time, conquer your laundry pile in just 15 minutes a day...Pick up any self-help book or magazine...and there are those magic words! "Fifteen Minutes a Day!"
I especially feel the 15 minute guilt from church...morning prayers, nighttime prayers, scripture study, compassionate service, visiting teaching, family home evening...the list goes on and on! Hobbies? I just need 15 minutes a day to practice my piano, another 15 for cross-stitch and don't forget my 15 to read a chapter in that new book!
And family time? 15 minutes of special mom time per kid per day? Journal writing, story time, games and just taking time to listen to them talk about friend problems or school...it just all adds up!
Okay...so why is this in my mind tonight? BECAUSE I AM SWAMPED!! *sigh* I keep trying to find that elusive 15 minutes right now. I must not be allocating my time well? I am so far behind I don't think I will ever catch up *blech*
One time I sat and wrote out all the "15 minute" things we *should* be doing or that I *wished* I was doing--and it came to over 40 hours a day. Now I admit I don't sleep very much (which might account for being so cranky!) but I do need a little at least LOL!
The kids and I are trying to finish the school year early since we know we have a move coming up next year. If we get done, we will be able to get our new books and work over the summer. I love my kids...but doing school for 10+ hours a day AND everything else I am supposed to do...I need another 15 minutes a day AT LEAST! *grin*
So...if you don't hear from me...or if I look frazzled...tell yourself "ooooch--she hasn't found those 15 minutes yet" and please don't be mad--if I can find 15 minutes of spare time...I'll give you a call *smile*
3 comments:
Whoa girl. You've got too much on your plate. Fifteen seems like so little but it is really so much. Take a breather. Otherwise, even the 15 minutes that you could find won't be enough to help you. Good luck with all you do.
I am like you. For some reason I don't have enough of the my day either. If you figure it out please let me know.
Hahaha! Love it. So true though. It is hard to keep it all together. I am trying to adjust to our old schedule since we've been gone for so (tooo) long. There's enough time, I suppose... I just want down time. Which I am taking while the kids are working on projects. haha
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