Ever have the feeling you'd be off conquering the world if only you didn't have to get your sheets washed? I posted in my last blog how satisfying it is to get stuff done while M is asleep, and that's still true, but at the end of the day, it's not advancing the main things we (as a family) want to be up to as much as we would like. Right now, I'm figuring out what to get on the table for lunch all the while knowing that I could/should be doing something major while little one's asleep (geez! FINally!) and feeling good about the laundry hanging outside, but then, who cares about the laundry, really? It's not getting the preparations done for our trip, nor is it getting our finances straight, nor is it getting the myriad of thank-yous written. (If you're reading this, chances are I owe you one- a very long overdue one.) Heck, I even started to think about the blog I didn't write, the really cool idea I had around Mother's Day how the mysticism of mothers centers around how they are living, mobile, inter-dimensional portals... yeah, that one. The one that doesn't exist.
So, before I go any further, I'll pose a question and any moms or dads who are successfully up to stuff can feel free to answer, or anyone having to strike a balance to get things done (doesn't have to be family-related). What does it take, really, to keep the home fires burning and start to (or continue to) make your mark in the world without going crazy? What has worked for you?
(Feel free to say "I'm rowing that boat too!" and take in the responses as I will be!)
Off to go drain the gluten-free pasta for lunch...
Important PS- So, I walk into Burke's office with a bowl of said pasta with other tasty things mixed in and he remarks "Ah, lunch magically appears!" In other words, "I would not have eaten lunch if this didn't show up! Thank you!" I retract any home-fire-bashing I just did- they are important and obviously appreciated.
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