Caught Up
August 19, 2010 
Elsa has nothing to do with this post, other than that I am totally 'caught up' in love with her, and thought I should share another picture of her cuteness. Partly because I just feel it's my duty to share Elsa's cuteness with the world, and partly because I lost all my pictures on the old computer, and haven't had time to take many more, so I'm sorely lacking in photographic material for my posts.
Which is precisely the point of this post... Time management.
Or lack thereof.
The title of this post -- 'Caught Up' -- is not in reference to me being caught up on anything. It's in reference to pretty much the opposite, actually... Being so caught up in the merry-go-round of life that I feel like I can't ever quite have time to accomplish anything.
Does that make sense?
I don't know if that makes sense.
I'm confused.
But I don't have time to sort it all out because there are just too many things to do.
And thus proves the point of this whole post.
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!
Let's look at another picture of Elsa, shall we?
(Sigh.)
(Internal dialogue: Okay, Farmer Gal, back to center.)
Okay, I'm ready to move ahead.
But ahead to what? That's the loaded question. There's just so much to do! And I never catch up. Never ever catch up.
A couple months ago I realized this was happening... We were getting so busy, hubby was working longer hours (which can't be helped and is a blessing, really), lots of running around... You know the drill. And it was then I realized that I need to be much more protective of our time. Your own personal time, and time with your family, is actually something you have to fight for!
So, I have been trying to be mindful of that, trying to keep our obligations in check. But despite my best efforts, somehow I find myself at the intersection of many obligations, may projects at home needing my attention, and many creative ideas flowing out of my psyche, none of which I really have time to do anything about.
That's a kick in the pants isn't it? Why can't all these ideas come to me in the dead of winter when I actually have time?
But they don't. Instead I find myself in the dead of winter writing about dogs eating horse poop because it's the only inspiration I have.
(I take that back. Dogs eating horse poop is good stuff. I stand by my work.)
So, all I really find myself doing is makings lists. List after list after list. Lists that help me narrow down my highest priorities in this moment. And lists of ideas for things I can't get to right now, that I will hopefully run across in the dead of winter when I have the time for them.
What about you? Do you feel like you're caught in the rat race at the moment, or are you at peace with how you're spending your time?
Reader Comments (4)
I love the picture of Elsa!
I want to scratch those ears!
Time, ya, never enough of it. Fight for it you must.
Well, school starts for my guys on Wed., so we're at that end of summer busy time right now. It's a little crazy!
School already? Yeah, it seems like everyone is in that end-of-summer crazy mode. I can't wait for the cool breezes of fall!
There are many days when I do not want to do a thing....but I am torn because I also have so much I want to do...and I feel guilty then that I was not productive. Phooey.