tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post7736218950791054155..comments2023-04-03T04:00:20.248-07:00Comments on figuring it out...: 332 days left (and trying not to be a bitch about it)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-29613794290967506842010-02-04T08:21:30.738-08:002010-02-04T08:21:30.738-08:00chandelle~ lol. and yes (re: getting rid of everyt...chandelle~ lol. and yes (re: getting rid of everything and hitting the road). Hope the spiral starts circling back up here soon.<br /><br />brooke~ me too >.< And then I get guilt for being a bad mom, and that makes it worse :(galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-85824429833319803952010-02-04T06:47:13.686-08:002010-02-04T06:47:13.686-08:00I'm there. My classes started last week and th...I'm there. My classes started last week and they are swallowing me. I find myself resenting the moment I have to stop working on school to pick up my kids because I didn't get enough done.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542017000729688632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-86237519139638399992010-02-02T21:34:00.069-08:002010-02-02T21:34:00.069-08:00Every time you write something it's like you&#...Every time you write something it's like you're living in my head! I've been in a horrible spiraling phase for about a month now...can't seem to pull myself out. I want to throw away everything I own and hit the road. That's my impulse. Can't do it.Chandellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469510353021344718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-65963378103332091102010-02-02T12:41:47.619-08:002010-02-02T12:41:47.619-08:00thank you k :)thank you k :)galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-70354237143006194712010-02-02T12:34:25.650-08:002010-02-02T12:34:25.650-08:00I wish I had wise words, but all I can say is that...I wish I had wise words, but all I can say is that I, too, become bitchy for similar reasons, when I feel that my life is out of balance. But the balance feels good when it materializes. I think you will find yours.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788159137030617997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-36590595595426118152010-02-02T11:52:22.473-08:002010-02-02T11:52:22.473-08:00johnR~ "to balance it all"
Ya.
I keep th...johnR~ "to balance it all"<br />Ya.<br />I keep thinking that I should be able to. That there HAS to be a way. <br />That if I was just a little bit more efficient... <br /><br />(or smarter or more talented or needed less sleep... or... or... or...)<br /><br />I also think I continually fall into the trap of putting the most time into things on my lists that are the most trivial. galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-14849081321625985182010-02-02T10:43:32.444-08:002010-02-02T10:43:32.444-08:00I think I can empathize, though my frustration wit...I think I can empathize, though my frustration with the roles I feel I need to play and feelings of powerlessness are rooted in different dynamics. I think I'm climbing out of about a month plus spell.<br /><br />I think part of the problem is that everything seems zero-sum to me. If I give time to family or work, it takes away from my creative efforts or any investment in myself. If I focus JohnRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822899155130408891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-37062788995755505222010-02-02T10:10:01.129-08:002010-02-02T10:10:01.129-08:00thank you holly~ I think you really hit the nail o...thank you holly~ I think you really hit the nail on the head about it all being a substitute for what we really should discard but can't.<br /> <br />I am getting myself hung up over the smallest things (Bit DH's head off the other day because he bought the wrong kind of applesauce...??!!)<br /><br />Spinning my wheels, trying to do a lot, feeling like I am doing nothing, blaming it on galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-941909915478024452010-02-02T08:23:40.281-08:002010-02-02T08:23:40.281-08:00I know how you feel. I'm in one of those thor...I know how you feel. I'm in one of those thoroughly vile, thoroughly necessary moods where you throw out the stale ginger snaps at the back of the cupboard and pull books you’ve never read and don’t really want to read off the shelf and stick them in a book to sell to a used bookstore. But it's all a substitute for getting rid of the things you really want to shed, but somehow can'tHollyhttp://www.selfportraitas.comnoreply@blogger.com