No Time to Be

Originally posted Oct 15 on Time to be Mom.

So...my life is chaos.  No, really.  I'm always running, always stressed and always tired.  I've been so busy playing "catch up" that I haven't had time to play with my son.  I haven't caught up either.  I've had no time to be a wife, a mom, a friend, anything other than busy.

I don't want this to be my life...or my family's.  Things have got to change.  NOW.

I'm starting this blog as part journal for my own sanity and part in hopes that some of my trial and triumph can help encourage others who find themselves mired in the same much I have been.

As someone once said, "take heart in knowing that, when you're knee-deep in one of those days, you're not alone."
  
I have realized that scheduling is the main source of my stress and lack of time.  But I have also realized that it is more than that.  What I put in my schedule and what I leave out of it should reflect my goals and priorities.  Right now, that is not the case.
  
The first thing I need to do is sit down and consider.  What do I want for my life?  For my family?  What are the deep seeded longings of my heart? Who do I want to be?  The answers to these questions will help me determine what my schedule should look like.