Day 6 - The search for balance continues...

I believe balance is a journey...

I'm sure an Eastern philosopher or Buddhist monk has probably written more eloquently on the subject than I.  I'm also pretty sure that philosopher or monk did not have two kids, a dog, a husband, a house that refused to close, etc amid which they were forced to find balance.

Tonight, it was just me.  This is a rare occurrence.  I can count on one hand how many times it's been just me in the house.  Well, me and Ellie.  She's my protector.  Dear Husband offered to take her today but I needed my girl with me tonight (see, the love is back).   He did whisk Little Man and Little Miss away for an overnight trip to visit grandparents, so it's just me.  Balance was my goal.

The day was fairly long at work due to one of my bosses being gone; however, I came home and decided to walk to my dad's for dinner (he's also home alone since mom is flying to see other grandbabies).  Now, if you know me, you know I don't really exercise.  Walking is about the extent of it and that is rare.  Time is the main constraint with motivation coming in a close second.  So walking to dinner was a huge thing for me.  And it was awesome!  I found some peace and quiet and some energy.  Who knew?!

Dinner with dad was lovely then he brought Ellie and I home.  This is where the balance battle really began.

There was a huge pile of laundry in our room, laundry in both the dryer and washer, a pile of dishes in the sink and thank you notes from Little Miss's birthday party two weeks ago that needed to be written.  Well - created then written.  Also the kitchen has become a collection point of everything since we have no furniture to put anything else on!

So I had to find balance.  I wanted to get it all done, but I knew I didn't want to stay up until midnight.  So sleep needed to be balanced with work.  I decided to fold the one load in the dryer so I could toss a new one in.  Thank you notes were the next priority or else I'd put them off forever.

After an episode of Smash and two episodes of Modern Family, the one load was folded and put away and the thank you notes were created, written, and waiting Little Miss's signature.

I decided I would sit down to compose the blog as my reward.  Well, the blog and an ice cream bar was my reward.  Hey - I walked tonight!  The dishes will wait until the morning.  I let myself sleep in today so I'm back to the early start tomorrow.  If I can convince my body that even though I don't have to get up early, I should anyway.

I should.

Cheers -
Megs