Gym, grocery shopping, get gas, mail a package, pick up supplies, laundry, clean bathrooms, pick up furniture in Forney, stop at the Beltline/30 Goodwill store, drop off new table at Doc’s, visit with a friend that is moving, finish dining table for Doc’s and the list goes on and on and on. That list was only for my Thursday. About halfway through the day I think is there ever enough time to get it all done. Every minute of my day and night are planned out. My sleep is planned, gym time, school time and Blue Happy time. I never seem to get a head, but really I would settle for just getting even for the day.
When I ask myself is there ever gonna be enough time I can’t answer that. Priorities are out-of-order over here at the Blue Happy house. If I look at my list over the past few weeks family and myself are running neck and neck for last place. Today when I had the opportunity to visit with a friend that was moving my heart and head had a battle. I wanted to she her before she moved but looming at my studio was hours of work that needed to be done. This friend played a very important role in my life. I taught both her boys art and then later I taught her art. We had this great group of ladies that did art together every Monday morning. They were there for me to talk with during some pretty tough times. I’m not sure they even know just how much they helped me out. I decided that I really needed to say good-bye to her so I put that in front of studio work time.
For me that is so hard to do. Not because I didn’t hold value in spending time with her. It was hard because I hold value in everything I do and commitment means everything. If I commit I’m in, all in 100%. I was fine as I visited with her. I really enjoyed seeing her and talking with her. The drive home was hard. What in the world was I thinking putting something in front of my work. Now I’m behind but oh how I enjoyed seeing her. Stay tuned on Monday when you see this beautiful piece off furniture. I do have the first base cant on it.
We load our lives with so much stuff. I see it every day with parents as they juggle sports, school, social life, church and family. I really don’t know how they do it without loosing themselves in the middle of all of it. Losing yourself is the key to it all. We bound ourselves to all of these activities that we forget who we where when we were just a person without marriage, kids and the rest of life. Social media has change who we are as people and who we are in the future. I’m not saying you have to be a single person to enjoy your life but you do need to put priorities in order and pick and choose what you believe to be most important. It really is okay if you kids birthday party is just the family without a lot of hoopla. If laundry has taken over your life I challenge you to pick about 10 outfits you wear everyday and maybe 3 to 4 dress up outfits. Fold the rest of your clothing and place it into boxes sealed up and sit it to the side. Try to live with those items for 30 days. You will see just how easy life is without all that laundry to wash, dry, fold and put away. At the end of that 30 days have a garage sale or give it all to a charity. Trust me it will be so freeing. I could spend hours giving you ideas. The point is give yourself the gift of time get rid of what is dragging your down.
Today many thing got in the way of finishing a piece I wanted to get done today. Around 7 as I went out to work on a piece I just sat down and stared at it. I decided to give myself permission to finish it up tomorrow and just go to bed. It was a small step but it felt good to do that. It is a beautiful table that will be finished and up at Doc’s by Saturday morning. The holiday’s are just around the corner and this table with dress up any holiday meal for the family and friends. There really wasn’t enough time to finish it in my day but there was enough time for me to come to a realization that I’m not super women and that really is okay. I did get one collection of things ready to go and they are already up at Doc’s on display. Boy are they beautiful. Giving your self the time to be a person and not a robot moving from one project to another is golden.
