Monday, 9 May 2011

Where does the time go?

It's 4.30pm and I've got nothing done. Again. KK has watched far more CBeebies today than is probably good for her (or my sanity!) The washing up hasn't been done, the dirty clothes haven't been washed and the fridge hasn't been cleaned. Luckily I did the vacuuming last night (well, most of it) so the house is not a complete tip! So after a day of doing practically nothing why I am so tired? I think the answer lies in worrying. Worrying can tire a person out. I put such pressure on myself to get so much done that I spend the whole day worrying about how I'm going to fit it all in, never actually getting anything done. So what is the solution? Don't try to do it all? But things will always need doing. Where to start? What's the most important? What if they're all important?? Maybe a should make a list and assign certain tasks to certain days, but then I'd spend the whole time making lists (or worrying about making lists.) Maybe I should just forget everything and just get on with it? The problem with that is that I end up getting sidetracked again and again. At the end of the day I'm knackered and know I've done a lot but nothing is finished. Maybe I should just accept that after a busy weekend nothing much will ever get done on a Monday? Or maybe, just maybe, I should forget about everything and just spend the day playing with my gorgeous girl. The washing up can be done when she's in bed. Playing with her is such fun, probably enough to de-stress me and stop me worrying about the washing (which will still be there when she has a nap, or when daddy comes home and wants a cuddle) Playing with my baby is probably the best use of time and the most fun! And at the end of the day what have I achieved? I'm raising a beautiful, clever, funny girl, who before I know it will be off to school, college, uni, moving out, so I should really make the most of her while I can.

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