You know the heavy kid in elementary school...pudgy, doughy, always with uneven red cheeks and usually unfairly ridiculed by his peers for nothing more than that distinctive appearance? Of course, those kids often grow up with a highly developed sense of mettle, prone to success, and not surprisingly are the source of much envy at the commonly dreaded high school reunion.
Eventual success aside, these kids are horrible on a seesaw, disrupting the delicate balance that happens when two evenly matched kids alternately bound in the air with the most fun use of a fulcrum anywhere. With the fat kid...well, the lighter kid is abruptly launched high above the ground only to crash in a most un-fun and uncontrolled way.
I feel like the light kid. After landing.
I have a crazy schedule. Who doesn't, right?
I wrote about my working mom philosophies here.
Lately with the warm weather I have been playing outside with the kids after work. Benign. Fun. Source of some vitamin D production. Cause of immense schedule interruption. The fat kid is on the seesaw.
I haven't figured out a balance yet.
My first title for this blog was, "A Balancing Act." I nixed that very quickly because it was so freakin' boring. Hmmm...perhaps not unlike this post. Kind and gentle readers, thank you for your patience with me.
This working mom is learning. Sometimes one more thing may as well be one hundred more things.
I am pleased to report though that I have successfully cleaned out my closet and that I have found more pink and green than I remembered. Ah...now that is a little bit of bliss.
I hope you all are well. Kisses from Lipstick. Sorry my long-wearing L'oreal lipgloss doesn't wipe off easily.
*Read this post from I Ate a Bagel for Breakfast. She's good, y'all. Check her out.
10 comments:
I'm impressed you cleaned out your closet - I have only a dog to demand my attention, and I still can't find time to sort though stuff. Kudos to you!
Oh how I've missed you! So glad to have you back for a few minutes!
-jen
Ultimately, at the end of your life, you will be glad you spent the time with your family no matter how far behind you get with work :O)
Our kiddos treasure the time here when both mom and dad can play with them at the park. The warm weather has made such a difference in all of our attitudes.
Keep up the good work with the balancing act, and I am off to check out your other blogger link.
Balancing act is tough, no joke. Impressed that you always have on lipstick. No simple feat! Enjoy the little moments with the little ones -- they grow fast!
You're so cute, great job cleaning out the closet. I have so much cleaning to do now....
I don't know how you do it. If I had an actual job I would never have time to blog ;). When I had a full time job and family, I found myself staying up late at night for those few hours of peace.
How funny, my neighbor and I were discussing this very subject during a walk last night. She's a therapist with her own practice, three kids, and an active social life. It's so wonderful we have all these options in life, but it makes the choices and the balancing of those choices so much harder. Hang in there... maybe you can slip that skinny kid a few protein shakes. ;) And thank you so much for comments shout-out on your blog. I'm beyond flattered!
Awww, this is as sweet as can be. But we have always held the belief you are more balanced than you believe Miss Lipstick, for not only is the head on y our shoulders beautiful, it is also more-than-wise.
Smiles at you,
tp
Can you come clean out my closet next? I haven't gone through it in about a year, and I'll be surprised if anything fits.
Working mommyhood... such a balancing act. One that I'm pretty sure ISN'T possible to truly win. I always feel like I'm missing out on something. For me, I just have to push away the guilt, and accept that unless God adds a few more hours to the day, I will never have enough time to do everything I want AND everything I need!
~Elizabeth
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