TOO BUSY!

And my husband says, "You scheduled it all". 

What was I thinking!  I mean, seriously!  Tae Kwon Do, Soccer, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Piano, Dance, Activity Days, Speaktaculars, Coop, library, field trips, vacations, homeschooling and other random events.  My calendar is crazy busy, like 2 or 3 activities every single day!! 

And yet, I find myself with a free day and think, "Oh, what can we do that day?" 

All right, I admit it.  I have a problem.  

I was originally paranoid about homeschooling the kids and their "lack of social" experiences that I went crazy nutso cuckoo birdie. 

What was I thinking????

Ok.  So, I really didn't know what to think, because I've never done this before.  But I'd read others' experiences.  Why could I just not listen!?!  and learn and take the advise. 

BECAUSE I'M STUBBORN.  that's why. 

So now we have a calendar full of events and activities.  I mean, really full. 

So what to cut out?  It's not like any of those things are BAD....  And some of them are only once or twice a month....  And some of them are my favorites....  And some of them are Ed's favorites....  And some of them are the kids' favorites.... 

Sigh.  Now that I've got that off my chest, I've seriously got to figure something out because I'm on emotional overload here with all these commitments.  At the same time I think their fun!  (Ok, something is really wrong with me.  Maybe I really am ADD). 

I can't cook when my counters are crowded and dirty.  I can't think when my calendar is crowded.  It overwhelms me. 

There's also the day to day living that needs to be taken care of, i.e. cleaning of the home and people inside it...Oh yeah, and some sort of learning.  (Fortunately, I make the older 2 get up at 6:30am and we actually have language and math done before breakfast)

Ok.  Well, there's only 2 more weeks of soccer and then my schedule lightens up a bit.  I see some potentially empty, could be fun days the second half of October. 

But I'm still looking for the "me" time slot.  Or the "us" space.  Or just a break in the week.  I've heard before you should try to have 3 consecutive days of nothing on your calendar.  I'm seeing the wisdom in that.  I mean, my kids are so young yet, it's not like they need all this stuff. 

So, that's my new goal.  After soccer.  Is to minimize and try to have more consecutive days together.