According to the blogosphere and facebook, I am running far behind most everyone in cleaning up my Christmas decorations. I am still enjoying mine and yet there is a nagging feeling inside that I am ready to put them away and get our house "back to normal!"
It appears though that I have to wait for a naptime and I won't have access to one of those till this weekend. During the week, Wyatt spends naptime at Mother's Day Out while I am working and the other afternoons I run out and see a few patients during his naptime at home...while he is with D. If I stop and think about it, I spend a lot of my time waiting for naptime to "get things done." Wyatt is just at that stage where he is starting to play more on his own and I am surprised to find moments like this one where I can write down a few thoughts.
It feels like there is a fine line between caring for your child and caring for yourself. I must admit that I don't feel like I balance that one very well. I tend to fall on the side of not caring for myself very well. I procrastinate which later makes me crazy when I have not mailed packages, cleaned house, corresponded well with others, etc. In looking back, I appear to be an active participant in my inactivity...and I would like for that to change!
So, here I am asking God to work in me so that I am able to love and enjoy my husband and child well, engage and enjoy my friends, AND take care of myself!
1 comments:
Yep...I'm navigating that fine line with you between caring for others and caring for me. It's a constant balancing act, it seems! Glad you wrote today! It sounds like you don't have a lot of time just for you, since you are almost always working during Wy's naps. I hope you can find some time each week to deliberately step away from all the obligations and just have some solitude, even if you have to schedule it in to make sure it happens. YOU are worth it.
Love you--hope you've had a great day.
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