I hate to sound like a broken record, but as I sit here to write this next entry I can't believe how much time has passed since my last one. Hence....the subject for today...TIME. As I look at the date of my last post I wonder why so much time has passed since I wrote and what has kept me from sitting at my keyboard? Since the start of the school year it feels like there just aren't enough hours in the day to do all the things I want to do. How do I create time for myself, give each of my three kids the time that they deserve, spend QT with Greg and find time to connect and bond with friends and family? Not to mention the every day "stuff" that has to get done in between! It's a major juggling act that I know we are all too familiar with, especially in the fast paced world we live in today. And as you all know, I am a girl who loves my sleep, so I definitely don't make up for lost time in the late night hours. So how do you spend your time? Do you feel fulfilled at the end of the day? Do you create time for yourself? I'd love to hear....
I've also been thinking about time from a different perspective. We recently had family movie night and the kids chose to watch Parental Guidance. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's about grandparents who come to stay with their grandchildren while the parents get out of town for a much need getaway (ironically, the previous idea of time I just mentioned is also a theme of the movie). Anyway, without giving away too much of the movie, the grandparents that come to stay with them are the "other grandparents"...the grandparents that live far away and see their grandchildren once or twice a year. They happily agree to come stay with their grandchildren for a week with the hopes that they can create a deeper and more meaningful relationship with their grandchildren. This got me thinking...It's never too late to make a change in your life. I don't know about you, but I definitely feel like sometimes too much time has passed and it's too late....too late to start a new career...too late to send that thank you note I should have written three months ago....too late to possibly nurture a relationship that has been a certain way for as long as you can remember but you wish it could change. It's so reassuring to say to yourself..."It's never too late." I CAN, at the age of 35, decide to do something completely new with my life. I CAN still write that thank you note to Zoe's vet and oncologist thanking them for all the time and support they provided for our family as we went through the most challenging days with our beloved Zoe. I CAN always pick up the phone and call that friend that I haven't talked to in months, or maybe even a year, because life gets so busy, and say I miss you! How are you? Its' never too late.
Finally, don't forget that Saturday night we turn back the clocks one hour!
