Ever wish you could go back to a simple time? For just a day, no rushing around, no deadlines, and no zillion tweets, posts or messages to check. Recently, I've felt that overload of our our new existence. Waking to check FB, Instagram and reply to texts just totally has gotten too much for me. I've felt like I've had little time to finish or even start a task or project. This lack of time was blamed on working full time, running the kids to activities and trying to cram in a decent home cooked dinner. But what I realized was that I was spending too much time checking the electronic world that parallels us. I've cut back and no, I'm not perfect, hello, I'm blogging so I'm on the computer...but I've suddenly found time to take care of some projects that have real meaning in my life. Yes, I am working less but without all the messages, posts, etc blurring my vision, things are changing. I do have more time. My scheduling isn't perfect and battling the urge to see what everyone is up to today is tough. Timing out school routines and extra curricular activities with both kids has become easier, again it's not perfected but it's better than what we were doing. I used to wonder how my parents managed 4 kids with varying interests and big age gaps and what I realized was they were more focused. They weren't checking FB, liking pictures on Instagram and taking every phone call like life depended on it. They had more time because they used theirs wisely.
As a kid in the 80's, I had so much time after school that I remember taking walks to find roly poly bugs or tadpoles when the ditch filled with waters from the late Florida afternoon storms that come with August and the start of school. 1980 something. Just one day of that again...and to share it with my kids. To achieve this takes a commitment to disconnect, which you all know is hard. Even our jobs seem to depend on this new way of contact, our days aren't structured like they were back then but I'm attempting to schedule at least one day a month that is like that. Wish me luck :)
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