Balance

First of all, I would like to let all of you (however many that may be that keep up with me on this) that we are all alive and doing well!  I am, however, slightly  way behind on blogging and actually life in general!  Which brings me to the point of this post...

I am struggling right now with gaining balance in my life.  I am sitting here at the computer in the living room, making time to write this post, but it's taking me a while because I am distracted by the folded clothes in baskets that need to be put away, and the basket that still needs to be folded sitting beside of me.  All of the dishes are clean and most are put away (do bottles and sippy cups really count as dishes... they're NEVER ALL clean!).  I also see my bag of school stuff that awaits me.  I just don't know where to start.

I have so many things that I want and need to get done, I'm trying to figure out what comes first and what gets left off the list.  I loved having a spotless house in Roanoke this summer before we moved, but let's be honest, it's impossible to keep that up ALL the time (at least for me)!  I love doing crafts and having "cute" things around the house, especially around Christmas.  I love playing with my kids, and I'm working on having Rachel help me as part of our playing together, which sometimes makes the jobs take longer...   Then there's the schoolwork, that has been taking a back seat, and can't anymore.  There are just too many things that require more time this year.  And of course my running shoes look so inviting sitting by the door.  And you know what, the big jetted tub upstairs looks pretty inviting, too.  And of course last, but not least is my wonderful husband.  All he wants some evenings is just to sit on the couch and relax, which usually ends up with me falling asleep and not spending any time actually with him.

So with all of that being said, I am working on balancing all the aspects of my life.  I guess you will be able to tell how well I'm doing by when the blog gets caught up!