Life is moving too fast and is too full of things that need doing.
Next week I am heading to surgery to have my Gall Bladder removed; as such I am attempting to achieve the impossible - doing all the things that I haven't done for the two months of renovations.
I need some Quiet Time - I was hoping by today to be finished; BUT I still have about 5 things that need to happen. When am I going to find some Quiet Time???
So, as I rush to the shower, head off to the Optometrist, rush home to the Electrician, phone the Tyre Shop, go to my pre-op appointment, see the podiatrist, take the car for new tyres, etc. etc.
I am going to try and schedule some Quiet Time.
Oh well - next week, as I drift into the beautiful twilight of drug-induced sleep for my surgery; I am planning some Quiet Time. Even if it is finally enforced by need.
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5 comments:
When you find the answer as to how to find some quiet time, please let me know !!!. Now I don't want to have to have an operation to do that !! Hee Hee. Hang in there love, you will get there, it has been a very very hectic time and now with your surgery and Dad's surgery we are all feeling overwhelmed. Hang in there
Beverly, one thing at a time is what I do so everything doesn't get so overwhelming. Do you have to do it all in one day? I used to try to do that and almost drove myself batty, today I take what needs to be done immediately and I do it, what can wait has to wait. Life is not all about how fast or how much we can get done in one day, it's about enjoying some of our day. I suggest no matter what you have going on to pencil in at least one hour of "me" time everyday, not half hour, one full hour and take that to do what you want for yourself. Just keep reminding yourself that you are 100% deserving of at least one hour a day. It makes a big difference, life seems to slow down a tad even when life is so hectic.
All the best to you with your surgery, and get some extra pain killers if that's what it takes to knock you out for a while! lol I didn't just type that in... did I? ;-)
Thank you both for the lovely advice - yes Darlene, I have already requested the surgeon knock me out for longer :)
I am going to be doing just what you suggest - just doing the minimum (except it seems so much)
Hugs to you both
Hey you can't stop tomorrow, you need curtain rails put up, broken hooks removed, so get your act together Madam. !!!!! I do hope Darlene knows I am just joking.
Dorothy you had me going for a second there! lol
Beverly remember when you were in university and a research paper would be assigned? If you're anything like me you'd have a huge stack of books as well as a pile of peer reviewed journals. There's no way anyone can read it all and get a paper in on time, not when there's a stack of books, sometimes it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack but somehow the paper gets done, you do a final edit, hand it in and wait for a mark.
Take everything that needs doing, treat each one like you would one of the books, take what you need, (do what needs doing, but don't try to read the whole stack of books at once. Without a doubt you'll burn yourself out!
One page at a time it's all going to come together, just like the research essay. And without a doubt it's going to be 100% when the final results are tallied! So don't stress.
There's that song by Alabama which goes like this:
"I'm in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I'm in a hurry and don't know why
Don't know why I have to drive so fast
My car has nothing to prove
It's not new
But it'll do zero to sixty in five point two
I'm in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I'm in a hurry and don't know why
Can't be late, I leave in plenty of time
Shakin' hands with the clock
I can't stop
I'm on a roll and I'm ready to rock
I'm in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I'm in a hurry and don't know why
Oh, I hear a voice
That says I'm running behind
Better pick up my pace
It's a race and there ain't no room for someone in second place
I'm in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I'm in a hurry and don't know why."
When I get myself crazy making busy I often think of this song, it reminds me to slow down a tad, work waits, life doesn't.
Enjoy your weekend!
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