Balance
Summer can be a very stressful time. I am feeling a little bit overwhelmed as I watch the tomatoes starting to ripen at the same time my green beans are coming in and the cucumbers are still growing like weeds. Add to that all of the re-org work that we have been doing around the house and it is just about enough to make my brain want to scream.
I know that eventually things will calm down and I will have the long winter months to craft and teach the children but right now I feel like I have far too many things to do and not enough hours in the day. It is far too easy to lose my sense of self and forget to have fun in my day-to-day life. I know it is not healthy to let that happen.
My husband, bless him, is determined not to see me do this He helps out tremendously around the house and he pushes me to find things to do that I enjoy. So many of these things still center around taking care of the house and the children that has also been pushing me to find something to do that is just for “me” so I took his advice tonight and bought myself an Irish Tin Whistle and a song book.
I have never actually played one but I played the oboe when I was younger and I use a recorder to play the simple little songs for the children. The other night, at the hootenanny, FiddleMama and some other musicians assured me that if I could play the oboe, I should be able to pick up the tin whistle fairly easily. I guess we will see. It should be interesting…
I am curious though what other people who choose this lifestyle do to achieve balance and not let themselves become overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of work that is part of it. Maybe I will have to submit that as a Friday question over at Women Not Dabbling in Normal.
