I want to start this post with a bit of an apology (and probably a bit of an outpouring of angst – soz) as I’m aware I’ve been a bit AWOL this last couple of weeks. I find it frustrating that I haven’t had as much time to blog, and even more frustrating that I haven’t had as much time to read other people’s blogs and leave them comments and tweets and so on. One of the things I love about blogging is the sense of community and all the friends I’ve made and I hate missing out on that and feeling like a bad blogger.
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The truth is, I haven’t been able to do much of what’s been on my list lately. I feel like I’ve been put in charge of shooting a roomful of elephants (which would suck, I love elephants) and every day a new elephant walks in through the door and all I manage to do is shoot that one. I read someone say the other day that their diary is like the Titanic, and to take anything new on would mean something else drowning. Yeah, I feel like that. We put so much pressure on ourselves as women I think. At the moment I’m trying to juggle three assignments for my Certificate in First Line Management, cover two people’s jobs at work, keep a three-bedroom house tidy and clean, see friends and family, think about Christmas shopping, renovate/decorate our whole house, look after a puppy and also fit in things that are important to me, or I should be doing more of, like blogging, helping out with My Street Chic (which I love doing), exercising, baking, being creative. I certainly can’t remember the last time I turned the TV on, or read a book. What I really need is a weekend where I put the onesie on and curl up on the sofa with a blanket, a pile of books and my Where the Wild Things Are DVD. Sadly these luxuries are at the bottom of my to do list at the moment.
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I’m sorry this has been a bit a whinge, I guess I’m just feeling a bit stressed at the moment. What do you all think? Do you have any tips for managing endless to-do-lists? Do you think we put too much pressure on ourselves to be superwomen?
