I've had a wake up call I can't ignore. It's made me realize that I have not been doing the right things. I've been choosing the good things over the best things.
I need to change. And I've already started. I read scriptures with my kids over breakfast instead of letting them watch Sid the Science Kid while I blog. And I started a load of laundry and did the dishes BEFORE I even turned on the computer. And I'm NOT going to blog when I could be spending time with my husband.
Don't get me wrong - I love you guys. But I was consistently choosing "imaginary" friends over the more important, concrete things in my life. My family. My responsibilities. My personal spirituality.
It's better for me to have a clean house than a new post everyday. It's better for me spend quality time with my husband than comment on 7 blogs. It's better for me to get my kids outside than it is to spend an hour on flickr searching for the perfect picture. (As I'm tempted to do now.) It's better for me to get to sleep before 1 am than it is to have fun icons that no one even pays attention to. It's better for me to read my scriptures than find out who posted overnight.
I've ignored the Spirit's promptings for balance long enough. Too long.
So. I'm changing. I'm going to start choosing the BEST over just the good.
It's about dang time.
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I need a little more balance in my life too. Thanks for the reminder.
Way to go Alyssa!! You are an inspiration to women bloggers everywhere!!
Sounds like you are choosing "BEST" way to go!
I think this is great!
I've been contemplating my bloggin life too. I'm not posting on the weekends anymore, and I'm not going to post on every single post. Close, but not all.
I want blogging to be fun, not a chore.
I agree. blogging is getting to be like a job for me. catching up with everyone, read more blogs, try to have something to say.
amen sistah!
AMEN!! I've had a similar wake up call!! It almost makes me remember the lesson a while back about the things we have in our lives that can be idols. And the definition of that once again, "anything that keeps us from doing the things we NEED to be doing"
At least you're doing something about it. Just refocus and maintain balance, don't totally avert it, but just keep it within reason.
You're aMayZing as your title would suggest.
balance in all things. You are so right. Hope you still blog when it is appropriate. Love hearing from you. m
I think there is a theme this week. I felt myself say this morning, Crap, i HAVE to do random 10 friday. When did blogging become a chore? I agree, I neglect a lot of more important things to blog. And sometimes, I open my google reader and there are 119 new posts, and i get so overwhelmed that I just click on Mark all as read, and don't read any of them.
I'm going to follow your example (and Jan's--she's taking a blog vacation, too)
I hear you - way to go you!!!!
You are a great motivation for all of us!!! THANK YOU!!!
...just dont forget us!!!
power to the mommy people.
i forget what talk and what meeting it was, but this quote knocked me down...and I'm paraphrasing... "the things you do for yourself are gone when you are. The things you do for others linger on." OR something like that.
I want my kids to remember I read to them, not to remember I blogged.
I have been doing the exact same thing! It felt, for a while, like I was tied to the computer-- I have to comment on everyone so that they will comment on mine-- and not think I am dising them... then it started not being fun anymore.
I quit looking at my stats, and I will do the post ahead thing (I will email you and tell you how to do that... or else I will tell you in 2 weeks when we get together...)
This is supposed to be fun... not a chore! Good for you! You ARE amazing!
good job! It rreminds me of the motto... is good the enemy of great
Way to go! You are inspiring me to choose the BEST things too! You are an awesome example!
I hear you on that one girl. I'm new to blogging but have rapidly discovered it's addictive nature. I've got more of a problem with spending too much time on a women's message board than blogging but it has the same end result.
I can read and post tonight guilt free though. My house is totally clean, dishes done, attention has been given to all and they're now asleep. Much more enjoyable to read blogs when I'm not feeling that agitated 'I should be doing something else' feeling. Though maybe I SHOULD be sleeping!
Good for you for realizing that it's more important to MAKE those moments than to record them in a blog. Less often is good but I'd miss your posts if you quit all together. Balance (which can still include blogging from time to time).
You will not lose a single reader.
Thanks for reminding us all of what is most important.
OMG I totally know how you feel on this one. My dishes actually smell bad because I have been blogging so much.
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I don't blog but I do spend my time on other things that I could be spending else where. The funny thing about it too is that I know I should be studying my scriptures, but I go and do something else. It's a horrible habit to break! I'm really trying though. Even when I do the things I need to do spiritually time flies too quick and those little boys wake up or get into something they shouldn't or I can't stay awake any longer! Thanks for being such a great inspiration and for doing your BEST!
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