I Cant Do It All...

Some people think I'm Super Woman - just cuz I have six kids.

I think the six kids is the easiest part of it all.

I struggle with wanting to do one million and two things, and ending up running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, going from one thing to the next, trying to "multi-task", when all I'm really doing is being less productive and starting a slew of things, and never really finishing them (wow, that is a really long run on sentence).

There is always something more to do. I have so many great ideas of things I could do for preschool, that I don't have time to actually DO. There is always a project around the house (ahem - my kitchen, currently in hold mode), there is always bookwork to do for my at home job, there is always something that needs to be read, something that needs to be cleaned, someone that needs to be held and loved, someone that needs to be told to get back on task, my own book work to do, clutter piles to clean out... you know how it is, right?

The other day I was imagining what I would do if I didn't have these two part time jobs. Now, don't think that I don't appreciate my jobs. I do. They are a blessing, and I'm sooo grateful that I can work from home and be with my kids. But I do envy other moms who don't have to do something extra to help make ends meet. Oh, think of all the time I'd have on my hands. I would LOVE to work out for two hours a day, six days a week (that way I could just eat what I want, when I want - restrictive diets really don't work for me). I would have time to actually complete projects around the house. I would do more digital scrap booking and making videos of my kids. I would love, just for fun, to make and sell wedding/birth announcements or Christmas Cards and so on. I've thought about doing that to bring in some more income, but I seriously don't have time to sit and create (not to mention, find the stuff with a commercial license). I'd love to sit and watch an episode of Oprah even, or the new Bonnie Hunt show (I like her). There is no time for that! I still have 5 episodes of The Office from last season that I haven't watched yet. (I did indulge myself yesterday afternoon, and I sat at watched The Biggest Looser and ate some cookies... kind of an oxymoron I'd say... by the way, TBL makes me get a bit teary eyed).

This article was in my reader (if you haven't set up Google reader yet, you really should... you're wasting more precious time otherwise!). I loved it and was going to email it to a bunch of women in my life who probably feel the same way, and then decided just to put it here instead.

The author perfectly describes how I'm feeling. And I love her solution to the problem... I'm sure it will help!

So tell me - what would you do if you had two more hours in your day?

p.s. - Sorry about all the ramblings and long run on sentences... I'm just writing down my thoughts here, with out taking the time to make it sound all beautiful like!