i am looking at my dining table piled with todays tasks. file 2010 files away, make new files for 2011, organize patterns, fold/organize fabric, pay bills, print and laminate eli's emergency contact list, order eli's school pictures, gather items for the advent calendar, vacuum the back hall/organize coat room, etc, etc.... i don't mind doing these things. i enjoy it and i imagine that these "fancy blog folks" also do these mundane things as well, but somehow they conjure up the exciting life that goes with it. OR DO THEY? ..... maybe they are run ragged with all the things they are doing. maybe their kids don't get enough of their attention. maybe their house is a mess. you can't do it all, right? something has to give....
SO. i'm feeling good about all these tasks i accomplished today. because i finished them, it will help us finish out december and ring in the new year smoothly, calmly and organized. i won't be madly filing on december 31st or shoving fabric in every nook and cranny for my space to be nice and clean. i have things ready for the advent calendar, BONUS. the gravel bought in from our boots is gone from the back hall and is not being dragged through the house. i won't be pulled in a million directions.
conclusion: i guess there is more to life than someone else's exciting life. i don't need perfect weather, a flat in paris or reservations at the hippest place in town.
i got my things done today and that is good enough for me.
7 comments:
SO TRUE!! Like you said, something's got to give, and sadly usually the house and family are the first ones. Why is that do you think? Why do people place more importance on the things that DON'T matter...
go girl! who needs paris?
oh, i forgot to mention how many times i look at your blog and think. wow. i wish i was jessica. she's freaking awesome!
I love you, Jess, and am sad we won't end up overlapping in SoCal.
Merry Christmas!
p.s. You make filing and sweeping gravel sound exciting!
All of life's mundane is what makes other events seem special. Don't seek to get ride of the ordinary or you will be left feeling bored with nothing feeling special or exciting,. Anyway who says you don't have a fun life: NY city in a few weeks sounds exotic and a real great adventure. mom
thanks for the good old fashioned advice mom! and yes, new york will be full of fun, thanks for watching the kids!
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