I know, summer is supposed to be a time of fun and excitement. And it is! We have been blessed with family visits, exciting adventures, time with friends and all the fun summer brings.
But I am fried, physically and mentally. Mostly mentally.
I miss my boring routine. I miss my schedule. I miss quiet and peace.
I think that is why I love fall and winter. Warm and cozy house, quiet routines.
Boring, you say? Yes, please!
When we started the process of decluttering our lives of STUFF, it was a freeing feeling. With everything that went out the door I felt like a piece of my brain was freed up. We were brutal with moving things out and it was good. But clutter is about more than just stuff.
It is about a mindset as well.
My brain is on overload from too much input. I don't know about you, but I find when we get too busy and my mind gets too cluttered, I get tired. And cranky. And my groove is off. And all of a sudden I do not feel like I have anything left to give.
Not good!
Because I want to give. I want to bless others. I want to be a great mom and a great wife. I want to blog with a passion, review with that same passion and mentor fellow homeschooling moms just starting out. I want to point others to Jesus and remind them they are a loved child of God.
Instead, right now I just want to hide in a closet and not use any more words for the day. As my husband said, we sometimes need input to recharge us, not just drain us. Right now, there is a lot of draining going on.
Pitiful, huh?
The solution? Well, I would like to say I have one, but not so much. I do want to enjoy summer and not wish it away, but I also know I need to find some balance. I need to take time to just spend quiet time with the kids, or get this-my husband, time to read a book in a cozy chair and time to recharge. I need to spend some real planning time devoted to this blog and enjoy peaceful conversations with friends.
I need to regroup and relax!
I will let you know how it works! ;)
Blessings,
Oh, I hear you. I don't feel like I've been on my game for a long time. I feel like homeschooling last year was a bust (lots of sit down and do your school work and unfinished books). I just started planning for the fall yesterday....even though I feel like I need to finish stuff from last year, I have come to the realization that nothing is going to happen if I don't plan now.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I've been missing routines. It seems like our short summer flew by in a whirlwind of jumbled schedules. I think I could use some extra quiet time (maybe even a nap), but first I'm going to straighten up everything around here that's gotten all strewn about in our comings and goings.
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