{"id":12664,"date":"2014-11-05T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12664"},"modified":"2014-11-05T08:09:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T16:09:00","slug":"a-balancing-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12664","title":{"rendered":"A balancing act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12666\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?attachment_id=12666\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"429,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500-257x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500.jpg\" alt=\"tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500\" width=\"429\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12666\" srcset=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500.jpg 429w, http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tumblr_lntmhn3sAe1qed5ero1_500-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like most moms, I&#8217;m constantly balancing a bunch of spinning plates. Focus too much on anyone and another is going to fall.  I can keep the homeschooling plate spinning, but to the detriment of my work.  Or I can be the best boss, but then my little one is sad I&#8217;m too tired to read her a bedtime story. <\/p>\n<p>This is an issue I&#8217;ve been dealing with for so long and I despair of ever being able to figure it out.  Little things like dinner in the crockpot help &#8211; I know I&#8217;ll have a meal for them all at the end of the day &#8211; but that really just means I&#8217;ve found a way to keep that plate spinning a bit longer.  <\/p>\n<p>If you are reading this because you hope I&#8217;ve found the solution &#8211; sorry! But if you want to know you aren&#8217;t alone in your struggle, then welcome my sister! You are not alone!  I hope you can just do the next thing and forgive yourself for those things that fall.  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