{"id":415,"date":"2006-09-21T08:03:12","date_gmt":"2006-09-21T15:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=415"},"modified":"2006-09-21T08:03:12","modified_gmt":"2006-09-21T15:03:12","slug":"i-always-struggled-with-titles-even-in-grade-school-too-much-pressure-lol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=415","title":{"rendered":"I always struggled with titles &#8211; even in grade school &#8211; too much pressure! lol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been struggling with lots of pressures over the past few days&#8230;..you mommies know how it goes&#8230;I can either be a good housekeeper or a good mommy or a well, that&#8217;s about all I can juggle.\u00c2\u00a0 However, there are other things that pull at me &#8211; like being a knitter, a studier of the Word, a reader, getting some time to myself, having and being a friend, getting healthy.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, some are obviously not important &#8211; but it is still there.<\/p>\n<p>Right now&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My floors desperately need to be swept and mopped.<\/li>\n<li>My bathroom needs an overhaul.<\/li>\n<li>My Bible beckons me to come and be quiet before the Lord.<\/li>\n<li>My son needs someone to listen to him read.<\/li>\n<li>The crockpot needs to be filled with healthy food for our dinner.<\/li>\n<li>I need to work on a cabled scarf I&#8217;m starting as a gift (dang, I hate deadlines)&#8230;my sweater (it&#8217;s almost sweater season here in CA!!)&#8230;and another baby kimono I&#8217;m knitting.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m stressing about money &#8211; why is it never simple?\u00c2\u00a0 And, why is there never enough??<\/li>\n<li>My son just informed me he does not want cereal but wants a &#8220;real&#8221; breakfast.\u00c2\u00a0 &#8220;sigh&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF ME TO GO AROUND!!!!<\/p>\n<p>When will this feeling of pressure go away??\u00c2\u00a0 When will the band around my chest loosen?\u00c2\u00a0 I need a break.\u00c2\u00a0 I get up in the morning and it&#8217;s all about everyone else.\u00c2\u00a0 Not only my family&#8217;s needs and expectations &#8211; but other people outside the family too!\u00c2\u00a0 If I&#8217;m lucky I can sit down for about 30 min and knit.\u00c2\u00a0 But then DH walks in the door and I feel guilty!\u00c2\u00a0 What&#8217;s up with that?\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00c2\u00a0 know I&#8217;ve worked all day.\u00c2\u00a0 He, if he thinks about it, should realize that too!\u00c2\u00a0 And maybe he does&#8230;but the guilt is there.\u00c2\u00a0 Then I&#8217;m up &#8211; finishing dinner and starting homework for #1 and #3.\u00c2\u00a0 Dinner and then cleaning up afterwards.\u00c2\u00a0 80% of the time I go to bed as soon as possible just to have some quiet time &#8211; I&#8217;m an introvert &#8211; I&#8217;ve learned that I NEED quiet, alone time.\u00c2\u00a0 Sadly, my patience is almost non-existent in the evening.\u00c2\u00a0 More guilt.<br \/>\nOk &#8211; enough whining &#8211; this isn&#8217;t going to clean my floors!\u00c2\u00a0 So, I listened to my Bible and I plan to hit the local stuffmart later today for cleaning supplies and a new dustpan so I can clean the floors and the bathroom.\u00c2\u00a0 Chicken Cacciatore will go in the crockpot from the new Diabetic Fix It and Forget It.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ll start school after breakfast (he&#8217;s having cereal &#8211; not even that much of a protest) and maybe I&#8217;ll knit while he reads to me.<br \/>\n(endofrant)<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=415\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D415&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=I%20always%20struggled%20with%20titles%20-%20even%20in%20grade%20school%20-%20too%20much%20pressure%21%20lol\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=415\" data-text=\"I always struggled with titles - even in grade school - too much pressure! 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