tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post6101238470009775444..comments2023-06-21T18:04:58.486+02:00Comments on juggling act of life: And the first person voted out of Survivor...cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-30125446944592203192010-08-18T21:17:05.332+02:002010-08-18T21:17:05.332+02:00Catching up on Blogs posted while I was sick....Yi...Catching up on Blogs posted while I was sick....Yikes!! and *HUG* I can *totally* relate. I need time for myself as well. I sincerely hope you find your groove. I like your groove. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131976831557567016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-62075173448102878822010-08-18T16:20:09.306+02:002010-08-18T16:20:09.306+02:00oh sweetie - I hear you! on so many levels. Could ...oh sweetie - I hear you! on so many levels. Could have written this myself. Little kids are demanding and all consuming, and it makes us forget ourselves as individuals and as couples. <br />Take time out with your hubby... do it! Now. Do whatever you have to do to do it! I know its what me and my hubby need. I also need "me" time, but don't often get it :(<br />Maybe we should meet for coffee and maak n plan, ne?? ;)Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916667890512807920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-59924966967108737442010-08-17T20:00:35.902+02:002010-08-17T20:00:35.902+02:00If you lived here I would have offered to be Ouma ...If you lived here I would have offered to be Ouma for a weekend now and then...my kids do it...they leave their little ones and take a break. <br /><br />Hope you get something sorted soon.<br /><br />xxLynette Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008748483680810943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-2136528299939574172010-08-17T17:50:29.225+02:002010-08-17T17:50:29.225+02:00Thank you for verbalizing your thoughts and feelin...Thank you for verbalizing your thoughts and feelings. It is wonderful to know I'm not alone in how I sometimes feel but never can find a way to express. Please know I'll be praying for you to fin that inner person and excitement again soon. <br /><br />We all need to listen to ourselves so we can be all we need to be for our loved ones.Frizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150850904947257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-3659696491482642342010-08-17T14:13:56.742+02:002010-08-17T14:13:56.742+02:00i sooooooooo feel you on the alone time. why is it...i sooooooooo feel you on the alone time. why is it that it's always the alone time that gets sacrificed? (ok, i KNOW why, but please god can i have some more alone time?)<br /><br />chin up girl, it has to get better some time. xxExMihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075031697410799679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-41368847505620907052010-08-17T13:43:51.828+02:002010-08-17T13:43:51.828+02:00I don't have children (yet) but I know how you...I don't have children (yet) but I know how you feel. At the moment my life is - wake up, get dressed, work, come home, cook dinner, bath, sleep. I need to make time for my fiancé and I to reconnect after a long day. I need to make time for me too. I hope you find the perfect balance, though I know it will take some time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-1111184067480246562010-08-17T09:57:32.034+02:002010-08-17T09:57:32.034+02:00Shame skat - I hear you and feel your angst.
You ...Shame skat - I hear you and feel your angst.<br /><br />You need to sit down and make a plan. Be more 'routine-orientated' with the kids and don't let them pull the 'you work all day so you have to let me stay up late' card. Be firm. Stand your ground. Schedule time out into your diary and stick to it.<br /><br />Get a babysitter in over the weekends. Leave them with your mom. Make a plan darl. Otherwise you're going to implode!Shaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969559339071515618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-26546503570037110652010-08-17T03:26:12.265+02:002010-08-17T03:26:12.265+02:00There must be something in the air...I had one of ...There must be something in the air...I had one of those days this weekend - just felt locked in, disconnected with friends, disconnected with my hubby, overwhelmed for a bit by life's responsibilities and lack of time for me and what I want to do. Thankfully a few things brightened my weekend and I was able to get away for a dinner with a friend and have plans to meet other friends for lunch this week. and sadly...all this came while I was still off work...scared to think how I'll feel in a month after I'm back to work for the school year!!<br /><br />Hang in there and hope you can find that time you need for YOU before you reach your breaking point!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144518378020653282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-80750479663850504812010-08-17T02:21:07.243+02:002010-08-17T02:21:07.243+02:00Oh boy. I hear you loud & clear. We love being...Oh boy. I hear you loud & clear. We love being mommies, but we need to be adults too.<br />Hope you find something to make you feel fulfilled.<br />(((HUGS)))debi9kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312119503894888955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-86060353512500192902010-08-16T22:17:46.753+02:002010-08-16T22:17:46.753+02:00I can relate. I need a break from everyone desper...I can relate. I need a break from everyone desperatelyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111625953496244923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-62686962512591803712010-08-16T22:13:51.395+02:002010-08-16T22:13:51.395+02:00I loved reading this post because I'm also a p...I loved reading this post because I'm also a person that needs time for myself. I need to reflect, think things through and I like to plan. One of my sometimes terrible vices! I've been doing a lot of soul searching this year; already made many changes and wrote about it a little bit on my birthday! There are still many to come. I think most people struggle with this every day even if they don't talk about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-52969590717068826352010-08-16T15:51:20.682+02:002010-08-16T15:51:20.682+02:00Sweet Cat---I can completely empathize. Working fu...Sweet Cat---I can completely empathize. Working full-time has been a mental (and bodily) drain I did not expect, but it IS an inevitable/unavoidable for us as well.<br /><br />Think one thing that has helped me has been the intentional infusing of the seemingly mundane with import---e.g. the datenights on the sofa, the reading in bed before sleep...the occasional solo grocery excursion. I cannot alter my responsibilities, but I can endeavor to adjust my perspective on them...does that make any sense? <br /><br />Wishing you peace and happiness and rejuvenation!Cheryl Lagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368796775852338505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-31088175646720960832010-08-16T14:21:15.242+02:002010-08-16T14:21:15.242+02:00My life radically changed this year when I put str...My life radically changed this year when I put structure in place to get the time I need.<br /><br />I need space alone EVERY DAY, at least one hour. So I am HIGH MAINTENANCE but my kids are bigger than yours.<br /><br />Ito of couple time we are using babysitters regularly. Although we are going out quite a lot at night (at least one evening a weekend) we still LOVE our fornightly Saturday time. We asked our domestic to come in every second Saturday to give us the space to do our own thing....during the day when we are not exhausted.<br /><br />It must be incredibly difficult working fulltime and managing a family. Take courage, you CAN do it but just need support; put your thinking cap on!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682621214434542008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-24961250654871185222010-08-16T13:51:28.889+02:002010-08-16T13:51:28.889+02:00The rat race we are stuck in...
I find us stuck in...The rat race we are stuck in...<br />I find us stuck in it as well! Stuff like colouring my hair and painting my toes go out of the window. <br />Is it possible to balance all?<br />Or should we just accept that life with LOs makes it very difficult for a couple of years (my thinking!).<br />Let us know what you decide! :DKaren du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962536496240863886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-41330406244146365132010-08-16T13:24:42.740+02:002010-08-16T13:24:42.740+02:00I soooo get you!
Sounds like your reserves have r...I soooo get you!<br /><br />Sounds like your reserves have run dry.<br /><br />Can you pay Lucy to come in on a Sat morning or afternoon to give you a breather?<br /><br />Since we started doing that, I'm addicted to the time! It's money well worth spending for some sanity.<br /><br />And to the other commenter - it doesn't make you a bad mom - it makes you a better person to recognise your needs.Marcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-60175428098481412272010-08-16T12:51:26.082+02:002010-08-16T12:51:26.082+02:00I agree with you. Time alone is necessary in any r...I agree with you. Time alone is necessary in any relationship and me and hubby have an arrangement for this. He gets 3 hours alone time every 2 weeks as well as myself. This 3 hours are bliss because this is the time we use for alone time in whatever we decide in doing.Marleen Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816600553786398390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-69903516586297033332010-08-16T11:36:33.027+02:002010-08-16T11:36:33.027+02:00Its really tough going...one has to be the best wi...Its really tough going...one has to be the best wife, mother and then still be true to your own needs without being seen as selfish.<br />We all in that situation or been there, so dont feel alone in this.Marcellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304830132939839454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-57264647979281097312010-08-16T10:45:32.785+02:002010-08-16T10:45:32.785+02:00wish I could call a Time Out. I have KK up my ass...wish I could call a Time Out. I have KK up my ass like a tail from morning until night.<br /><br />Its exhausting!!A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.com