The Mom Bribe: a donut for getting ready for school in under 15 minutes ... 🙂
Ah yes, the ole “do as I say” not as I do has come to play again! For me it’s the chronic challenge of having a balanced life. It’s easy to say to others: “take time for yourself” or “don’t let that get the best of you” or “just stay focused in your priorities.” But living a balanced life when you’re juggling your kids’ needs, your career, your own needs, your family, your friends, your volunteer commitments, etc. Let’s just agree that it’s inevitably a balancing act that rarely feels in synch!
So rather than doing as I say, my advice now is do as I do. This means that some days it will just be out of synch, and that’s okay! On other days, things will be highly productive and seamless…terrific, let’s have more of those!
But ultimately, I’m working hard to keep my positive attitude ready to roll. This is one thing I can do and will do more consistently. I will be more resilient to the rough days and pull from the energy and empowerment of the days that do synch so nicely!
There’s no perfect system, nobody has it down seamlessly; so celebrate the quirkiness of life and remember the old Nike campaign that told us “just do it!”
