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31 Days of learning to manage my life

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I struggled with a name for this one… the goal for my 31 days is this: find a way to not feel so overwhelmed with my life.  Organize/create/invent a way(s) to not feel like the water is always right up under my chin, minutes away from no air left to breath. 

My only solution to date is to quit my job.  That solution, I would love, but isn’t an option today and may not be one ever.  Working not only takes up 8 hours of my day being at the office, but the 15 minutes to get here, 15 minutes home, getting ready etc.
Which means these are the hours I have left: 4:30pm-10pm.  To do in those hours?  Spend time with my kids, change diapers, cook or pick up dinner, straighten up the house, spend time with my husband, load the dishwasher, laundry, make bottles, feed bottles, and try to find five seconds to do something for me like read or paint my nails.  Out of all those tasks, I may get one finished.  On a good day, maybe two.
I can’t seem to get this working outside of the home thing down.  This, work all day and come home and be a great mom, wife, person thing.
And let me just mention, for those of you who will ask, my husband is an angel.  He helps with all of the above but he too has a full-time job and he too needs a minute to decompress each night.  Giving him more of the tasks isn’t an option – his plate is just as full. 
So the goal this month is to figure it out.  How do I manage all the things in my life and do them all well?  How does the rest of the world manage it?  My thought is that a lot probably don’t – they just keep making it to the next day just as the time is up and the plug is pulled and they have another day to roll things over to.  Just like me.
Help?

By Sher

About Sher

Sher Bailey has been a dedicated voice for the Love and Marriage blog for over a decade, sharing practical advice on everything from stretching a grocery budget to finding the best homeschooling resources. She writes from the unique perspective of a full-time traveler, living and working on the road in her motorhome alongside her husband and their two cats. Sher’s diverse body of work is fueled by her belief that with the right tools and a little creativity, any challenge can be turned into an opportunity for growth and adventure.

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  2. Laura says

    I totally relate to this right now. I dream of quitting my job on a daily basis just so I can spend time reading or doing something that doesn’t involve analyzing sales, wiping a nose, or studying for finals.

    Someday?

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