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February 13, 2008
A full life
There are people in this world, I gather, who have careers and kids and social lives, and who still manage to maintain commitments to other activities, like volunteering or running or serving on a board. I don't know how they do it.
Today I was busy from 6:45 a.m. until just now - 9:15 p.m. I got ready for work, worked, ran 3 miles during my lunch hour, worked some more, grocery shopped, attended an SPJ meeting and then finally headed home. When I'm done posting this I'll have a small dinner, pack a lunch and lay out some clothes to wear tomorrow.
Between my fitness goals, my job, my extracurriculars and my husband, something almost always keeps me on the go for at least 12 or 13 hours every day. I try to squeeze in a little Internet time, a little book time, and a little productive time around the house, and then suddenly it's time for bed.
How would I even cope if I had to do all this and guarantee the survival of a small human being? How would I get by even with a slightly more active social life? I guess I'd probably cut back. It doesn't seem worth it, to sacrifice from a life as full and satisfying as mine.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at February 13, 2008 09:16 PM
Comments
Everyone finds their satisfaction in different ways!
Posted by: Anonymous at February 13, 2008 11:15 PM
That is true.
Posted by: Courtney at February 13, 2008 11:39 PM
...and, human beings are only small for a short (albeit intense) time. Then- poof- they're all grown up and you have all that time back and more.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 14, 2008 12:16 AM
I've always felt that one should not have kids until one is done being selfish. Sometimes that never happens, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by: underwhelm at February 14, 2008 07:44 AM