Wife, mother, and so many other things. Women today are so many things in their spare time. Crafters, bloggers, knitters, scrapbookers, writers, bakers, home decorators, photographers... This in addition to all the work they do inside and outside the home and the raising of the children or the pets. Oh, and being a loving partner to their loving other. It is all so much and so much has been written about how to balance, prioritize, redefine or not define ourselves in and amidst all these choices. I love it. I love all the fun activities and I love trolling the blogs for fun ideas for my family. But sometimes I feel overloaded. Sometimes I wonder if I really need to bookmark one more blog idea that will make me feel guilty if I don't get to it soon. Sometimes I wonder if all the choices are leaving me more scattered than satisfied. More fractured than fully engaged.
I want to enjoy all the fun activites I enjoy. Writing, digiscrapping our family photos, gardening, hiking, sewing and crafting, homeschooling our children, cooking, photographing our busy kids, blogging their funny memories, reading, volunteer work with a Breastfeeding Advocacy group, keeping up with friends and family, volunteering with our homeschool group... But all that on top of maintaining home and family is getting to be a bit much. I know my priorities. Family is first. Being a wife and mother is my most important role.
So what if I just dropped the rest for a month. An experiment. Just focus on being a wife and mother for 30 days with no hobbies or outside commitments unless they directly relate to bettering our family. So cooking stays, but kid friendly, no new gourmet recipe trials. Hiking only as a family activity. Writing daily only to record the progress,
And let's start now...
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