I can't do it all. There, I said it. I really wish I could have a healthy strong prayer life, keep up with house and yard work, do house repairs, finish the garage and basement, work on the cars, keep up with the kids' various interests and classes (and feel confident in where they are), cook healthy food from scratch every day, plant and grow a good sized veggie garden, keep up on my emails, update my blog and the family blog, find sales to get the items we need at the best price possible, fulfill my duties in one homeschool group, participate in other homeschool groups, start a new Catholic homeschool group out near me, deal with my health issues, implement any number of ideas to try and bring in a little money and spend time with my kids and husband together as well as individually. Oh and of course, some time for myself and following the news stories, blogs and various topics that interest me.
It isn't reasonable to think I can do even half of these things, and yet I can't help but think that if I just planned my days right I could squeeze in a little more...
I have to prioritize and that is where I get frustrated and want to give up. At this point we are barely getting by with housework, the kids' interests and classes, cooking a lot from scratch (since Corbin has food sensitivities that severely limit what we can have) and dealing with my health issues. Everything else is done nominally or not at all. I have been trying to pray more regularly, and I suppose I should be asking for some peace with not being able to 'do it all' and guidance in prioritizing. That is a good place to start anyway.
Now off to put little ones and my barely recovering from a cold self into bed.
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