The Problem of the Plate

Do you do so many things in one day that you are not feeling accomplished?  Do you just get by with a feeling of exhaustion as you run from one task to the next?

Are you cramming so much into your day that you make mistakes that are regretful?

Do you put out many fires in a life of chaos?

This is the theory of the plate.  You can keep pushing more things on to the plate until something on the other side slides off.  Just like the song On Top of Old Smokey, That meatball falls right on to the floor.

The saying is "I've got too much on my plate."  And we sure do not want things to fall off, like our precious relationships.

We can push things aside.  We can push aside things that take up too much time.  We don't want to push aside our family.

It's easy to say no to some things. I don't have time to attend every event I am invited to.  Many things just can't be done while I have a young child.  It's hard to say no to some people who really twist your arm about volunteering for something that you don't have time for, but it has to be done.

Some people may ask too much of you.  They want to be on your plate.
Be very careful.  You can't put it all on your plate.

Some people want to take control of your plate!   Ugh!

You can't live like vacation when your plate is ridiculously full.

If there are activities that make you feel grumpy, take a serious inventory and drop the ones that need to go.  If you argue with yourself about it, that's a sign that your life is too out of control.  If others will be disappointed....are you sure?  Or are you making that up in your mind?

It's a lot to think about but well worth it to decutter your life and slow down.

WHO LIVES FOR THE WEEKEND?

I do.  It's a big deal to me.  As a small business owner, I only close when there is a national holiday and of course the weekends.

Then I try to cram in chores and errands.  (Not always, and not happily)
Then there is a school activity or local event.  The day is done.  Then Sunday comes around and that day goes by sooooo fast.   Then the weekend's over.  Who's tired and resentful?

Who doesn't get Authentically Restful Sleep on the weekend because they break their Authentically Restful Sleep Routine.  ???????