Comments on Elsie and Joe Deluxe: now what?

My goal is to provide a balance for everyone in th...

2008-05-20T09:28:00.000-04:00

My goal is to provide a balance for everyone in the family- including me. By example I am teaching my kids to prioritize, to be healthy, to relax, to work hard... and I can't do that if I'm not doing that. :D

One of the things we do is consider our family a team- we are all responsible for keeping up the house and yard, for helping and encouraging each other, and I try to teach

This is something with which I constantly struggle...

2008-05-19T13:33:00.000-04:00

This is something with which I constantly struggle. I watched my mom raise Greg and I and she barely lived while doing it. She survived. She did what she had to do and we made it and we may have had weeks where buying kitty litter was not possible, but we never had to skip a meal nor had the heat turned off on us. I came out of that knowing how to survive and taking great pride in that, but I

I typed out a long, thoughtful comment yesterday, ...

2008-05-16T17:44:00.000-04:00

I typed out a long, thoughtful comment yesterday, and Blogger timed out and ate it. So I will just say that I recharge through my editing work, which provides me with intellectual stimulation and a feeling that I still have a toe in the "adult" world.

I also try to make sure my basic needs are taken care of as much as possible: sleep, food, etc. If I don't, I end up much less

Hmm . . . I am not a good example, as I work wayyy...

2008-05-16T12:56:00.000-04:00

Hmm . . . I am not a good example, as I work wayyyy too much. I have really dialed back on the out-of-the-house stuff because it was killing me. I'll have to think more on that. In any case I'm lucky that my kids see that parents have lots of other stuff going on without them, and I don't have to try to make that happen. I have to make efforts in the other direction.

I think there are

I was thinking just last night about an argument I...

2008-05-16T09:06:00.000-04:00

I was thinking just last night about an argument I had with a friend shortly I announced I was pregnant with Beeper. She believed I was not happy and that I was going to throw away all of my own dreams for the sake of beng a wife and mommy. She'd "seen it before. Other young women with peotential to do something throwing it all away."

Now, I don't think there is anything more important

I think I have it pretty good in this dept. Joint ...

2008-05-16T07:27:00.000-04:00

I think I have it pretty good in this dept. Joint custody has its up side. So, I have time for karate and reading and gardening. And after the little one is in bed, I take nice long baths...
Its the rest of your post that I struggle with. Like, am I going to do this the rest of my life? What about that book, school, etc. I feel like I'm just cruising right now, not challenging myself. I feed

The one thing I'm sure of (but I think you know it...

2008-05-15T23:02:00.000-04:00

The one thing I'm sure of (but I think you know it too) is that you have to feed yourself. Otherwise, I think you have nothing with which to feed the rest of the family.

Wonderful thoughts.I eat well. It's so important....

2008-05-15T14:46:00.000-04:00

Wonderful thoughts.

I eat well. It's so important. The more my diet is inline, the better I feel and I notice it immediately.

I pursue passions.

I view exercise as a public service: when I do it, I'm calmer and more patient, not to mention having more energy throughout the day.

I do not... which is really pathetic, actually. Ju...

2008-05-15T14:10:00.000-04:00

I do not... which is really pathetic, actually. Just yesterday I decided I am going to take a food styling class under the guise of work, since I can write it off, but mostly because I saw the ad and really, really wanted to do it. Haven't felt like that in an age! Yoga and bellydance help tremendously to keep me sane, but I need to carve out 20 minutes a day to practice dance in order to make