Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Wednesday Wisdom

November 16, 2016

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. – Teddy Roosevelt

This is one of my favorite quotes and I think there’s a lot of truth in it. Even if you don’t have a lot of money, time, friends, whatever, you can still do things – just on a different scale. I held to this one especially when we were crawling out of debt – it really helped.

You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.

I think this is true. Most of us can do anything we want to do but we can’t do it all. God knows I’ve tried! What this means for me is that I can do anything I need or want to do that is right for me. But not everything is right for me or available to me to do. I need to figure out what those things are. A few months ago I made a list of what I wanted and I what I didn’t want (at that time) and it was helpful. I was able to get things done because I knew what I wanted (and needed) to do. And that is an antidote to procrastination which I often fall prey to.

If I don’t do anything I know nothing will happen, but if I try/do something then something might.

Or something to that effect. This quote is from one of those Tinkerbell movies, but I can never find it. And I think there are variations on it anyway from others. The gist is, you have to do something for something to happen. Like I actually have to do those things I know will make me healthier. If I don’t do anything then nothing is going to happen and I can’t expect results without putting in the effort. This is a good quote to think of when you’re afraid to do something – like meeting new people, or asking for a raise. Get out of your comfort zone and see what you can do.

Right now housework is piling up, two birthdays and Thanksgiving are coming up (not to mention Advent and Christmas), and there are kid issues to attend to. It all adds up to overwhelm and doesn’t leave much time for me or to do other things I’d like to do. How to make the time for all I need to do and still make time to take care of me is the question. I came up with this plan for right now:

1. Write out all I do or need to do and prioritize.

2. Add in self-care practices and make them non-negotiable.

3. Stop putting myself on hold.

And doing it with these three quotes in mind I hope will help.

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