I am not good at multi-tasking. Like any woman who has tried to juggle a job, being back in school, having a husband who is out of the country more than at home, aging parents, and two teenagers who cannot yet drive, I have done my share of it. But I didn't like it! I'm also not very good when it comes to dealing with a huge, complicated project. I get overwhelmed, and when I get overwhelmed, I become paralyzed. I can't figure out how to get it all done, or even where to start, and so I do nothing.
That's what happened to me yesterday, when I thought of all that needs to be done in order to complete the Mexican Hacienda Courtyard Kitchen Cantina Garden project. Add to that the fact that hubby wants it all done yesterday, and you can see why I felt a bit stressed-out. When this happens, there is only one thing for me to do: stop, and pull focus. Don't think about the huge amount of stuff to be done - stuff that can't possibly all get accomplished by one woman of a certain age in the few weeks remaining before spring. Instead, I need to find one little thing that I can do this week, and concentrate on that. When that is done, I will find another small thing that I can do, then another, and another. Eventually, the garden will come together.
Remember, Beck. It's the journey, not the destination.
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Do you have a day labor camp anywhere near you? Digging out and replacing all that soil sounds like a good project to hire out!
And maybe you can use the excavated soil to build little berms in areas of your property where you want to keep rain from running off.
It will come together.
I have to remind myself to focus, too -- I explained to the hub that taking care of kids all day is like having your brain hijacked for 18 hours at a stretch.
Mary: Yes we do, and that's just what I'm thinking!
Casey: I felt that way sometimes, and I didn't even homeschool!
Wonderful! It reminds me of what happened many years ago when my 2 youngest daughters were sharing a room. They were gone for 3 days and I decided to clean their room. It was horrendous! I mean, I looked in there and my eyes glazed over. They were very happy busy girls and had so many projects. We were home schooling at the time and I think everything they did ended up on the floor. It was, in your words, overwhelming. I decided I would get a trash bag in hand, sit down by the door and pick up one thing and decide what to do with it. I did that, one thing at a time. When I was done, I had 5 HUGE trash bags STUFFED with things like pulverized muscle shells, bits of paper, and other items too numerous to even think about. They were shocked when they returned, but I never regretted it! Just one step at a time. If you don't take care of yourself first, you'll have nothing left (eventually) so that you can take care of others.
Wonderful! It reminds me of what happened many years ago when my 2 youngest daughters were sharing a room. They were gone for 3 days and I decided to clean their room. It was horrendous! I mean, I looked in there and my eyes glazed over. They were very happy busy girls and had so many projects. We were home schooling at the time and I think everything they did ended up on the floor. It was, in your words, overwhelming. I decided I would get a trash bag in hand, sit down by the door and pick up one thing and decide what to do with it. I did that, one thing at a time. When I was done, I had 5 HUGE trash bags STUFFED with things like pulverized muscle shells, bits of paper, and other items too numerous to even think about. They were shocked when they returned, but I never regretted it! Just one step at a time. If you don't take care of yourself first, you'll have nothing left (eventually) so that you can take care of others.
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