Friday, February 25

Balance

I wrote the following on the 18th:
I have been consumed by homework.  This has left me unbalanced.  How do I find balance in my life? How do I balance school, work, art, housework, exercise and fun?  I set the limit for myself that I am not allowed to have any fun until all my homework is finished.  But that just makes me resent my homework.  All work and no play makes Elissa go something, something.  I need to incorporate everything into my daily life, but how?  I have tried making schedules, but I quickly stop following them.  Scheduling fun doesn't really work for me.  What if I accidentally scheduled fun when it is raining?  So how do I achieve balance in my life?

Then today I wrote:
It just dawned on me that it is almost March and I have not done any fun actitiviites in Februray.  EeeGads! So I made a promise to myself that tonight I am going to a water colour exhibit.  My resolution was to help me find balance and not drown in homework.  But a whole month has gone by and I am suffocating.  That is why last weekend I made an important choice.  I chose a mantra; Less Stuff, Less Stress!  I am going room by room getting rid of stuff I do not really need.  Last weekend I tackled the bedroom; this weekend will be the office.  My goal is to have less housework and a more functional home to make my life easier and more fun.
Less Stuff, Less Stress