I gave myself a time out this weekend from facebook, twitter and the blog. To be honest, I have a hard time working on lines and being on the internet at the same time. I find with me I needed to find a way to balance what is most important to me. So I have decided to "stay off" more and really not be so tied to the computer. It's hard since I work so much on my computer. I have to be online. I need to be accessible but there is a balance to it all. Do you ever feel this way? A few months ago, I was working on the computer and really focusing on the task at hand. My kids were talking to me and I was doing the "somewhat listening" replies. Then I heard my daughter say, "just ask her anything when she is on the computer and she will say yes. " Yikes. I realized that was NOT a good thing. I am not proud of this. This has been on my mind often for months. I have worked hard to "work" when the kids are gone, asleep, etc. However, at times I fall into spending too much "unnecessary" time on the internet.
Yesterday, I went to church and our Stake President came to talk to the women in the church. I was completely humbled by his talk. It spoke to me DEEP inside my being. I knew that I needed to open my heart and listen to his wise counsel. It was on TIME management. How am I spending my time? Am I doing the things that REALLY have meaning and purpose to my family and myself. Do I truly focus on WHAT is most important to me? Am I spending time being the mother and wife that I want to be? Do I allow things to take me away from WHAT is most important to me? Are the things I'm doing WORTHWHILE and has a purpose? Yikes... ouch...I have to be honest with myself and REAL. I could do so much better.
So I guess I am just be honest and open and wondering if I am the only one who struggles with this. In the end, I simply want my family to always know that they are my number 1 priority. I think the little TIME OUT this weekend was just what I needed. I plan to do it more often.
