How can it be,
I am busy all day?
So much still to do,
No time left for play.
There was this,
Then there was that.
Another frantic work day,
In actual fact.
I was in the car,
Then out the door.
Back home again
To mop the floor.
Off to school now,
then straight back home.
A quick minute,
Oh, no there’s the phone.
She needs me here,
He needs me there.
I will quickly do this,
While I gasp for air.
I handled the crisis,
Extinguished the fire.
And yet more keeps coming,
I am beginning to tire.
How can it be,
There is more to be done.
When does the time come,
For me to have fun?
I was waiting for time,
To somehow magically appear.
To drop gently in my lap,
Just like a salty wet tear.
Time does not fall,
From the heavens above.
Nor does it stretch,
Like a rubber kitchen glove.
Time is so precious,
A valuable commodity.
Yet somehow I waste it,
Like it grows on a tree.
What is important,
For me in my day.
This knowledge is missing
While I drift astray.
I do have the ability
To know when I am done.
To schedule the important,
Before the day comes.
To plan for my week,
Before it begins
To decide in advance
What I will call wins.
Then prioritize by day
Know what is enough.
Discipline is next
Not adding more stuff.
I will now get clear,
And live with intent.
The choice is all mine,
Where my time will be spent.
Tell me. are you making time for fun in your day?
I’ve been listening to the audio of Brene Brown’s “Daring Greatly,” and your poem reminds me of the wisdom in that book. It’s not about managing all the crazy stuff in life, but about doing what really matters.
Harmony I reads Brene’s Book 18 months ago and wow did it change my outlook. Thanks for such an incredible compliment
No, I definitely do not. Between that and lack of sleep, I feel burn out a lot. I made plans to go to lunch with an old friend tomorrow, and even though I really have too much to do, I am going and whatever I need to do can wait. I need a break.
Michelle, enjoy that lunch and yes the stuff will wait, it always does.
What truth in your poem! I am doing all kinds of things this week…not relaxing, but my time is coming. With a long weekend at the lake and projects to get done up there…well, I seem to be running all over the place, plus keep my work week in tact!
Cindy I do hope that your time for fun is almost here. Hang in there and enjoy today too.
Awesome poem! Have to admit I was feeling a bit overwhelmed today with all I have on my plate right now. I finally took a deep breath and realized….it really didn’t need to ALL get done today!
Oh Debbie, I am with you. Overwhelmed and telling myself it all MUST be done.
Taking a few things off the list and breathing a little easier now. Enjoy your day.
What a lovely way to articulate the story of so much to do, so little time! I have been there myself, questioning why everything I did had nothing to do with doing anything for me. Then several years ago I posed the big question “What if?” to myself, and it changed my world forever! Now I absolutely love my life! I am blessed to have found the courage to make changes, go after what makes me happy, tune into my joy and nurture it–I have so much fun it should be illegal! And now I help guide others to find their way to go after theirs.
This is a great poem that just summed up how I was feeling for the past several weeks.
The feeling intensifies when homeschooling starts again. I’ve told myself that is not going to happen and I’ve been working on ways to become more intentional.
I want to have more time to play, but sometimes it’s something simple as me putting down the phone.
Kalley intuitively many of us know what to do to become more intentional, putting down the phone is a biggie for me too.
What a fabulous poem – I thoroughly enjoyed that! It captures so well a Mom’s everyday life. It’s true it’s hard to find time to breathe when we have little ones, but I’m finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now that my daughter is an adult. Now I just need to make sure that I use that extra time to do things I really want to do, versus stuff I feel I have to do.
Have a great day!
Suzanne you sound very wise, knowing that extra time will easily be chewed up by the ‘have to’s’.
Book in that time for what it is you really want to do now you have time and enjoy.
Very “juicy” Karen. And a reminder how precious time is. Loved the whimsy in this!
:0)