tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post4036292937705566506..comments2023-10-24T05:54:00.555-05:00Comments on Pink...Like the color: Calling all bloggers in the blog-o-sphereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194725246444409477noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-53288676052186637532008-08-20T02:28:00.000-05:002008-08-20T02:28:00.000-05:00Hi...hmmm...tough question...same feelings here to...Hi...hmmm...tough question...same feelings here too..but i know it helps to stop for a while,clear your mind of the things that is bothering you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-54491813163008154442008-08-19T21:59:00.000-05:002008-08-19T21:59:00.000-05:00No help here. I'm an all out mess!No help here. I'm an all out mess!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919572299266803705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-59386212989630156302008-08-19T21:58:00.000-05:002008-08-19T21:58:00.000-05:00listspost itsthe old school day planner (no blackb...lists<BR/>post its<BR/>the old school day planner (no blackberries here! lol)<BR/>highlighters<BR/><BR/>delegate! :)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648504685544436067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-24967758555335878662008-08-19T19:17:00.000-05:002008-08-19T19:17:00.000-05:00I feel ya. Let the blog go. If necessary, let th...I feel ya. Let the blog go. If necessary, let the housework go. Take care of you and your children. Once that's in order, slowly start adding things back in.<BR/>While we like to think we're superwomen, sometimes we need to remember that we don't *have* to do it all.Channahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950137194989221170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-22135044437913953402008-08-19T15:07:00.000-05:002008-08-19T15:07:00.000-05:00My daughters are both grown now (19 & 21) but ...My daughters are both grown now (19 & 21) but I am helping to raise my grandson with my oldest daughter while she goes to school and works, plus I have a very large house, a husband, everyone lives at home, and we have a 12 y/o autistic son. I know your pains about getting everything done...but I live by a rule my mother, rest her soul, taught me a very long time ago. She told me, when the Barb Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879338992041413797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-29890845894170349182008-08-19T11:49:00.000-05:002008-08-19T11:49:00.000-05:00Take a break and have a hazelnut mocha or some sor...Take a break and have a hazelnut mocha or some sort of chocolate. That usually works for me.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242323642545037055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-87928785661585247402008-08-19T10:48:00.000-05:002008-08-19T10:48:00.000-05:00Organized? Whats that you say? I think you are spe...Organized? Whats that you say? I think you are speaking a foreign language that I have yet to learn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634096295956313230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-84611793354337687582008-08-19T10:15:00.000-05:002008-08-19T10:15:00.000-05:00I'm not always on top of things but...when things ...I'm not always on top of things but...when things get a little overwhelming, ii helps to take a break even for just an hour. Also, I think scheduling is important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-18774552126220642762008-08-19T07:36:00.000-05:002008-08-19T07:36:00.000-05:00No help here, just a hang in there. Right now I do...No help here, just a hang in there. Right now I don't have a schedule, but when the kids go back to school and my work hours change, then I'll need a schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-59834207279352010372008-08-19T01:39:00.000-05:002008-08-19T01:39:00.000-05:00Oh...when you find out the answers please share! ...Oh...when you find out the answers please share! I think many of us feel the same way!Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698103243538187529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-3399777917920864432008-08-18T23:04:00.000-05:002008-08-18T23:04:00.000-05:00I'm still figuring that out for myself! But I kno...I'm still figuring that out for myself! But I know I've decided to schedule my blogging time and NO MORE! So if it's two hours in the morning, two hours is all I get. It's just too easy to get caught up in all this bloggy stuff. And it'll force me to prioritize. Good luck! Be sure to post how you're doing!JenEverAfterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206432673037079130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-51321844989251405752008-08-18T22:15:00.000-05:002008-08-18T22:15:00.000-05:00I've got no idea, just wanted to offer my moral su...I've got no idea, just wanted to offer my moral support. Personally, I blog after the kids are in bed, I read other blogs in the morning when I'm having breakfast and coffee. I try to fit everything else in between, and when I can't I just let it go. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-3397692938969330062008-08-18T21:51:00.000-05:002008-08-18T21:51:00.000-05:00Hi! I'm a visitor from EntreCard.Staying organize...Hi! I'm a visitor from EntreCard.<BR/><BR/>Staying organized - one word: caffeine! :-)Tiffany Allerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724735143481976873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-36100317624086399412008-08-18T21:48:00.000-05:002008-08-18T21:48:00.000-05:00I just bought a Mom Planner from Franklin Covey an...I just bought a Mom Planner from Franklin Covey and I LOVE IT! It has really helped organize my schedule especially because the two girls are in two different places during the day.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are feeling better!Bridgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877225133027806251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-77746593080064434272008-08-18T19:53:00.000-05:002008-08-18T19:53:00.000-05:00Hi Laura. That's a tough question and I'm sorry y...Hi Laura. That's a tough question and I'm sorry you're feeling overwhelmed. <BR/><BR/>My children are grown now, but when they were little I had to give up some of my desire to be and stay organized. It's really a case of making sure your priorities are straight on a day-to-day basis. Raising your children comes first, which I'm sure you know. For me, that meant baths and bedtime stories hadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-92098813876241066322008-08-18T19:28:00.000-05:002008-08-18T19:28:00.000-05:00Have you ever seen the little yellow book by Brian...Have you ever seen the little yellow book by Brian Tracy called "Eat That Frog"? In it he says to do the HARDEST thing first, and then everything after that seems really very easy. Imagine you have a banquet in front of you where you must eat one of everything, and there is frog on the menu. You eat the stuff you don't like first, and then you have the freedom to eat the stuff you enjoy (just Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783418587600389100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-9605269608624018282008-08-18T15:13:00.000-05:002008-08-18T15:13:00.000-05:00It's really hard to do it all! I try to write eve...It's really hard to do it all! I try to write everything down - it helps clear my mind.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617259549508716343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-49410712390490632802008-08-18T13:13:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:13:00.000-05:00My organizational skills went down the drain after...My organizational skills went down the drain after I had my son, he's in his terrible two's. We go out to playdates or Gymboree class during the day. My son takes a nap at least 2 hours in the afternoon, usually 1pm-3pm, so I try to do as much chores as I can before he wakes up. When he wakes up, we play and take a walk or do playgrounds. Then when hubby comes home from work, he spends time with Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275135257523297392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-10946747848249067242008-08-18T11:30:00.000-05:002008-08-18T11:30:00.000-05:00Well Laura, with 2 little ones under the age of 4 ...Well Laura, with 2 little ones under the age of 4 its going to be hard, take a break from the computer, have someone watch the girls for a few hours so you can clean in peace, and have your hubby or someone possibly watch the girls so you can rest,nap, read, get a massage...whatever you want to refresh your spirit and body. and lastly... cut yourself some slack. The house need not be perfect, youMinxy Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798690022831332543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-67702512819674225202008-08-18T10:03:00.000-05:002008-08-18T10:03:00.000-05:00First suggestion take a little break from the comp...First suggestion take a little break from the computer, if even for just a day. Get the house organized, and then sit down and maybe lay out a schedule. <BR/>It takes time to balance everything and most of the time I will be honest I feel like a juggle more than balance, but it all works out in the end. Prioritize your life, find what means more and place that at the top of the list and go from Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518964123008830311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075425484949826104.post-79874444578191093502008-08-18T09:40:00.000-05:002008-08-18T09:40:00.000-05:00sorry, I'm no help since I am feeling the exact sa...sorry, I'm no help since I am feeling the exact same way... but at least you know now that you aren't the only one!Tarasviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750633944607986537noreply@blogger.com