balance

It is about balance.  

This time of year.  This is when the scales tip from one extreme to another and I find myself hoping things will even out and working, working, working so they do.  The summertime relaxed spirit suddenly picks up speed and changes to daily school, homework, after-school activities, strict bedtime, early wake-ups, packed lunchs, and school notes going back and forth to teachers.  

It is a time for remembering.  I find myself constantly looking at my list hoping to not forget a thing. I guess it is a time for "trying to remember."  And feeling like I have forgotten.  That is more like it.   

I get a little overwhelmed.  I worry that we are doing too much or not enough and everything in between.  I feel manic.  I start to panic.

Ah.  There they are.   

Now I slow down.  I realize that this spin of activity doesn't help anyone but especially not these kids. I realize that we need to focus on just a few things and do them well and fully.  This is a much better example to set.  

So the panic settles.  And we begin to feel the rhythm of the day once again.  We remember why we are doing all these things and I let the list go uncrossed and I feel some balance.