New Normal
September 19, 2011My blog just informed me it has been 5 weeks since my last post. I do not doubt that for a moment. In 5 weeks I have started a new job as a preschool aid, started up my piano studio (YEAH), joined the worship team at church, (but quit my beloved choir because it had a weekly commitment which is a no-no in our new “working mom” life), the kids started soccer, swimming, viola, choir, and kept horsebackriding on the list of must-dos, Ben started up the ministry at NIU and began Bible studies, Nav Nite, leadership team, and last but not least – the GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP INTERMURAL FLAGFOOTBALL TEAM.
Phew. We are busy!
Some of the new normals in my life are a little tough – like grocery shopping or cooking dinner on my lunch hour, but the majority of the new normals are blessings indeed.
1. 3 years olds. I had forgotten how much I love this age. They make me smile everyday and even when they spill their milk or squirm during calender time, they still win my heart.
2. Ultra-organization-woman. This is probably some sort of disease, but when I am free to structure my own day I’m pretty terrible at it. All summer I struggled to keep us in clean underwear and was running to the store daily for some forgotten item. Now that nearly every weekday moment must be used well, some extra hormone or protein (or maybe I’m really lucky and it’s like fat cells melting away) has kicked in and suddenly we are more organized than ever before. With all my heart, I humbly ask God to allow this to continue, or it may be another 5 weeks until my next blog post which will be entitled, “Pride Goeth Beforeth the Terrible Train Wreck called The Dager Family.”
3. Meals together and weekends rock. We are genuinely so happy to sit down for meals together now there is very little bickering or talking over each other. The weekends have also been super relaxing even with soccer games and church. I almost feel like the clock literally slows down and those days creep along at just the right speed.
4. I still get to pick the kids up every day from school, which is a priceless treasure to me. It makes me feel that even with my new responsibilities, they still come first.
Hope your last 5 weeks had been as sweet as mine!
Great to hear from you! Congrats on the new job. Maybe you can come organize my life next now that yours is under way!
I’ve never figured out how to make my blog and FB talk to each other, so you are way ahead of me!
Heard a really good quote from Tony Robbins the other day and it helps me
Stress is caused by placing too much importance on something and Failure is by not giving it enough importance.
Trying to find balance. and learning to say no is a tough one for me.