It's Not a Blog, It's a Journal

Millie asked, “How have you conquered your bad time-wasting habits (if any)?”

I will admit that I used to be a TV enthusiast. I gave that up 8 years ago and we don’t have any television in our home. Recently I have also given up videos. I used to rent 2 or more every month. I don't rent them at all anymore. TV, movies, and lawn care are about the three biggest time wasters that I see on a daily basis.

Some might call blogging a waste of time but I can justify it by calling it a journal. I have written things about my kids that I wouldn't otherwise have written and I have taken photos that I wouldn't otherwise have taken.

I can pretty much justify everything I do. It’s easy! Try it! When I knit and sew and quilt then I am creating family heirlooms. When I workout I am taking care of my body. When I read I am educating myself as a home-schooling Mother. When I organize Organizing clubs, I am getting more organized in the process. I just want to say organize one more time.

My biggest problem now is that I’m doing all these “great” things when I should be spending more time doing things with my kids. Being with them all day every day isn’t enough. Nothing I do will ever be enough I suppose. That’s just the way it works with kids. You give and give and give and it is never enough. And then there is the guilt. There will always be enough of that.