The great juggling act

I want to talk to you today about something very important. Some of us have been training for it all of our short little lives. Others, well, they just got thrown into the lions mouth.

I'm talking about the act of becoming the circus ringer.

You see, we all have very busy lives. Some of you get up at the crack of dawn, or even before, to make your self, or your partner, coffee,lunch, and off they go. Then it's the kid's turn. Then finally, it's yours.

Your you time. How precious that becomes. Like coffee to your morning routine. But, what exactly do you do with that time. Do you invest it back into you? Reading up on some self help books , that help train you to be a better mom and wife. Do you invest it by doing some crunches and laps. Or do you invest it by getting some work done, that is , if you have a home based business.

I know I don't do any of those....

These are some of my goals, that will lead me to a path of becoming the leader that my children need. That I need. I seriously need to do these things to get to my dream. So what in the hell am I doing that is so damn important that I am skipping out on my dreams?!

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret.

Sometimes I sleep in.

And do you know what happens when I do that? Nothing. Nothing happens. I get up and slothly approach my day, with a foggy head and no goals.

Not because I am lazy. But because I haven't aligned my priorities.

So priorities is to dreams like balls are to a juggler. Gotcha.

You wanna know something else?

I home school my children. I. get. no. me. time.

It's a choice that I am proud of. My children are a blessing and not a burden. And I am happy with my life. With that said.

I need some motha - trucken- me time.

So ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention please. We have a daring act for you tonight. For this is no ordinary act. It's an act that comes from the depths of hell. Where discipline rules. And where tyrants roam. This women,when I found her , she had crawled her way from this place. I promised her a life of Yerba Mate and Coffee, and the occasional chocolate, in trade for her hard work ethic and sweet smile. Ladies and gentlemen , I give you

The 5 o'clock Juggler!

Look, I know some of you wish you could stay with your children and homeschool. (or just sleep in) And some of you are just happy with not doing so. Either way, how many of you are actually giving you some you time? And not just to go get a pedicure, but to actually DO something for your self. Investing in your self.

So for me.

I'm gonna work out for 30 min. Walking counts. Just get out before everyone gets up. I'm going to read. for 15 min. a day. The funnies do not count. I am going to get up early, and go to bed early .And lastly. I am going to drop the balls every once in a while....on purpose. Because for me and my family, it's the way that life should be lived.

Let us then, live this monkey filled circus to the fullest. Because it's all really just an act. It's the training that's the hard part. Go easy my friends, into the lions mouth, and pray that he had something to eat before you stuck your head into it's jaws.

XO-Vanessa

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