Balance

Sometimes I wonder if other writer's struggle to juggle everything in their lives like I do. I'm sure they do. I've seen blog posts and tweets to suggest others face the same dilemmas, but somehow, I still feel as though I am the only one facing these problems and this unbalance...and I guess that is true. Thankfully, there is only one of me (at least in my realm of consciousness).

I am the only one who faces my challenges...

So is that reassuring? I know I've heard that saying...something along the lines of I am the only one who can face the things in my life...does that make me feel better? Does that make trying to find balance any more manageable?

On some days, I think I would say yes.

Today is not one of those days.

Today is one of those days where I believe I need at least 15 extra hours in a day to accomplish a portion of what I want to finish.

So the question remains. How, or maybe I should be asking where, can I find balance? How can I juggle being a wife, mother, friend, house keeper, pet owner, employee, relative, gardener, confidant AND a writer all at the same time without worrying that something on the list will fall through the cracks?

No wonder my muse has been noticeably absent recently. In an attempt to not break the scales and keep everything in balance, I have allowed other things to fall away...but I miss them.

I want to write. I want to edit. I want to query (believe it or not), but I don't want to do these things at the expense of everything else.

I guess the only thing I can do is work on my balance. I guess it's time to get back on the tight rope and hope my feet don't fall out from under me.