Taking Time for You!

Monday, November 26, 2007, by Leigh Anne

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I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed time with friends and family. We loved having our two sweet college boys home – they are back at school and the house is empty of food but we loved every minute of it!

So – have you ever dreamed or fantasized about spending an entire day at home in your pajamas? Lounging in bed, reading a good book, watching your favorite TV shows, taking care of no one but you? Well, that dream came true for me over the holiday weekend – unfortunately it was accompanied by a horrible case of intestinal flu! I did spend the day in bed, in my pajamas, watching a “What Not to Wear” Marathon and the food network but unfortunately it was not exactly what I had dreamed about!

Why is it that as woman/mothers it takes something like a case of intestinal flu to get us to slow down and take care of ourselves? Why do we push aside our dreams, self-nurturing, hobbies and interests for everything and everyone else?

I think homebased moms are even guiltier of this because we never leave the office. We are surrounded by our office, our work 24-7. It is so easy to just go in and check that email one more time, make one more call, do one more thing. The boundary or separation between work and home/personal life can sometimes be non-existent when you are a homebased mom.

For years I have had the following quote in my collection:

“Mixing personal time to do anything with raising a family is like putting oil and vinegar in a salad dressing jar. You have a hard time keeping them together and it takes a lot of juggling and constant mix-ups to keep them well blended.” Janene Wesley Boadsgaerd

I think we could add “running a homebased business” to that quote too. Keeping the two blended and balanced is a lot of work and it is also a choice.

When you first begin a homebased business there are sacrifices that need to be made. When I first started my direct sales business several of my interests, hobbies had to be put on the back burner for a period of time – but that does not mean FOREVER!

Several weeks ago I attended a Women’s Retreat in Napa, California. As I sat in the retreat house with these women I was so impressed that this group of women – many of them homebased moms, others worked outside the home as lawyers, real estate agents, therapists, but all of them had made a commitment to themselves. They had set aside their other priorities and obligations to devote an entire weekend to themselves – and it didn’t take a case of intestinal flu!

So ask yourself - What are you too busy to do – what have you put off doing because you’re too busy? While I spent that time in bed this weekend, life went on around me, everyone survived! When I returned from my weekend in Napa Valley, the house still stood, the family got fed and all was well and the other amazing thing was that this morning as I am feeling better, I actually enjoyed putting a load of laundry in and picking up a few of the messes that were made. Having had that break from those jobs helped!

I have learned that when you make the time and space for what you long to do, everything else shifts to accommodate it

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