Up And Down

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Life for me seems to go in cycles. Right now it’s a down cycle. There’s just too much, too much stuff, too much everything. It’s time to scale back.

Evan is like litmus paper, he tells me what is going on. The back talking, the hateful attitude, the meanness. It’s time for a change. We’re scaling a lot of things back. Toys were the first to be toned down, and already it was a massive improvement. at least in how my living room looks. Next we cutting out the junk that I let sneak in little by little. A little bit of TV, a little bit of junk food, a little bit of no routine. a little bit? Who am I kidding? Hello, I’m an addict. I don’t do “a little bit” of anything.

Of course on that note it means I also have to look at myself, which is never fun. I’ve let myself get too stretched out, taking on too many projects and trying to do too many things. I’m feeling burned out and claustrophobic, it’s time to cut some cords.

I’m starting by letting go my writing for Mom Is Teaching and The Attached Mother. This one is really hard as I’ve loved writing at those two blogs. And it doesn’t hurt that they are my main staples of income. However I’ve been feeling so unmotivated and uninspired to write there. It’s not that I don’t love homeschooling and attachment parenting, but I’m just feeling burnt out of writing on a schedule and always digging for ideas. it’s time to move on and hand the reins over to someone else.

I’m going to try to cut back how much time I spend online, because trust me I spend a lot more than you might think. Too much. I’m going to try to spend more time on me, for me. I’m not disappearing completely, like that could happen, but I’m cutting back a little.

Baby steps in the right direction. Hopefully they will lead somewhere good.