I write often about the difficulties of trying to have it all… or at least look like I have it all. The work-life juggle (as I call it) is just that… a juggle. Because time is finite. There is no “making the pie bigger” as you often can when you negotiate something. Unless someone has access to a time machine? And if so, I’m in and I will pay you! Time is a scarce resource and making the most of every moment and opportunity can become a lot of pressure. Every busy mom knows that there will always be competing priorities. Sometimes you have to choose between your kids’ party at school and that conference call with a client. Or between meeting that work deadline and laying in bed with your kid at night. At the end of the day, you’re only one person with 24 hours. So what’s a busy mom to do?
There's No Time To Be Sick!
The month of April has been an unusually busy one. I could feel the tension of the busy season building at the end of March and I began bracing myself for what I knew was going to be a difficult April and May. I'm currently in what feels like a never ending list of tasks and programs. My genius self rescheduled a program from February for April (which seemed like a good idea at the time). In addition to that, I made a trip to New Jersey with my 7 month old, ran a Spartan race, and decided to go to the National SGMP Conference in Minneapolis (coming up next week). I would say I'm looking forward to May, but it is looking like more of the same. The real life of an event planner.