Time for everything

When my husband and I decided to start a family, many people warned me that I would rarely have time to make jewelry.  This new baby would suck up all of my time and it would be impossible for me to carve out time to create.  I refused to buy into that.  After all, I am super organized and never even gave what I was told much consideration.  Why should I have to give up something I love.  

Creating jewelry was not only a viable business for me.  It was a way for me to relieve stress.  I felt giving it up was simply not an option.  Sure, it would be harder but I figured if I scheduled the time like any other appointment there would be sufficient time to continue.

As my pregnancy progressed I wondered what my days would be like when we brought home our bundle.  The last few weeks of pregnancy allows you way too much time to ponder.  I tend to over-think so sitting at home waiting for baby to arrive sent my thinking into overdrive.  

The day arrived and I put my website on hold. Who knew when I would ever find a spare minute to check in on it.  I experienced what I would consider to be an average delivery.  The three of us came home and got settled into what would be the new business as usual.  Once our little bundle was fed and tucked into our bedside bassinet I decided to check on my website and open it again for business.  That was close to ten years ago and I never gave it another thought.  We welcomed our second bundle almost 5 years ago and I'm still going strong.  Both of our children lead active and busy lives and guess what?  There is still time for everything I want to do.  Imagine that!

My next few articles are going to be dedicated to organization.  When I speak with people who fret over what they are not able to accomplish I find lack of organization to be the missing link.  There is so much frustration over incomplete projects and goals that go unmet.  It doesn't have to be that hard. I'm not saying it is easy because it is not.  You have to allow flexibility and disruption into the equation as things may not always go as planned.  

The next article will be about keeping a simple daily journal.  I can almost guarantee that you will find pockets of lost time you can apply elsewhere in your life.  How exciting would that be?  Stay tuned and remember to take 5 minutes TODAY to smell the fresh air, listen to the birds or simply stare out a sunny window.