I feel like I have been a recluse for the past week or so. Legitimately, each day has been planned out to the minute, filled with things to do and not enough time to do it all. I definitely have realized that I overbooked myself recently.
I know I’ve mentioned in several previous posts how I didn’t feel that I had time to get everything done. My husband kept telling me I needed to drop something, but there wasn’t anything I could drop. They were all things that I wanted to be doing and was not in a position to say “no.”
I was fortunate enough to have time to sit down with a long-time friend of mine, Nancy Ray. (Go check out her photography site. She is amazing!) She runs her own business, is a partner with her husband in youth ministry, and manages to crank out dozens of weddings every year. What’s more… she does it with style! I sat and asked myself who is even busier than I am and manages to keep it all together and Nancy was the first person that came to mind.
So we sat down and I basically asked her, “How do you do it?” And she gave me some great advice on staying organized, prioritizing, and being sure to make time for you. She told me that she has had some times like this, too, where she committed to too many things and was unable to back out of any of them. She said, in those situations, she just has to suck it up and push through and know for next time, to not commit to so many things. So that’s what I’ve been doing: pushing through. And I’m getting close. In marathon speak: the finish line is in sight!
Today, I spent the first half of my day in a testing center taking the GRE. It was long and difficult, but I came out feeling good about how I had done. I didn’t quite get what I would’ve liked, however, I didn’t have the time in the past month to put the amount of studying into it that I would’ve liked either, so I guess it was appropriate.
But now, I have just four days until I leave for Vegas, so this week will be busy with preparations. It’s going to keep me occupied over the next few days until my trip, but I’m excited that it’s so close now.
I’m already having to keep myself in check on commitments. I have several things I’ve already signed up for next year and several more have come along recently that I’ve wanted to say “yes” to, but I’m learning how to say “no”… at least for now. I’m keeping my goals for next year achievable. And I’m making sure that I make time for the other things in life, like spending time with my husband and friends, that is equally as important.