Compartmentalizing your life
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. ~Emily Dickinson
In order to really be able to be well-rounded you must be able to compartmentalize your life. There is work, which always tries to encroach on your every available minute. There is your partner, who you want to spend time with doing things other than listing out who is doing what and when. There is your child who you enjoy, don’t want to miss, and yet whose energy levels seem to only emphasize how low yours seem. There is sleep. There is exercise. There are the dogs of course. And the cat. And there are friends. There is family. There is correspondence to write. There is reading time. There is fun time. There is dancing time.
How the hell is it possible to do any of this is what I want to ask you. I’ve missed yoga twice because of work. I’ve not spoken to a friend in it seems like forever unless it was a halting conversation conducted over a two minute window of opportunity. And last night I went to dinner with T for the first time in a million moons and although we were thrilled to be out to eat, grandma watching Tin sleep, we had two good hours before we were both falling asleep at the table.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 am
I hear you! But in a few years he’ll be able to do more for himself, and the brain games will begin. You may be surprised to learn that mental fatigue is just as hard as physical. Your night out sounded so needed. Glad you were able to fit it in. Have fun at the jazz festival.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:53 am
I think the mental games have already started – it’s weird like you look at him and realize he is only 1 years old but then he seems to know when to be charming, when to throw a fit, and basically how to dominate the situation – I keep telling myself – I’m alpha, I’m alpha – but inside I’m saying I’m scared, I’m scared – ha! Is the fact that you are writing me meaning you sailed through this treatment or there is usually a lag?