SP Day 11

I am one of those people who has a real problem asking for help even when I really need it. I've always had the attitude that "well, I'm fat, so I must also be lazy". Right? Well, maybe not, but that's always been how I've felt. So, I work really hard to compensate for my own perception of laziness by trying to do EVERYTHING!

By EVERYTHING I mean, be a great teacher, be a model employee, be the best mom I can possibly be, be a good wife, take great care of my husband and my son, be sure my parents are okay, keep my house in decent shape, etc. etc. etc. Needless to say, occasionally I completely over load myself.

Well, I came to the conclusion today that I was so overloaded, there was no way it was all going to get done. In the next 4 days I've got family pictures, a much anticipated visit from my in-laws, a Dr. appointment for William, a birthday party for William, 8 fall festival donations to pick up from various places around town, fall festival at my school, and my niece's bridal shower which I am helping to host. All of that in addition to the normal responsibilities of work, home and family. When it dawned on me today that there was no POSSIBLE way I could get all of this done and remain sane I actually broke down and asked for help!

There were some things I couldn't eliminate from my schedule and most of it I didn't want to eliminate like birthday parties and family visits so I had to figure out what could I live with letting go. So, one of the ladies I work with is going to go pick up all of my fall festival donations for me. HOORAY! While there's still a lot to be done, I'm just proud of myself for letting go of my need to do it all and be everything to everyone just this once.