Balance

So I have discovered something about myself. I have no sense of balance. And I don't just mean literally (though the same vertigo problem that got me sent home from my mission in Italy still plagues me from time to time). Learning to find 'moderation in all things' truly is the journey here on earth.

So as I was saying, I have discovered that I lack that crucial element in my personality that would keep me from overbalancing in one direction or the other.

Sweets are a perfect example of this. If I eat them, I can't stop, because they just taste too good. They do not feel good, however, an hour later when I have a stomach ache and sugar rush headache.

Or take reading. I can't do this as much as I used to (which was ALL THE TIME), because nobody does my mommy job but me. Very annoying. ;-) But I would get so wrapped up in it, that I couldn't stop, not even if I was late for something.

Let's take household chores, too. Now I am not a perfect housekeeper by any stretch of the imagination, but when I get into a job, I can't quit until it's done, and done perfectly. Which is probably why I put it off so much, 'cause there is no "perfect" in this house. Far from it.

I could go on, but I'm sure you get my point. In all this areas and more, the trial and effort is always in finding the razor's edge between done and not done, too much and not enough. I share this for one reason and one reason only. IT IS DANG HARD!!!