April 07 - Ain't Nobody Happy

Spring has sprung and it's time to get some spring cleaning done! I can hear you all now groaning and trying to get off this post, but wait! I'm not talking about getting out the windex or taking down the curtains. I'm talking about spring cleaning your life. We are all busy women. We have jobs, we have commitments, we have family and so on. I get it, we are all busy. When I first started this post I was going to tell you about all the things in my life that take time away from the things that are important to me, but it ended up sounding like a pity party for Angi. I just want to say that I am doing some spring cleaning myself. I had so many commitments in my life that I thought were for my family, but after a long hard lookg, ended up being me trying to please other people. What matters most to me is my family. I have also moved myself into that catagory. We are women and we tend to put ourselves last to take care of others. It's in our nature, it's what we do.
When I first put myself in the family I felt a little selfish....do something for me? How absurd! I am the one to make sure that everyone else has or is doing something for themselves! I make sure everything is running smoothly for them! I am the peacekeeper! I AM MOM....HEAR ME ROAR! and every 4-6 months I would have my meltdown and scream and cry for a while and feel refreshed and ready to take on all the stress again until the next boiling over point. Before I went to Magnolia Ridge in March I hadn't done anything for myself (really for myself)in almost 2 years. No retreats, no conventions hardly any scrapping. Sure I'd get a little time here or there and maybe get an altered item done (of course for someone else) but it didn't seem like enough. (ok this is sounding pity party-ish again)
I know I am not the only one out there who does this. So I am challenging you to do some Spring Cleaning of your lives. Are you really on the board of directors to better your family or are you there to please others. Can I volunteer in other ways and still feel good about myself? I am decluttering my life. I WANT to spend time with my family and I WANT to spend time scrapping the memories I've made with them. I WANT to have time to myself.
So make your lists of all the things you do to please others and make your lists of all the things you do for yourself. Kind of short huh? Time do do the 27 fling boogie (for all you flybabies out there). Spring is here and it's time to transition into a new season. As the saying goes, "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" (I think that's how it goes)