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Finding the balance

by Samantha Schmalfuss

Can I tell you how crazy my life has felt this past week! I feel as though I barely have time to get my head on straight! In three days I have worked 32 hours, practicing my Dutch with the books and CD programs we purchased and doing the everyday stuff. I have barely had time to write and I feel bad about that but I have to get used to the new schedule I am on now. It was simple before, I worked 8-4:30 so I had my nights. Now I don’t from week to week whether I will have my nights or mornings! Though this isn’t complaining, just an explanation. I am by no means unhappy by changing jobs! I love the busy feeling, the feeling that I am finally working and earning my keep! Working with mail can be very repetitive; you sit all day and only make a little for it. I am so glad I had it and that I was able to finally work but I am also glad I found something better for me!

I am just desperate to find that balance. There has to be a balance somewhere when it comes to work, writing, Dutch and my editing (the book!). Do you have any suggestions for me on how to do this, where it might be found? I am a desperate woman! I know most of the planet has the same problem, time, the little we have and how to manage it. I am by no means the only one but I need some guidance! While I waited for my permit, I couldn’t work so I had all the time in the world. With Selekt Mail I had my evenings and still balanced life alright. I have completely forgotten what it was like to work fast food and manage life around it! I am out of the loop! Help!


Posted in Rambles on October 22nd, 2007

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