Day 31

Guilty as charged!

I know I do not take enough time to smell the roses.

It's something I work on constantly. I am getting better at it, though there is plenty of room for improvement. I was reminded of this today once again.

The woman who runs the seniors program where I drive for asked me to stop by her office. It seems that they are starting a new program and they need a driver for 2 hours late every Sunday afternoon.

I told her that should not be a problem , let me clean up my schedule and get back to her. 

Excellent!

Now, truth be told,2 hours of driving is not a game changer o my financial picture.

However, who am I to pass up an opportunity to basically pick up a weeks worth of grocery money every month.

On my ride home, I started planning out what other obligations would have to change to accommodate this new commitment. 

Move this, rearrange that and reschedule a few other things.

 Again, no big deal.

Satisfied that I had mapped out a new strategy , one that I will have to share with mt bride of course,my mind took a detour and I began reviewing what my new financial picture will look like ,having added a few new pieces to the puzzle in the last few weeks.

Once again, fairly content with the new plan and absolutely thrilled at the opportunity to add to my schedule along with my coffers, I drove home. As I unpacked the groceries I had just picked up, my sister walked through the kitchen and announced to me that she was going away for the weekend. 

I had to laugh at myself.

I spend all of this energy, keeping the proverbial plates spinning, constantly looking for ways to be a better provider and be a more productive individual. I spend enormous amounts of my emotional, mental and physical resources trying to lead a life of significance, and my sister who has not worked in this century, has no bills to pay and has zero responsibilities is off for a weekend retreat. 

I gotta believe I'm doing something wrong! 

( And by the way.....good for her!)