Juggler

Sometimes I feel like a juggler.

I thought about this yesterday when I was reaching for something to eat in the refidgerator and there weren't any healthy options. I said to myself, "ah, I don't care!" I wish I was a health nut. I read in a magazine recently on this gal who swears to only eat "real food." We eat so much processed food filled with who-knows-what that someone declairing to only eat real/healthy/fresh food with ingredients she understands actually deserves an article in a magazine!

Then, it hit me. (que the circus music). I've had my time of "real food only" and it didn't last...because I'm a juggler. I can't only cook "real food" and have a clean house & look presentable in case the pope drops by & have clean underwear every Monday. I can't keep up with everything in my life well enough to have it all balanced! I'm a juggler...and not that great at it.

If the outside of my house looks great...fresh mulch, blooming flowers, nicely pruned herbs then you can guarantee you don't want to step inside, but if the outside has weeds in the flower beds, the driveway needs to be swept then you could probably eat off my kitchen floor (ok, so you could never do that, but you get the picture).

I don't know how some of you moms out there do it. How do you keep a clean house (and I me clean...nothing labeled "junk drawer"), have laundry folded & put away, run your kiddos all over town, fix a healthy dinner & still put on real clothes in the morning!? I honestly don't think I could do it!

The point is, if one part of my life is doing well undoubtedly some other part is in need of some major TLC!!! Is that what growing up is all about?...learning to do well in all parts of your life!? If so, I may never get there!

Let's just say if you walk in my house and every closet and drawer is organized, I don't have laundry flowing unto the floor, my refrigerator doesn't have food growing legs & walking away, there isn't that nasty toilet-bowl ring, my eyebrows & hair is managed & I'm sitting on the couch reading a book with freshly shaven legs...you should probably check me in somewhere b/c it's likely I just shot someone!