tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500371353366134644.post8644434322734008259..comments2024-03-14T13:50:41.178-07:00Comments on the polished pickle: bare bones.Megan Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586723080409475349noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500371353366134644.post-17723277075803293732011-07-14T18:33:47.078-07:002011-07-14T18:33:47.078-07:00I gave up saying "I'll just do my best&qu...I gave up saying "I'll just do my best" a while ago, because I knew it was impossible. I mean honestly, can anyone "just" do their best? Instead, I changed it to, "I'll do what I can," which is a lot more feasible; and if it happens to even come close to my best, I'm happy.<br />You amaze me with what you are able to accomplish --I mean, cleaning out the car, even down to the car seat covers? I passed that level of productivity way more than a month ago --and I only have two kids to take care of, not three. Good for you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622586494147076094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500371353366134644.post-23033527250363126922011-07-14T14:12:02.927-07:002011-07-14T14:12:02.927-07:00i love that video. and yes, i agree we eat WAY too...i love that video. and yes, i agree we eat WAY too many times a day. :) add a snack or two in there and i feel as though i'm always in the blasted kitchen. ALWAYS. i wish my kids would never get hungry. (sigh...) <br /><br />when i was pregnant with #3, a woman in the grocery store (a young mom, but older than i, and with some older children) told me i'd be busy! i said "sure, i know, i'm expecting the worst". we laughed, but then she stopped and very seriously told me something i like to tell other moms: not to expect too much of myself. so i haven't. it still bugs me that my house isn't as clean as it used to be 5 yrs. ago, or that i can't wash and fold all the laundry in one day anymore, run a million errands, sew a project or two, read half a book, call and chat with my parents and siblings, or be a wonderful, attentive wife and friend all day every day...i decided to set some things aside and just accept that i can't do everything i used to. it was hard for me, but now i realize that if i can run one errand and get dinner made, that's one TERRIFIC day! :) my kids are so precious. they deserve (and take!) all my time. and that's ok. that's how it should be. don't be discouraged by doing just the "bare bones." those are usually the most important things.jooleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664909712252718945noreply@blogger.com