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From xkcd
And now for a few words making this a not-so-wordless Wednesday. I realize I haven’t had much in the way of substance on my blog so far this week, but I’ve been enjoying the warmer temps (66 degrees here today) and trying to live more in the moment with my kids. I’m still working on finding that perfect balance between being mommy, working, and blogging. I haven’t figured it out yet. If you have, please clue me in. :)
More Wordless Wednesday
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amygeekgrl says:
My husband Jody sent this to me a few weeks ago and I had to LOL. That’s so me. :oP
Amy
Crunchy Domestic Goddess
March 11th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
erika says:
eek, totally sad but true, lol!!
i have been spending lots of time with my kiddos outside too. mmm, 65 degrees, that sounds GREAT! hopefully we will have some of the same here in idaho very soon!
March 11th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
cynematic says:
Yup, that’s me too–isn’t that why we blog???
:)
March 12th, 2008 at 12:05 am
D. Renee Bagby says:
The follow-up comic to this is the wife staring at her husband covered in cobwebs and her friends asking her how long he’s been sitting there.
HAHAHAHAHA!! too funny.
Happy WW!
March 12th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Sherrie says:
Hee hee hee, I read xkcd every week. That is such a great one we sent it around to friends.
Hee hee
March 12th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Rebecca says:
Yeah… sounds about right. :/
Rebecca
March 12th, 2008 at 3:46 am
Adventures In Babywearing says:
Oh… yes… so true.
Steph
March 12th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Colleen says:
So, if someone finds the answer to that life/balance thing, you’ll share, right? ;o)
March 12th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Justine says:
ha ha! I think that is a direct quote from my house! Stop spying on me :)
March 12th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Nicole says:
:D To funny!!
I have no insight for you! I either feel like I’m a good mommy and stink at everything else, or I’m on top of everything else and blowing the kids off. It’s a tough balance!!
March 12th, 2008 at 8:08 am
marcia v says:
REALLY does that happen/ no way:>
March 12th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Greenstylemom says:
That is a good cartoon. Even this week I’ve had to tell myself to just ignore something on the internet and go do something important.
Wish I had some info for you on the life-blog-work balance, but your goals with your blog are very different from mine. I’m feeling much better since working on my life-blog balance.
One idea is try looking for a mother’s helper this summer to take the kids out to play while you work.
March 12th, 2008 at 8:27 am
phyllis@imabima says:
wait, there’s supposed to be a balance????
just kidding…it is very hard. i find that i can balance the mommy, work, and blog thing if i forego sleep….yeah, that doesn’t cut it either. just a lot of juggling i think.
i think the key is to self-assess on a regular basis. am i happy with my life? what do i need/want/wish i was doing?
ah…the eternal quest for balance…
March 12th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Alison says:
My husband sent this to me the other day. I got a good laugh out of it and then realized I really just need to take my laptop to bed with me…why sit at the kitchen table when I could respond in bed! ;)
Happy WW! I think I’ll be back to read your blog more often — looks like you have some excellent content!
March 12th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Deb - Mom of 3 Girls says:
LOL – too funny!
66 degrees?! Wow, I’m jealous… :)
March 12th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Maria says:
LOL! That is totally me, and (un)fortunately my friends are the same. LOL!
Oh, and the balance… been trying to find it myself since I returned to work in October. If you figure it out first, please send me an email!
March 12th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Tiff@The Shopping Fund says:
LOL SO true!
March 12th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Gabriel says:
So very funny!
Please come see my post. It’s not your typical WW day at “Live from Waterloo”! :-)
March 12th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Cassie says:
That is funny and true (not me, of course)!
March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Jenty says:
That is just brilliant! I can so relate to that comic, it’s just scary!
March 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Summer says:
Sadly, that cartoon is me far too often. LOL
March 12th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Niecey Docherty says:
Too true too true.
I have not found the balance either.
The Internet is my escape and I use it too often. We have been enjoying the great outdoors more too though! Which is much much fun.
March 12th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Carrie at Natural Moms Talk Radio says:
OMG I love that! I twittered it.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Barb Lattin says:
Please clue me in, too! After 8 years (I didn’t start trying to do “more” until my oldest was 1 yo), I still haven’t figured it out and don’t see the balance point in sight. :D
March 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Vered says:
I guess we are all looking for balance. Are you following the blog Zen Habits? Recently he was talking about achieving one’s personal goals. I was impressed with his advice to actually WRITE DOWN your 4 or 5 most important personal goals (his example from his own life is being with his family, writing, reading and running) and gradually eliminating, or at least reducing, everything else, or – as he puts it – the non-essential stuff.
So I guess the question is, how important writing is to us. And if “being with my family” is higher on the list than “writing”, then it’s perfectly OK to make it a priority, spend more time with the family and write less.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Tara says:
When you figure out balance, do let me know! Working, house tending and kid tending is enough…we eat out TOO much!
March 14th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Katja says:
Yeah – am I able to leave a comment? I’ve only tried every day this week!
The picture is so on it, that’s what it is here too. Or how ’bout in the middle of a good movie “I forgot to write this” …. I can also burn boiled water, eggs, noodles or soup, while “I quickly” leave the kitchen to do something highly important on my computer.
Thanks for a smile :)
March 14th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
mod*mom says:
funny amymommy!
i saw another funny one that showed a couple in their living room + the man was at his computer, but facing the woman + saying, “do i have to remind you, i have a large internet following?”
March 18th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
nell @ casualfridayeveryday says:
Mine would probably read:
“are you coming to bed?”
“Not yet”
“are you making us millions?”
“yes, honey. i’m going to be your sugar mama.”
LOL
March 20th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
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