The Daily Balancing Act.

Its all a balancing act....being a mum.

I have to say I am so glad the school holidays are over.....I love my daughter and we have a terrific relationship but its hard to be a mum for 6 weeks straight and not get time to be a quilter. Sounds selfish, yes I know.....but its the truth. I am working on a huge piece and it needs my concentration, not 1/2 hour here or 1 hour there and we get busy doing stuff together which I love but the muse in me has been knocking , "Hello? Are you there? Don't you want to play with that colour, stitch up a storm, design a new masterpiece...we got so many ideas to explore. hello, You there?" etc. Its a real balancing act.....life that is...the big picture is constantly a balancing act, getting the mix right the black to white ratio, the yin to yan, the left to the right. Its a real juggle

But the more I type I realise all the balance is up against only one factor.....time and that is specifically, time spent in my studio to create.

All the things I feel I juggle are up against my urge to quilt, paint, design and create. So on the left is quilting and on the right is being a mum, which is the biggest factor, closely followed by being a daughter, being a wife, being a neighbour, being a sister(genetic and quilt), a friend, a penpal, a blogger, a teacher, eating right, excersising ( can't even spell it!), housework, socialising, paperwork, webwork, quality family time.....ahhhh is a tricky act. 

 I just received this link from a friend....it is brilliant and sums up the balancing act Mums have to perform daily! You will laugh so hard you will have to play it twice to catch it all.

Try this.....The Mom Song.