What is Normal?

Is a day where there is nothing note worthy, considered to be a “normal” day?

OR, is it when we have the hustle and bustle going on, that becomes our “normal” day?

I tend to think that “normal” for me, is when everything goes as planned, with few hiccups. I like my “normal” days for sure!

Since I am such a planner, very organized down to the minute in everything I do, it becomes a STRESS when something does not fit within that allotted time.

This is probably considered a little over the top controlling? But, I am a very prompt person, and cannot stand to be late to anything… even if it’s not an “important” event, I still have to be on time. It’s just something I have instilled in myself for as long as I can remember.

With that, comes a lot of pressure. I feel pressure all the time. And TIME is a huge thing for me. I cannot ever stop looking at the time. There’s always something productive that can be done, idle time is no good time. I need to be working on something, getting the kids ready for this or that, winding them down for bed, shower time, story time, homework, checking time, making the lunch time, folding the laundry time, relaxing time, watching the news time, and then crashing time. It’s always revolving around the time.

Taking TIME to oneself is the most important thing to do.

I don’t get much of that, but in order to achieve the things within the time needed, you have to take TIME for that coffee break, to enjoy the sunrise, (that requires setting an alarm to get up early enough to see it), and taking time to laugh, cry, be still, reflect, unwind, breathe, be calm and just be…

This is a little pep talk to myself, to take that TIME so that our “normal” life can be a happy and fulfilling one.