Are you Balanced?

Yes, I am recovering. I think that becoming a hermit all weekend, neglecting all responsibilities, dumping the wee ones on hubby and eating all the Dora Popsicles I wanted helped tremendously. I am beginning to question my throat culture though because my daughters playmate had strep last week also. Hummm… Oh well, I may have affected the whole world with this but I am feeling better. Isn’t that what matters?

Last night I was laying in bed thinking about the deeper meanings of life and wondered how in the heck am I ever going to get everything done that I want to in one stink’n day?

I started thinking about how other people seem to do it. I entertained myself with coming up with 4 types of people…

a) The Martyr- this person will clean the house over doing a fun project. They will do anything for anyone. They always wants to lend a helping hand but unfortunately never get any time to themselves. Their hair is always a little bit frazzled, they haven’t been shopping for themselves in ages but they are usually too busy to notice. As they trudge on to the laundry room they glance lovingly towards the closet where the stash of projects dustily await their turn for attention.

b) Happily Balanced- this is what we all long to be but none of us can quite figure out how to do it. This person is well groomed, the house is in pretty good order. Quite often they have a smile on their face. They wake up early to get a jump on the day. They exercise and get chores done by 10:30. There is still plenty of time in the day to go to the park, run a few errands, read a good soppy novel and catch up on the last few pages of scrapbooking.

c) Obsessively Balanced- in other words, OCD. This person is so balanced that they are not. From the outside they may appear together, perhaps even stylish. They shine the sink one too many times in the day. They lock the kids in the basement just so they don’t track any more toys through the house. They yell at everyone everyday to not to mess anything up. They fill their days with way too many activities: shopping, soccer, ballet, library, work, school, hairdresser, whatever. They eventually run themselves to the ground and find that they crash in a pile of… something gross.

d) The Neglecter- the dishes are stacked high, the laundry baskets are over flowing, crumbs on the floor, weeds in the garden but this person is working hard at their latest project, usually in their bathroom robe, teeth unbrushed, happily focused on lovely things while the kids are screaming in the background. “just a minute, honey” is their favorite phrase. Little do they know that they forgot dance class this week.

So, what say ye? What kind of person are you?