Too many..................

HATS!!!!!

Right now I am wearing wayyyyyy too many hats.

Let me explain - from the beginning.

Many years ago a friend made me a "one of a kind doll" ........ The doll had a big wide brimmed hat .......... on the brim of the hat were labels of all the "hats" I wore......."mother, wife, sister, teacher, daughter"  well you get the idea.  and the note with the doll said something to the effect - "don't forget you wear many hats - don't let it wear you down".

I kept that doll in the kitchen (where I would see it every single day) to remind myself that yes indeed I did wear a lot of different hats and yes indeed it could wear me down.


Yesterday morning I sent W an email.  We really didn't have anything social planned this weekend (well there's a maybe for Sunday - but what with the predicted weather it is a BIG maybe) And I suggested that we didn't spend the weekend running around looking for a new computer - finding one (I am sure) and then  spend the rest of the time teaching me bookkeeping........ I knew my brain just couldn't handle it.

Ok I was trying to make a point here and seemed to have gotten off the beaten track a bit.

I think I told you all that my accountant who has managed my Preschool books for years and years, is no longer able to do it.  I have been trying to find someone to replace him with absolutely NO success...........either they are all too busy to take on a wee little business like mine .......... OR......... they want to charge me huge amounts of money to take on my little business.  So with W's persuasive advice I made up my mind to try and do the bookkeeping myself (which means a new computer which is why we were thinking of going computer shopping) .......

This is just one more "hat" I am going to be wearing this year............ bookkeeper.


And early this morning I was thinking of all the different hats I wear now... and looking to see if there was any ...... even a small one......... I could remove from my head so that I had a little breathing room.


All that to say - I have taken down my 365 blog.......... it was great when I was recuperating from surgery and needed something to focus my mind on.. something to get me up and out of the house..... It is not so good now... when I am up and running from sun up to sun down.... mind as focused as it is ever gonna be.  So it is gone.  (the blog I mean - not my mind!)

I am also not going to put pressure on myself to write here every day.  Believe it or not I do stress when I haven't written for a day - never mind 2 days!!!  It seems too important that I come here and talk with you all at least once a day.  (Mind you - talk is used very loosely as most of you who visit don't say "boo") 

I am going to try (try being the operative word here) NOT to let other people's drama get to me quite so easily.  And trust me when I say some  people have a whole LOT of drama going on - either of their own making (most of the time) or someone else's (not so much)  Eureka !!!  I found the delete button and am gonna start using it......... instead of feeling I must respond with words of wisdom.


I am going to try and devote my time to things that matter.......... 
First and foremost - my relationship with W....... I want things to keep moving forward - I want things to keep improving - I want to make it better than it ever was!
I want to stay on top of work and not let it lag behind and stress me
I want to master this damn bookkeeping thing........... (I have to get the voices out of my head that say "SHE can't do math!!) and just do it !
I want time for my family - and close friends
I want ME time - so I can recharge the batteries and keep on ticking.......... 


So now you know ........... too many hats tend to give one a major migraine........ no migraines for me this year !!!