Well, the title says it all. I am crazy busy right now in every aspect of my life. At work I am working on several big projects, at home I have several irons in the fire including trying to finish a flooring project that I started in the early summer, trying to get a grip on some financial items, doing lots of computer work for others and myself, trying to find time for my five blogs, and volunteering with the Humane Society of Lincoln County a couple of nights a week. On top of all of this I am going to church regularly each weekend, taking in some local kite festivals, and traveling to see family. If you know me well you know this is how I like it. I love to be busy. But from time to time it does seem like a little much.
I love helping others so on top of what I am already doing I am squeezing in time to help some friends with items important to them. I don’t say that to toot my own horn because that is not why I do what I do. I help because it is one of my spiritual gifts. At least that is the way I like to think about it. My wife might say that I just don’t know when to say no. She might also say that I am spending too much time with others and not enough with her. If she said that I could hardly argue. I do feel guilty about this. But I have such a hard time with slowing down. I don’t even really know why. I think it is a trait I get from my mom and dad. Mom never saw anyone in need that she did not at least offer to help, and dad never saw a waking hour where he did not feel like he had to be doing something.
I really don’t want you to think I am complaining about all of this as I kind of enjoy the busyness. But I am learning to say no to some things. Lately I have had two different people, and neighbor and a coworker, try to recruit me into the same multilevel marketing company. I have told both no or at least not now. Not because I think their businesses wouldn’t make me a lot of money, but because right now I know I don’t want to take on anything else. Also I know that the next few months until the end of the year are going to be even wilder. I have two more kite festivals coming up, lots of pets to try to get adopted, and many many people needing computer help. So no complaints as a matter of fact it is just the opposite for me. I am glad to have so much to do. I am also glad to have had the opportunity over the last few months to meet so many new friends; both from doing computer repair and from working with the Humane Society.
So if my wife will hang in there I promise things will settle down some after the first of the year, but what I hope she remembers is that some of the money I am making from some of the crazy extra work I am doing will hopefully be paying for a nice vacation for the two of us next year as we take a trip to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. You know I think we need a new tradition in this country. Instead of only giving a married couple money and gifts when they get hitched, why not give them lots and lots of money when they hit certain milestones like 20 years of wedded bliss. If this could be implemented then maybe hard working guys like me could take it a little easier instead of scrapping for every extra dime we can scoop up. Plus it would reward those that do the hard thing. See it is easy to get married, but it is a whole different thing to stay married. Just look at the stats most marriages don’t make it. I know if it was not for God in our lives ours may have never have lasted as long as it has. Marriage is hard work and not for the faint of heart or the selfish. But I digress.
So if you feel slighted by me in the next few months, just know it is not because I don’t want to give you the time of day, or because I don’t care about you. It is probably just because I am crazy busy.
