tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post8220897093073032619..comments2023-11-12T22:52:14.345-05:00Comments on Flip Flops & Pearls: quack, quackJade @ Flip Flops + Pearls Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01757051307528688273noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-91392372456289286582010-10-21T13:40:25.837-04:002010-10-21T13:40:25.837-04:00Oh Jade! I could've written this exact post, w...Oh Jade! I could've written this exact post, word for word. I'm sorry you feel this way but it is definitely comforting for me to know I'm not the only one. Especially the mommy guilt part. So hard to know what and how much to do and when to just say no!<br /><br />I love that first image. I should print it and frame it for my office :)Emily A. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831600455593731223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-67599010701369737492010-10-18T22:53:56.090-04:002010-10-18T22:53:56.090-04:00Working full time, being married with teenagers, b...Working full time, being married with teenagers, blogging at night, projects on days off, family, etc etc, it's nearly impossible to not feel guilty about something at every turn. Oh, and then add in the economy, yikes! That image of the woman on the ground is PERFECT. Who doesn't feel like that today? I look back to when my girls were little -- I could actually get so much more done -- I'd paint rooms right around them! Like Megan said above, we are our own worst critics, no doubt. Every day I just try to be thankful that I'm capable of at least attempting my list and I feel so much better!Carol@6WilsonBlog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207359295205754951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-23550745951310138422010-10-14T22:12:30.486-04:002010-10-14T22:12:30.486-04:00Ummm ... I think we all feel the same way ... and ...Ummm ... I think we all feel the same way ... and I even use the same "duck" analogy in my own head! ((hugs)) from one busy mom to another!traci zeller designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419672530384578167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-3638089104688779972010-10-14T21:30:01.175-04:002010-10-14T21:30:01.175-04:00You hit the nail on the head! It's so hard to...You hit the nail on the head! It's so hard to calm the constant chatter in the head that prevents us from just being in the moment. Sometimes, when I'm playing with my son I'll be thinking of blog posts, and I just try to return my attention to him, no judging, no beating myself up, just a refocus of my attention. It's a challenge to not be so hard on ourselves, but we're our own worst critic.Megan // Honey We're Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786515224193334674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-88056938030608538132010-10-14T18:52:37.982-04:002010-10-14T18:52:37.982-04:00Oh I feel the same way and I don't have kids t...Oh I feel the same way and I don't have kids to worry about. I feel like I'm going in a million different directions at once and in the end I'm letting everyone down. <br /><br />I finally just came to terms that I can't do everything. So I've been trying to schedule my blog posts and make sure I'm the computer by the time my husband gets home so I can enjoy the little things. <br /><br />I also try not to touch the computer on the weekends and the break is really amazing!High-Heeled Foot in the doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510460239869884038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-75178147838458177042010-10-14T16:13:13.935-04:002010-10-14T16:13:13.935-04:00Can so relate. And doesn't if feel like some w...Can so relate. And doesn't if feel like some weeks are super smooth and some send us reeling. The to do list is always playing in my head. Trying to simmer down over here as well! Love the image of the girl on the floor. So me this week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519766021896313321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-60187703922576080632010-10-14T11:21:32.203-04:002010-10-14T11:21:32.203-04:00Jade, I feel the same way a lot of the time. Just...Jade, I feel the same way a lot of the time. Just made another to-do list and it made me feel so overwhelmed. Congrats on the guest post. Headed over now...Kim@Chattafabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519972782429131685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-2561006782326458612010-10-14T10:52:17.913-04:002010-10-14T10:52:17.913-04:00Ah....I think we're all paddling like mad unde...Ah....I think we're all paddling like mad under the surface. I think you have to respect your personal obligations and priorities. My youngest has just now, this week, started staying for a full day of school. So, that makes a huge difference. <br /><br />And, something I try to remind myself....is that the world doesn't put pressure on us, we put it on ourselves. Sometimes we need to let some things go.<br /><br />Good luck with the balancing act!<br />~ ElizabethAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395215787881578608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857299082925357446.post-5904277516416664552010-10-14T09:21:08.587-04:002010-10-14T09:21:08.587-04:00Great image to describe this feeling! It is hard t...Great image to describe this feeling! It is hard to stay focused on the moment and what you are doing then, but if you can it really helps. I have been in the process of elimination over the past several months, deciding what I can and can't do, and after completing commitments to things I no longer can fit in I try to stay determined not to take on any more of those tasks. It's pretty hard, saying no, but something has to give, right?! JanellJanell @ House of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098486064588035649noreply@blogger.com