Reflections

I blinked...and suddenly spring break is less than 24 hours from coming to an end. It seems like I just sat down on my bed to make a list of possibilities for the week, and now here I am trying to force myself not to obsess about work when I still technically have a day of vacation left. After all, people with 'regular' jobs don't feel compelled to go back to work a day before they are supposed to go back to work. At least that's what my husband tells me. There are two ways to reflect on the week...I could sit here and ruminate about all the things I wanted to do, but didn't. Or I could make a list of all the things I DID do. Today I chose the latter...

• We spent time with my nieces and the girls got to have them spend the night.
• We watched Iowa State win the Big 12 Tournament (and then sadly lose early in the NCAA.)
• We bought a bike rack for the car. 
• We packed/traveled/camped/biked/hiked...with friends and family for 3 days.
• I did LOTS of laundry.
• I 'deeply' cleaned the kitchen...which needed to be done.
• I got a cold and forced myself to lay on the couch for a day and a half, reading and watching 80's/90's chick flicks. 
• I made two batches of soup as we usher out winter. 
• I read (nearly every day.) 
• I wrote (every day.)
• We watched some movies together as a family.
• I prepared clothes I'm selling at a consignment sale later this week. 

I'm torn when I look at this list. It's missing some big 'rocks' that I really wanted to climb over this week; however, I'm working hard to keep perspective. Going back to work does not mean I need to put other things in my life on hold. It just means I need to be more creative and intentional about how I get things done.