Yes, it’s been a long time since I have posted anything in this space! Thanks to the friends who have missed me and have taken the time to let me know. I could explain and perhaps even justify my absence but in the interest of moving forward, I will just sum it up by saying that the needs of others took precedence over my own ambitions. The story of my life it seems!

Even this week as I sit down at my desk with a renewed commitment to this blog and to my business; a hot pink list of priorities in front of me reminding me that I AM the top five, I see that my daily agenda contradicts my aim. Three of the top four “to dos” are in the interest of others. I can’t stand it! Even armed with new resolve, it is hard to avoid getting sucked back in. As I have tried to explain to my daughter who has undoubtedly inherited my tendencies to drop everything for folks in need, this is an admirable trait until it it begins to jeapordize your own health and/or well-being. At that point, which I hope you can learn to recognize, you would be well advised to take a step back. I am trying to do that now.

Ultimately, I do think the hot pink sheet with my name all over it will be an effective reminder to focus on MY goals. I am a visual person so this method should serve to pull me back. At least for a month or so after which it will begin to melt into the landscape of my mess, ceasing to be visible at all and requiring me to devise a new reminder of a different color, shape, etc. and to regroup once again from my continual attentiveness to the problems and needs of the people around me at the expense of my own.

I will resist the urge (for now anyway) to talk about the huge and perpetual dilemma for me and probably many women; that we can’t devote the time and energy we would ideally like to one thing without compromising another. The amount of time we devote to our families can make our careers suffer. Likewise the time required for a business will cheat our families. Maybe I simply haven’t found right the balance. Maybe that’s impossible. Another blog, another day. When I have lots of time. And can invite lots of comments.

What I can talk about today is my intention to focus more on me, the things I want to accomplish, and my little strategies for staying on track. So, though I don’t usually make a traditional New Year’s resolution, I am declaring my intention to you in the hope that this too will help keep me focused on what I want. Sounds selfish already but too bad. This blog is important to me and I would like to make the time to post an entry………….. minimum, three times a week. Think I can do it?

I’m curious, where have you been? And what do you intend to do about it?

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