Last week I was complaining about my computer being slow and sluggish. I told my friend Jayson, "It is like it can't find what I am looking for." He suggested that I set up my computer to DEFRAG over night.
Now, I consider myself a computer literate person, and I knew what "defrag" meant, and that I should do it. But I never really understood what it did for my computer. My friend helped me understand what it meant for my computer to get this help every once in a while.
Well fast forward a few days and several stressful, crazy days later, and I come to realize something.
I NEED TO DEFRAG....Where Momma's Defrag Button?
Talking with my Ladies Group at church last night and then again while having lunch with momma 2 (that would be mother-in-laws to others, but that is another blog), I began to realize WHY I have felt more stressed than normal lately. "I can't seem to focus" I told my momma-2 "When I try to focus and get a task done, I can't for all the other stuff I need to do rushing in."
Then this evening when I sat to do my evening emails and getting frustrated with my computer again, it all hit me. Mommas like me (and every other working mom I know) need to defrag every night. But now the big question is HOW?
How do I do that? I go to bed mind whirling with the activities of the day, what I need to do for the next day and ALL I did not get accomplished today. Then I manage to work all that into crazy my dreams into even more crazy ways. And when I wake up, the switch is on and I can't seem to figure out where to get started, sometimes I just want to say forget, I won't do any of it. I want a break. So I sluggishly go thru the day and eventually get the HAVE TO programs open and running.
Then while writing this I decided, well I can't just leave it like this, I need to defrag.. poor me... now what? I need to wrap this back around and give some suggestions or at least figure out what I am going to do to try to defrag my mind. So, I blogged about my idea (of a mommy defrag button) and I am going to start doing a better list making process (big items, not to specific) and ask GOD to help me get through that list each day.
Tonight is my first attempt, so I will keep you posted on my progress.
Maybe the answer is an "optimization button". A way to be organized and productive while enjoying the journey and smiling at the obstacles that attempt to derail us because we know that it can't be done.
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