The Time Has Come

Facebook, Twitter, Texts, Email, Blogs, etc... There are about a bazillion ways to stay in contact with family and friends (and those random people you aren't actually friends with but just are nosy enough to want to see what they are doing).  Social networking is a great communication tool.  Or is it?

This year has been crazy for me & I constantly feel like I'm drowning.  I work my butt off to get caught up, only to myself trying to stay afloat days later.  I can't continue this way or you will all be visiting me in the crazy bin for my 30th birthday party :)

Some stuff just has to go in my life for me to keep afloat.  Now, if only I could figure out what needs to go!
1. My Job- yeah, not an option.  Although I have decided that I will NOT do any "work stuff" at home.  Work stuff stays at work.
2. My Classes-nope. Can't cut that out if I want to keep my job.
3. Photography- I have 3 more sessions this year and I am done. (Silent sigh of relief).
4. Family stuff-NO WAY! I will NEVER miss out on a soccer game or family dinner or anything to do with family.
5. Church- something I should not even consider taking out, but something that has already been put on the back burner.  It's not something I HAVE to do and when I go I spend all the time dealing with/entertaining/shushing my kids and don't hear half of what is said.


Yep those are the big things, I can't give up. So then I looked at other things, things that take up a lot of my time.  Things that even though I really, really, really don't want to let go of, I know I have to to survive and make it to my 30th birthday. (Which by the way I am having a HUGE party for on April 27).

Things that I love, but can't do right now:
1. Facebook
2. Texting (Oh goodness if anyone only knew how much I texted...and no Dad, not while driving :)
3. Words with Friends
4. Go out on the weekends late enough so that I not only spend a day going out, but the next day feeling like crap
5. Pinterest

When I have a bazillion things I need to do and get overwhelmed, I decide to do the above list.  It's not getting me anywhere, it's not helping me, it's making things worse.  So for now, I have to put my focus on what's important and what I need to get done!  I thought I would just not look at facebook, but I don't think that's going to work.  The temptation will still be there.  I'm going to have to de-activate my account for awhile, delete pinterest, words with friends and all my other games off my phone. AND work really hard on not carrying that dang thing with me EVERYWHERE (yes, even to the bathroom).

So, if you need to get ahold of me, send me an e-mail: mama.bensen3@gmail.com or crazy thing...CALL ME!  I would love to talk to you! I will try to write a little something once a week about how everything is going on here, so if you're really that interested in my life, you'll have to subscribe to my blog and check out the latest Bensen happenings.

Thank you all for being such a great support system and I don't think I can finish this without all of you in my life :)

Signing off for now!!