Coming off of what felt like the busiest weekend of my life, I finally have time to ask the question, "Can I take a breath yet?” As an 18 year old high school senior, I never knew how much I could have on my plate. I have numerous families that I am a babysitter for, community service I participate in, and never ending projects from my demanding senior classes. The babysitting is fun for the most part. I enjoy kids' laughter and the smiles they get on their faces when you simply hand them their favorite toys. Or when they bump their heads and all you have to do is give them a hug and everything is better. However, watching over the kids requires your full attention. So when it is Sunday night and you have spent all weekend running errands, fulfilling your commitment to community service, and touching on school work, you can get a little overwhelmed. Even if you start your day hours before you normally would, what good does it do? Yesterday, I felt as though it just made me tired. However, I was thankful when I looked at the clock and it only said it was 5:30 when I felt as though it was already 8:00pm. Back to back nights of fun and games with kids under two years old is what my job requires. But then it brings me to Monday mornings where I am left to ask myself, where was the time for you? Was it when you finally got time to sit down and write that research paper? The answer would be that my time was every moment of the busiest weekend I just had. Like I said, I was able to put smiles on kids' faces. I allowed parents to have the break that they very much well deserved. And the community service is being with a friend, it just happens to be in an environment that needed some help. So here is my deep breath. I helped others this weekend, and in return I helped myself. I see now that there is a bigger picture to all of this. It is not just me missing out on a relaxing weekend or me drowning in research papers. There is so much more to the busy lifestyle I have. And it is the one I chose.
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