Being On and Off the Proverbial Ball preparing for Christmas!!

It's not that I have been "off" the ball - but I sure feel like I have been juggling a lot of them lately. The OCD part of me had everything nicely compartmentalized so the ADD part of me was is a state of relaxation and calm. House work, family, blogging, finances and maybe even some socializing.. each day had its 'To Do' lists and all was done and completed accordingly. I was able to stay focused and on track. All that has changed - thus my absence from blogging. The OCD part of me has been battling for supremacy of my ADD side,, and neither has really won out.

Since going back to work after Thanksgiving for a job that is quite fun but demanding, it has been difficult to relearn a new type of balance in my life. It has taken a while, but I think I am finally there-ish.  I am learning that I have to let go of some of my expectations, not all of them. I need to pick and choose what is important, what I can live without accomplishing and what I still need to do in order to keep my family and myself on track. Having a son with ADD and two university aged daughters at home makes that even more challenging. SO,, my lovely chore chart that I spent so much time making the first time, that "I'm going to equally balance my chores out through the week so my weekends were free" chart is now a loose goal. LOL

So I am wishing my readers a very Merry Christmas and A Wonderful New Year!! I am not going to make my New Years resolutions to unrealistic and long winded! My one "New Years" resolution focus is to get a monthly menu plan in place and corresponding grocery lists (OCD,, I know). I really want to be able to have a nice dinner on the table for my family in the evenings. I would really like for us to make eating dinner at the table again as a family a priority. We seem to have lost that in the last year.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

and

A Wonderful New Year!!