Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Blogging is like Yoga - It Centers You

My Morning Routine in a nutshell:

Wake up, make coffee, pee, wash hands and face.
Get kids up/dressed/breakfast/brush teeth/make lunches on a good day/get them out the door.
Get cup of coffee/check e-mail/twitter/facebook/blog comments.
Write post if I was to lazy the night before.
Visit SITS - thanks to their great reminders. I think my turn is coming soon - so I am visiting and roll calling like crazy.
Visit Blog Family.
Get Ready for work.

I do this every morning - even on the weekend.

But this morning I forgot that I had to be out the door at almost the same time as the kids in order to take Miss Maddy on a field trip to the pumpkin patch - since we are "those" parents who don't let their kids ride on buses if we can help it.

I didn't get my cup of coffee, to really check my e-mail or visit my blogs - nothing. Just shower and out the door.

While I had the best time that I could with Miss Maddy's class  let's just say that I am also one of "those" Mother's - good with my 4 kids that I have grown accustomed to over the years (they kind of grow on you) but not so good with 24 other 3 year old's that don't know to cover their mouths when they cough, wait their turn or not to pick their noses. Nor am I very good with the other Mother's - the ones with only children - who are snapping away with the cameras the size of their heads, stepping in front of me to get their 500th shot of the same thing when I have a clear shot of my daughter smelling a pumpkin from across the room when I am just trying to watch or the ones who have made their kids think that if they whine enough they can get their way on everything I just felt a few inches off on everything today.

Like I didn't get mine.

This blogging thing has really become a way to get to know women who think like I do, try like I do and believe like I do (even if they are on the other side of the country or world.) I have come to depend on this interaction and back and forth - it gives me a sense of pride and accomplishment that I can't seem to get in my everyday life of wiping noses, checking homework and making dinner.

Blogging is a lot like yoga - I need it to center me - so that I can face the rest of the world on an even keel.
Posted by Mellisa Rock at 4:42 PM
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13 comments:

  1. I hear you on the routine and how when it is off you feel off too. It's amazing how something so small can throw off your balance.

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  2. You have such a great point here. I hop on every morning and aim for about 30 minutes of "me" time while the kids are eating breakfast & relaxing before we start the rush of getting them dressed & out the door.

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  3. Rushed days make me off no matter what. I'm finally getting back into it enough, though, where I need my daily blogging time

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  4. If I were a mom of kids on that trip, you can bet that you and I would be fast friends and talking smack together :D I have such a low tolerance for all that stuff you mentioned!!

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  5. I hate feeling rushed, it starts the day off on a bad foot. I like having my daily blogging time too, it just makes me happy.

    I can also relate to the "other peoples children" too. I'm not a fan :) But, I will have to say that I may just be one of those moms who take the million pictures. It's what I love. I still get mad when someone else gets in my way....but I'm afraid I probably do it too. But I could only wish my camera were as big as my head lol.

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  6. I feel the same way - I will at times take a day or week off and I feel like something is missing. We have so much to keep us busy, we need a centering activity or two. :)

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  7. lol the mom with the camera bigger than her head.

    I fee the same about blogging. it's stress-relieving, therefore it's like yoga. One must write, write, write. and happy we'll be. =)

    -Lamby Tribe

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  8. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you and you get to your morning routine. :)

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  9. I love this post! And, I feel the same way about blogging, it centers me! If nothing else, I have enjoyed meeting such wonderful women and learning so much about myself through blogging. It's such a great exercise. There's really nothing like it.
    -Jessica

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  10. Stopping by from SITS! I agree... and I miss it, as since I'm JUST back to work full time, I don't have as much time to spend checking in with others!

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  11. I so agree! I work part time and the days I work I feel like I'm missing out on the bloggy world. Yet I also feel like I need to walk the fine line between blogging/online friends and spending time with my real life friends and of course, my family. It's a struggle sometimes because both make me happy...but blogging doesn't require me to brush my hair or wear makeup!

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  12. It's so true. It really is an important part of our lives now!

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  13. Very true, and I feel the same about Twitter to. It's amazing the friendships and connections that have grown from blogging, and I am enjoying it more than I ever thought possible!

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