Busy, busy, busy

When I first became a mother I had a hard time managing my responsibilities from who I was a as a person.  I had thrown myself into motherhood, that in just a matter of months I felt like I had lost who I was.  At least I recognized what I was doing and decided to find the things I would have time for while being a mother that edified me.  That’s actually why I started this blog.  My spectrum has grown over the last year and half and I am amazed how much I love doing what I do because I still get to do what I enjoy.  This last month especially has been a burden, which sparked this crazy notion to start all these new projects and be in control of them all including:

Busy Bag Swap: A friend and I created a group where we got together a group of twelve women who wanted to participate.  We each chose a month and make busy bag (or activity bags) for children ages 2-3.  We built this group from the ground up; organizing and setting guidelines and even contributing the first couple moths so that the other women knew what to expect.  This means I am constantly sifting through people requesting to the group as well and keeping the group excited, answering questions and posting ideas.  I have always been a hands on crafty person and love the opportunity to do crafts, especially when it benefits my child and me as a source of entertainment.

Book Club:  While I was visiting home over the summer my siblings and I were talking books, which if you know me is always a conversation I enjoy.  We found many of us had been putting off books we have wanted to read and were astonished that we had several of the same books on our list.  I suggested the idea of a book club and instantly my siblings were interested although neither of them had the time nor desire to organize the task.  So once again, I took it upon myself to become team leader as I made a list of books that were on everyone’s list, while making sure to include a range of different literature.  Seeing as we all live in different cities we needed a way to communicate our ideas on our reads and decided that I should create a private blog and post questions that each participant would respond to.  On top of organizing the blog I will write the questions as well as send out information on the author, the book, and the time in which the book was written.  I am very excited to be able to discuss literature on a more intimate level while having the change to read new pieces of literature that I have not gotten around to.

As you can see, both of these are yearlong commitments and I am thrilled to be a part of and have organized both although there are days I feel I am taking just a little too much onto my plate.  However, it is through this stretching that I get to know myself in new ways while doing the things I enjoy.

What edifies you? What are your accomplishments?  Leave a comment so I can see just how awesome you are too J