![]() And over the last few years, I've learned that there is no such thing as having a completely balanced life. ![]() Let's be clear - I'm far from being a balanced woman. It's always nice to know you're not alone! One Balanced Mama is a spinoff of my original blog - One Balanced Chick. I believe that while we all come from different walks of life - we share some of the same experiences and feelings. Welcome to my world! My name is Lisa Joseph Metelus and this blog was designed to share a piece of my world. I have come to accept that I am not just WASTING time – I am ENJOYING time – to myself and for myself.īack in ’91 when I was in high school – I remember seeing the episode with the memorable “relax, relate, release” line….it stuck with me for the past 20 years…so the next time you find yourself in a need to work out of that frenzy – click on the link below and around the 1:59 mark – you can chant along with Whitley + Debbie Allen…RELAX, RELATE, RELEASEEEEE! As a matter of fact – I start looking for those days and pin pointing those moments so I can look forward to do absolutely nothing. I refuse to allow myself to be worked up into a frenzy because I suddenly have time on my hands. As I’ve gotten older – I have become more and more accepting of the idea…The whole – relaxing, relating and releasing idea. We operate in a society where the green light is always on…its always GO with a rare chance to STOP. When I’m really feeling jazzy – I may decide to use that time to try out new recipes since I love to cook…but then again, if that requires me cleaning the kitchen – I may just pass that up and place an order for pizza delivery for the night. ![]() Occasionally I may pick up a book or try to get thru some of my magazine piles…that’s pretty much it. But the moments when we aren’t on deadline or don’t have the pressures of projects or must-attend meetings or being away on travel – we should welcome those down times and use them to (in the words of my girl Whitley from “ A Different World“) – RELAX…RELATE….RELEASE! And that can mean different things to different people.įor me – it usually means laying in bed all day – flipping thru channels or clearing out space on my DVR. Those times are NO MORE!!! Over the years, I’ve come to realize that when I have a day with nothing to do – that’s exactly what I chose to do – nothing! There is always some thing that can fill our time or there are errands we can run….our lives is a continual to-do-list. ![]() There was a time where I would get myself worked up for hours, only to find the day flew by and I spent most of it anxiously wondering if I was forgetting to do something…OR I would literally feel GUILTY for having time to myself. Thankfully, those days of going into panic mode are slowly fading away. nowhere to go – and no one I have to see…And then – panic sets in. Those days usually come at a time when I least expect it – because I’m too busy dealing with day-to-day issues and work loads – that I wouldn’t notice a free day coming until it actually arrived…its that one Saturday morning when I wake up – check my blackberry and realize – I have NOTHING to do…. Every now and then (very rarely) – I find myself with a day off….that means nothing on the calendar – no meeting appointments, no conf calls, no traveling.just a big block of empty space on my schedule.
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