Clearing my reader

I managed to clear my reader. Phew, albeit not such a major achievement but I feel a little like I have been at a conference .


I Had some research tasks to do so to keep focused I read a blog post ever hour or so and apart from SBM (huge amount of brain power needed to process these blog posts, well worth it if you have some time and a cup of tea! SBM)



I hear that cats are better than dogs, mainly because they are more attractive (The pioneer woman.com/blog). I am not sure I agree, after all the virtue of a good friend far outweigh an attractive one (or at least that's what I like to tell myself after my son has smeared toothpaste down my front just before I leave the house in the mornings).



I taped into Seth's blog and wondered if I will ever manage to find the focus to finish a task! When-is-it-due Setting Deadlines, for yourself, to push and motivate yourself, is all well and good, but, what if you struggle to motivate yourself to motivate? (I just read that back, it makes sense in my mind, but I am not so sure it does on paper, so sorry about that.)



But, as usual, the one that struck a chord was Penelope, Keys-to-getting-unlost, I often feel a bit lost in my day to day world, did I do it right, have I made the right choices? For example at my work I am one of the youngest (I know!) and I am in the minority in having a child. We women don't talk about having children (is it to avoid offending/upsetting those who don't) and often I find myself feeling pretty guilty about having to leave on the dot every day to pick my wee beastie up. I wish I could tell the world how much of a difference having a partner and child has made to my mental state, they are my grounding force and I can't help but feeling that if I had pursued money and career I would be missing something fundamental from my world.


That said I am looking forward to being comfortably lost in my forties and allowing my natural tendency to wander be free, instead of the daily grind of forcing myself to concentrate these days! (Oh, did I mention I do love my job, thought I had better re-iterate at this point, heh)




If you didn't understand the above mutterings of an unhinged mind it probably helps to follow the links first and then read the post.


So here's to you my little man. You are my anchor.