schedules.

Life offers two great gifts:
time, and the ability to choose how we spend it.
Planning is a process of choosing among those many options.
If we do not choose to plan,
then we choose to have others plan for us.
-Richard I. Winword

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ali's post on schedules yesterday couldn't have come at a better time. i had cancelled everything i had scheduled for monday night and tuesday night to work on projects, and i was pretty frustrated. now when i made a fresca myasca and spilled it on my dell wireless keyboard, i'm sure everyone in the neighborhood heard just how happy i was. :)

the month of may promises little downtime...which for a type-a multitasker...can be a blessing or a curse. this is what the month ahead looks like to me:

• leaving tomorrow for reno for four days - for the relay for life training task force - planning this fall's divisional leadership summit for 1500+ peeps
• jonathan's graduation from law school and bbq
• hopefully raising $40k between now and june 1 for our relay team
• three days up at semiahmoo for work
• my 30th birthday shindig
• and all the normal office and photography goodies...

these are all things i love to do. ideally, i'd love to not do them at the same time. :)

reading through ali's post reminded me that i need to really plan this month ahead. to quit saying yes to things i shouldn't. to not feel guilty when i say no. to find balance among everything that's important to me.

to quit saying yes when i shouldn't.

to not feel guilty.

to find balance.

so that's my goal for this month...to accomplish everything on the list without losing the 'quality of life' that i desire.

i'll check back a month from now...just as relay is finishing. please keep me in your prayers! ♥

(and we may need to call in st. jude on this one!!)