JUGGLING FAMILY AND WORK Embrace the crazy!


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Club! Driving home the other day, I suddenly found myself thinking about when I need to think about all I need to think about. The fingernails-on-chalkboard sound of my kids squabbling began to fade away as I became immersed in my thoughts. “Tomorrow morning while driving to daycare, I’ll figure out what to make for the birthday party...on my drive home, I’ll make a mental checklist of what to pack for this weekends trip... during bath time, I’ll decide what to wear to Saturday night’s event... shoes... where are my black heels?” I was amazingly “lost” in the moment – until a toy hit the dash- board and toddler giggles snapped me back to reality. After a moment of reflection, I contemplated if Scheduled Thinking could be a marketable new program – or maybe I was succumbing to the immense pres- sures of everyday life and, in fact, losing it all together. As co-owner of a retail store, speaker and coach, I work with many women who struggle to con- nect their greatest passions with purpose – to find the balance (if I dare to use that word) between success professionally and fulfill- ment in life. I wondered if I am


scheduling time to think about all I need to think about... have I become lost in my own life of expectations? More giggles and screams in the backseat. I chuckled at myself.Maybe I should start a facebook page for the Scheduled Thinking Club? Life does get crazy, doesn’t it? When I feel overwhelmed, my father is quick to remind me to


stay connected to the moment with his favourite saying: “Life is what happens to you while you’re working for your future.” It’s true yet so easily forgotten when faced with so many “things” to do! Almost home. Kids singing a funky version of wheels on the


bus go round and round... and round and round... Life is what happens to you while you’re working for your future. Recently, while speaking in Ontario, I found myself missing my


four year old’s tantrums. I felt guilty not being around to be a part of her fiery moments of individualism (mama guilt and spirited children subjects for future articles). The competing demands of being a business person and a parent are common sources of frustration and stress. Missing tantrums is a powerful reminder that even the difficult moments of our everyday are incredibly important to who we are, what we value and how we define life fulfillment. Try to embrace the crazy – in retrospect, the crazy will be your


Life is what happens to you while you’re working for your future


think about). Finally home – put the car in park, need to weed and mow the


lawn (I mean, time to tell my husband he needs to do the yard work).Time to unpack the car, go inside and assess the state of the house, unload the dishwasher, make dinner, listen to the kids complain about dinner, bath-time, answer emails after kids go to bed...


“Mom can we go inside now?” Scheduled thinking.There I go again.


risha Miltimore is a national inspirational speaker, radio broadcaster and mompreneur.Online:contagious.ca


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fondest memories of stages passed. Like so many of you, I live a “busy” daily life (not as busy as the mother of five I met at the park the other day). I find it helpful to con- stantly remind myself that my in- box will never be empty – that there will always be lots to think about (and lots to be incredibly grateful for). You know, maybe I should be a registered member of the Scheduled Thinking Club. What the heck, mail me a mem- bership card and friend me on Facebook.Thank goodness I have so much to think about (who knows what crazy ideas I would come up with if I had more time to think about stuff I don’t normally


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