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The other day I had to go to the bank. More like HAD to go to the bank because I had written a check for twice the amount that was actually in my account and there’s this policy that most banks have about wanting the full amount in an account upon check cashing lest you want all of the money in your savings account to disappear as well. As you can tell, I’m well versed on banking policy, because I’m well versed at ways to screw up my budget.
It’s a 15 minute there and back walk to my bank. All I needed was 15 minutes to go and for the life of me I could not find those minutes until about 4:40 PM which is 20 minutes before the end of banking hours. Anytime I was remotely ready to go, some work thing brought me back. Which is when I realized how often that it happens: All the times that I need to do some personal thing, I remember my expansive ‘To Do’ list and procrastinate. Which is probably why come Saturday I’m driving around like a mad woman listening to ‘Wait, wait don’t tell me’ and running errands. Because if it doesn’t get done in that 48 hour period it will have to wait.
My mother used to run errands every weekend as she usually returned home around 6:30 PM and then had to feed her barbaric children who probably could’ve stood to skip a meal and well, we were needy. As all children are.
I’m rambling of course because I keep trying to wrap my head around balancing my career (OMG! I have a CAREER!!) with my personal life, with writing, with babysitting, with a much needed bottle of wine. Every time I find myself ahead – this is an ever persistent trend with me: Two steps forward, 18 steps back – some non-event event (another trend: something that is not a big deal but I make it a big deal) comes up and everything is in disarray. The question I’m poising for all you knowledgeable ladies out there is how do people do it? Seriously. I can’t even manage to control my own life, though some would say otherwise, but the thought of ever having children (in a solid 15 years of course) and adding them to my already hectic life is so terribly daunting. I guess I’m at a loss and need advice possibly prayer maybe more wine, who knows. But ladies: how do you do it?
