Considering the off-ramp coming up

So I've been away for a little while, not necessarily kicking back and procrastinating, but truly struggling to keep my head above water in so many facets of my life. My lifeline - my faith, is the one tie keeping me from plunging into the fathomless pit of depression and despair.

I've been busy with mom/wife work - taking care of my home, keeping my children healthy, nursing them back from illness and caring for my husband. It's been a tough mile to jog in the past few weeks as I've not been feeling well either.

I've been busy with employee work - taking the time to do some actual project related activity so that I can get a good bonus this year. I'm not sure I'll be getting one period because of other drama that occured earlier on in the year, but I have faith that something good will come my way this year.

So as you can see writing was pretty much kicked out of my priority-list. I clung to my personal journal writing. That I would not let go off. So in reviewing my writings, I realized that the one thing I want more than anything is more time. More time to write, more time to spend with my family, more time to live and enjoy. I'd like for starters to spend more time in the house that pay a mortgage for! To get more time, I've got to give something up and the one that jumps to mind immeadiately is my full-time job.