FlexiLingo
Ep. 262: 5 Reminders for When Life Is Asking More of You Than You Have to Give
Send us Fan Mail For the last two months, I've been working a second job. My husband lost his job, and I needed to help make ends meet. And here's what I was reminded of, yet again…, the hard way, in real time: you don't just create thirty-five extra hours a week and keep everything else the same. I wish that were how it worked. I wish I could just add hours to my week like I'm adding an extra load of laundry. But that's not how time works. That's not how capacity works. And if...
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Well, for the past two months, I've been working a second job. My husband lost his job, and I needed to help make ends meet. And here's what I was reminded of yet again. The hard way in real time.
You just don't create 35 extra hours a week and keep everything else the same. I wish that were how it worked. I wish I could just add hours to my work like I'm adding an extra load of laundry. but hey, that's not how time works. That's not how capacity works. And if you've ever taken on more
than your plate could hold, whether it's a job or a caregiving season or a marriage that needed more of you or a kid in crisis, well, then you already know exactly what I'm talking about. This has been hard, and I'm not going to sugarcoat this for you. Some days it's just tiring. Other days it's genuinely discouraging, and some days it feels heavy in a way that actually surprises me,
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