My doctor didn’t understand why I had to reschedule it twice. My excuse? Well, I couldn’t fit in my *so very* busy life. I had to do a little bit of responsibility juggling when it finally dawned on me that my workload was not going to get any lighter anytime soon.

So, I just needed to bite the bullet and get the surgery done. One day for surgery and two weeks to recover……

And you know what’s really ironic? If my computer suddenly died on me on the same day as my surgery, I would have called the good doctor again to reschedule. My computer takes more importance in my life than my health. It’s how I make a living. Without it, I can’t pay my bills or keep a roof over my head.

It’s the sad truth.

I don’t have enough time to do what my grandmother did an average day … She woke up at the crack of dawn, made the whole family of twelve breakfast, walked the kids to school, cleaned the house, did laundry, gossiped with the neighbors over tea, picked up the kids, helped them with their homework, made dinner, cleaned dishes and tucked the kids in bed. And, god knows what else she was able to pack in a 24 hour day. * oh my* She was definitely SUPERWOMAN.

My mother took a different approach. She was a career woman and a professor at a highly recognized university. She didn’t cook. She didn’t clean. She didn’t drive me to ballet lessons. My nanny did all of that…. but, my mother made sure she spent quality time with us at helping up with my homework and by being through all the ups and downs of my life. She also made sure that her kids never did without and that we were given every opportunity to build a solid foundation for a succesful life.

Let’s go ahead and compare my web 2.0 lifestyle …. I roll out of bed, drink an energy drink for breakfast, open the computer, an hour workout, and maybe remember to eat lunch and dinner. Work stops at exactly midnight so at least I can try to get a seven hours of sleep. It makes me nervous to think of how I am going to fit my future kids in my schedule. Kinda awkward during family holidays when advise such as *just go and have them, you’ll figure it out* are free flowing.

I consider myself at the peak of my career. I own a set of successful websites. I run a clothing store on eBay and Amazon. My fashion brand is now in retail stores. The plan is to work as hard as possible today while I am young so that tomorrow I can *RELAX*.

Except, that I have a sinking suspicion that tomorrow will never happen because this lifestyle is stuck on me. This surgery is perhaps a way of *life* to tell me that I have to stop, slow down and take a deep breath. Perhaps, smell the flowers …… and since, I don’t have any in my backyard …. maybe plant one.

So, it’s babysteps from here. I’ve made a promise to myself that *date night* with my husband is the first to come back. Starting next week. He doesn’t know yet. His web 2.0 lifestyle is going to get a kick in the ass.

How about you? Do you find that you don’t have the time to do the things that you used to do because of the priorities you have set for yourself?

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