Waiting, waiting, waiting

I spend a lot of time waiting.  Waiting for my kids to get up and get ready in the morning.  Waiting for them at soccer games.  Waiting for SOMEONE to do the laundry. Waiting for my computer to fire up. Waiting for the warm weather.  Waiting for the cold weather to end.  Waiting for the holidays (or for them to pass).  Waiting can be stressful and frustrating.  I used to make up games for the kids when we were waiting … now I play games on my phone while I’m waiting!   Sometimes we wait to say important things to people — maybe waiting for just the right time or just the right setting.  Sometimes, we can wait too long.   Sometimes we wait for other people to make our decisions because we don’t want to make them ourselves.

I wonder how much of our lives are spent on all kinds of “waiting.”  I’m guessing quite a bit.

For Jews, this period is the start of the new year – it’s a time of introspection.  A time to look back and forward.  Regardless of your religious faith (or if you have none), introspection and review are good.  They help clarify our direction and our path.  In any case, as part of my introspective period (the next 350 days), I’m going to try to limit all areas of “waiting.”  (I suppose I could change my mindset on “waiting” but that’s too easy!)

So, I am going to plan my pick up times so I wait less for the kids (if you see me screaming at the kids to “hurry up” you’ll know why!).  I am going to set up a laundry schedule so there will be no more waiting there (one of the boys’ response to seeing this statement was … “What? We’re going to have to do laundry now??”)!!  I am going to enjoy the cold weather so that I am not just waiting for the summer (any takers on a warm vacation weekend with a 50-year old woman??).  I am not going to wait to say all that I am thinking to those important people in my life.  And, I am not going to wait for things to happen to me (something I am good at because I am not a lover of change!) – I am going to force myself to get into new situations!

I hope you all have a wonderfully introspective (and well-planned) day!