From 5d91c0f8a5aa9e2525ad29b1625e906db8a75eac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "tina-cloud-app[bot]" <58178390+tina-cloud-app[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:58:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] TinaCMS content update Co-authored-by: @cassidoo <1454517+cassidoo@users.noreply.github.com> --- src/posts/mama-says-no.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/posts/mama-says-no.md diff --git a/src/posts/mama-says-no.md b/src/posts/mama-says-no.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c40d4dd --- /dev/null +++ b/src/posts/mama-says-no.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +layout: ../layouts/BlogPost.astro +title: Geek mama... saying no +slug: mama-says-no +description: 'I can''t "do it all" right now, but I can do some. Sometimes.' +tags: + - personal +added: 2023-12-13T05:55:07.953Z +--- + +I said no to something today. It sucks when I have to do that. Typically I'm very much a champion of, "say NO more often!" and "don't push yourself too hard!" (and I stand by that). But in this case, bleh, it hurts a bit. I had signed up for a (live, not recorded) course that I was pretty excited about, and paid for it, and even did a little office rearranging to prepare for it. + +But... I have to remember that I'm a new parent, with a busy job, with obligations, and I can't just sign up for nerdy things that sound fun. Which sounds more depressing than it is. It's just a mindset shift. I have more limited time, currently, and I have to pick things that I can do async, when I can grab a spare moment, until I can have a more predictable schedule. I'm learning how to be more efficient with the time I have, and more patient with myself when I can't do as much as I want to. + +Justin Jackson wrote [a post kind of like this](https://justinjackson.ca/geek-dad) a while back, and his line, "but now's not the time" resonates with me right now. + +I really care about my hobbies, and I want my daughter to see me enjoying non-work things as she grows up. So, though I can't do **all the things** as much as I used to (until she's a bit more self-sufficient, at least), I can do the more important things. Slowly but surely, she might just do them with me, too.