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title: Geek mama... saying no
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slug: mama-says-no
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description: 'I can''t "do it all" right now, but I can do some. Sometimes.'
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added: 2023-12-13T05:55:07.953Z
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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