tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post437037234418019068..comments2023-10-29T10:42:47.796-06:00Comments on Life at 7000 feet: Saying yes. Or no.mer@lifeat7000feethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07169865790593225070noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-69741780167274883782010-08-03T11:48:07.614-06:002010-08-03T11:48:07.614-06:00Thank you for this. I needed to see it. Yep. Pe...Thank you for this. I needed to see it. Yep. Perfect timing, even though you wrote it a while ago.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576409086020993015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-63335942009085560132010-07-27T21:24:01.755-06:002010-07-27T21:24:01.755-06:00What a great list! I don't have a specific li...What a great list! I don't have a specific list of questions but these are general thoughts I usually have: Do I have time for it? Or more accurately, what will it take time from? Is it realistic to think I have the time and energy to do it? What will my husband say? Does it fit with something I'm already doing?<br /><br />That last one is big. For example, I don't have the time and energy to teach a weekly women's Bible study (as much as I would love to!). BUT, I'm teaching a co-op science class for 6-9 year olds this school year because my boys will be in the class and I'll already be teaching them the material at home. Teaching a class of 10-15 kids isn't that much more work and fits with what I am doing anyway.<br /><br />Thanks for a great question to get me thinking.Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976709475515458563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-37516303755867708002010-07-27T17:29:05.753-06:002010-07-27T17:29:05.753-06:00Glad you wrote these down. I ask myself the same ...Glad you wrote these down. I ask myself the same things, though I don't know that I'd ever articulated them outside my head. I ask if things will further my friendships and relationships or detract from them.Carpool Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830399395582428542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-5840388553044042172010-07-27T17:17:59.751-06:002010-07-27T17:17:59.751-06:00Asking a girl who consistently overcommits herself...Asking a girl who consistently overcommits herself is not a good thing to do :) One question that is at the forefront of my mind as I'm trying to weed out activities in our lives . . . "Does it make a difference for eternity?"Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946473078251300151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-71892165079209093772010-07-27T13:00:50.115-06:002010-07-27T13:00:50.115-06:00Mere, this is a great list! I'm printing it a...Mere, this is a great list! I'm printing it and taping it inside my day planner! I definitely need to better balance my time.Michelle (lemonade gal)http://www.lemonadegal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-44455170610776114882010-07-27T12:48:35.590-06:002010-07-27T12:48:35.590-06:00This is such a great list, Meredith! I love it...I...This is such a great list, Meredith! I love it...I may even bookmark it so that I can come back and reread it the next time that my Inbox gets daunting! Thanks!FunMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661892531633191601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-38835347651187211992010-07-27T12:48:26.760-06:002010-07-27T12:48:26.760-06:00This is such a great list, Meredith! I love it...I...This is such a great list, Meredith! I love it...I may even bookmark it so that I can come back and reread it the next time that my Inbox gets daunting! Thanks!FunMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661892531633191601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-63153127692792069322010-07-27T11:56:14.096-06:002010-07-27T11:56:14.096-06:00It is soo true!!! I commit my time to the kids sch...It is soo true!!! I commit my time to the kids school, only to discover that along with the pleasure it brings me, I have huge feeling of stress and guilt throughtout the whole school year. This year I have chosen not to commit to the kids school but to commit to myself and the kids. I feel at peace with that and I have no doubts that it is the right decision for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-80236022741073303882010-07-27T11:23:05.658-06:002010-07-27T11:23:05.658-06:00I ask myself similar questions when I'm trying...I ask myself similar questions when I'm trying to decide what to/not to commit to. I'll admit, it's easier these days because I have small kid(s) at home. I don't want to be a SAHM who's never home! But there are some things that it's hard decide on b/c they are GOOD things. They just might not be good things for me or my family in this season of life. <br /><br />#3 is a big one for me. It's been my goal the last few years to leave guilt out of big decisions. It's so hard for me to do! I never realized quite how motivating guilt can be, in a bad way!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638623959806383338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-4604050598210765162010-07-27T10:43:37.078-06:002010-07-27T10:43:37.078-06:00These are all good questions to ask yourself befor...These are all good questions to ask yourself before committing. <br />I hope you are able to make a decision you feel good about and that your family can support you.<br />Sorry I haven't stopped by in a while. It has been a busy summer, as I am sure it has for you!Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-85639287781093195922010-07-27T09:38:34.770-06:002010-07-27T09:38:34.770-06:00Amen, Amen, Amen, and Amen. You know how I feel ab...Amen, Amen, Amen, and Amen. You know how I feel about all of the above and you know I always have no less than 200 posts going all the time that describe my hairy days due to my lack of ability to say no. But this year I have learned to Just Say No! :)The Bowden'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842205130711795705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-84258832236004366082010-07-27T09:13:57.532-06:002010-07-27T09:13:57.532-06:00Now I'm wondering what in the world you were a...Now I'm wondering what in the world you were asked to do!!!Moriah @ Please Pass the Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738724429433272083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-1946731680854547682010-07-27T07:54:17.363-06:002010-07-27T07:54:17.363-06:00That's a great list, I think you covered all t...That's a great list, I think you covered all the bases.<br /><br />And I spent an hour playing Sporcle last night, LOL.OhioFamOf4https://www.blogger.com/profile/03306437309657338988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-48571418237159707512010-07-27T07:42:27.174-06:002010-07-27T07:42:27.174-06:00Nowadays, my biggest issue is how much it takes me...Nowadays, my biggest issue is how much it takes me away from the family. While the munchkins are young, I set the tone of our days and our routine and when I have too many things to fit it it disrupts everyone (husband included). It needs to be something that T is totally on board w/ me doing (like helping w/ N1's girl scouts last year) before I say yes to it. For example, with the girl scouts, I'm stepping back down this year because it's not the time w/ N1 going to a tutorial 2-days a week + a new baby). : )Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.com