Keeping up with friends

I admit to being a bit imbalanced lately. Yes, you can insert your own comment there. I haven't been keeping up with my friends enough or at all. Close friends that I haven't seen in months and that I miss terribly. It's been over 4 months since I began working full-time and I still don't feel like I am managing my time well. My life is family and work as of late which means that I haven't been giving the necessary attention to my friends and I can feel that things are not as they should be with me.

A piece of advice for my girls... Life is a journey, not a destination. Aim for progress and not perfection. Balance is the key to happiness. You can name all the cliches you want, but the bottom line is this: You alone are responsible for how you feel and you alone are responsible to take care of meeting your own needs. That means only you can give yourself what you need. For example, I need to carve some time out with my friends. I will arrange my schedule to accommodate my need(s), help my family with their needs and be successful at my job. It is what I need to do to feel better because I am happier when I am a (relatively) balanced person!