Making good use of my time

There are just not enough hours in the day it seems or I am just not making good use of my time. I believe it's the latter!! I seriously don't think I am dividing my time well. I know that I need to take care of my kids, house, meals. laundry (hate this!!), etc. I need to be mommy, wife, doctor, playmate (and not bunny...I wish), chef, drill sergeant, tickle monster, housekeeper, role model, the list goes on and on and on. As mommies, we wear many hats and working mothers wear more (may God be with you). By the end of my day, after I put the kiddos to bed, I am up until 11 pm or even midnight. Then my day starts up between 6 am or 6:30 am. I don't think I am getting enough sleep! But I need a few hours after the kids go to bed to collect myself (i.e. watching all my stories) and regroup before the next day starts. I know I need to squeeze in some exercise time because that is something that is truly important to me. So now to manage my time wisely. I want no regrets when my kids are older, that I never spent enough time with them. I never want to regret not having enough time to take care of myself because really, I don't want to be a flabby mommy. I love having a clean house and all the laundry done, but am I putting that before my kids and myself? I think so!! My kids are more important to me than old food cemented to my floor or mounds and mounds of laundry screaming to be washed. My well being is more important than dirty dishes in the sink or a toilet that has not been cleaned in God knows how long. In the blink of an eye, they are going to be grown and I will be lost. Life is too short to waste it on housecleaning, these are just things. My kids are my life, too precious for words. I can still have time to do housework, but that should come last. Making sure I put what's important first is what really matters.

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" Matthew 6:21