Comments on: Busy-ness http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Strocel.com | For Want of a Map http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-69179 Strocel.com | For Want of a Map Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:01:58 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-69179 [...] Saturday evening, I found myself crying to my husband Jon at the kitchen table. I had so much to do, and no time to do it, and things weren’t working, and SOB! It’s hardly an original [...] [...] Saturday evening, I found myself crying to my husband Jon at the kitchen table. I had so much to do, and no time to do it, and things weren’t working, and SOB! It’s hardly an original [...]

]]> By: Letting Go of Obligation | Crafting my Life http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-65956 Letting Go of Obligation | Crafting my Life Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:47:35 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-65956 [...] read Seth Godin’s post on the difference between busy-ness and business. I have talked about busy-ness myself before, too. I know that we often busy ourselves with things that don’t really matter, [...] [...] read Seth Godin’s post on the difference between busy-ness and business. I have talked about busy-ness myself before, too. I know that we often busy ourselves with things that don’t really matter, [...]

]]> By: » On Having No Time Strocel.com http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-45634 » On Having No Time Strocel.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:02:11 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-45634 [...] in late August I talked about our culture’s Cult of Busy-ness. Money and status come with Important Responsibilities, and Important Responsibilities mean [...] [...] in late August I talked about our culture’s Cult of Busy-ness. Money and status come with Important Responsibilities, and Important Responsibilities mean [...]

]]> By: Julie http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41869 Julie Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:14:30 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41869 I got here via Twitter, so didn't know this was a SAHM-focused blog... but if you're interested in another perspective - it might be just as hard or maybe even harder to justify to society not being "busy at work" when you don't have kids (as I do not). I have lots of hobbies, spend hours doing nothing particularly productive and take naps almost daily, and people are weirded out by that. It seems like "Are you busy?" has replaced "How about that weather?" as the starting point of small talk. I do a lot of business networking (I am a solo-preneur) and get various derisive or confused looks when I answer that "busy" question with "No!" and talk about all the non-busy stuff I do (or don't do, as the case may be). As Amber said, it's all about choices. I think nearly everyone who is overwhelmed by busy-ness has created that for themselves in some way or another. It's hard sometimes to go against the grain of society, but in the long run, it's better to be true to thine own self. I got here via Twitter, so didn’t know this was a SAHM-focused blog… but if you’re interested in another perspective – it might be just as hard or maybe even harder to justify to society not being “busy at work” when you don’t have kids (as I do not). I have lots of hobbies, spend hours doing nothing particularly productive and take naps almost daily, and people are weirded out by that. It seems like “Are you busy?” has replaced “How about that weather?” as the starting point of small talk. I do a lot of business networking (I am a solo-preneur) and get various derisive or confused looks when I answer that “busy” question with “No!” and talk about all the non-busy stuff I do (or don’t do, as the case may be).

As Amber said, it’s all about choices. I think nearly everyone who is overwhelmed by busy-ness has created that for themselves in some way or another. It’s hard sometimes to go against the grain of society, but in the long run, it’s better to be true to thine own self.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41868 Rebecca Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:16:52 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41868 I love this post. You are so right and said it so well. I am 'busy' but it's different busy. I don't have specific deadlines (usually), meetings, a set time to be somewhere, home again etc. Most days I have a bit of a plan, but it's quite flexible with the kids. And I love it. I'm happy. I feel less stressed. And you are right, there are days when someone asks what I am doing or what I did and quite frankly, the answer is nothing more than playing with the kids, going to the park, eating, napping. Go to bed. When I was off for a few months with my son, I told a girlfriend, in a serious response to what my day was like the next day, that I was 'busy' beacuse I had a play date planned, were getting groceries and registering for something. She laughed, how is that busy? Well, for me, it was, but it was GREAT busy! Thanks for this post. Have to go be busy on Twitter ;) .-= Rebecca´s last post ..<a href="http://alittlebitofmomsense.blogspot.com/2009/08/online-shopping.html" rel="nofollow">Online Shopping</a> =-. I love this post. You are so right and said it so well.

I am ‘busy’ but it’s different busy. I don’t have specific deadlines (usually), meetings, a set time to be somewhere, home again etc. Most days I have a bit of a plan, but it’s quite flexible with the kids.

And I love it. I’m happy. I feel less stressed. And you are right, there are days when someone asks what I am doing or what I did and quite frankly, the answer is nothing more than playing with the kids, going to the park, eating, napping. Go to bed.

When I was off for a few months with my son, I told a girlfriend, in a serious response to what my day was like the next day, that I was ‘busy’ beacuse I had a play date planned, were getting groceries and registering for something. She laughed, how is that busy? Well, for me, it was, but it was GREAT busy!

Thanks for this post. Have to go be busy on Twitter ;)
.-= Rebecca´s last post ..Online Shopping =-.

]]> By: Everydaywoman http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41856 Everydaywoman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:28:36 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41856 Amber, You hit the nail on the head with this one! I'm laughing and nodding my head as I read this . . . We make our own "busy-ness" and we chose to be busy, that's for sure. I see what you mean about our busy-ness being a status symbol, too. So true. Once we give something up, we think we will have so much free time, but something else always takes it place! I am so busy now, by choice, I'm sure, as I take on more and more and still feel I need to take care of everything at home as I did before I worked full-time. But the most fulfilling "busy" time I ever had was when I was home full-time with our three growing children. I wouldn't have traded that precious, busy time for anything else in the world! Love your thoughts! Thanks for sharing! Everydaywoman (aka Abbie's Mom!) .-= Everydaywoman´s last post ..<a href="http://everydaywomanusa.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/how-they-told-us/" rel="nofollow">How they told us . . .</a> =-. Amber,

You hit the nail on the head with this one! I’m laughing and nodding my head as I read this . . .

We make our own “busy-ness” and we chose to be busy, that’s for sure. I see what you mean about our busy-ness being a status symbol, too. So true. Once we give something up, we think we will have so much free time, but something else always takes it place!

I am so busy now, by choice, I’m sure, as I take on more and more and still feel I need to take care of everything at home as I did before I worked full-time. But the most fulfilling “busy” time I ever had was when I was home full-time with our three growing children. I wouldn’t have traded that precious, busy time for anything else in the world!

Love your thoughts! Thanks for sharing!

Everydaywoman (aka Abbie’s Mom!)
.-= Everydaywoman´s last post ..How they told us . . . =-.

]]> By: mommyingaround http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41836 mommyingaround Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:42:48 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41836 Ironic isn't it? So busy taking care of the baby but have absolutely no plans or anything particular to do during the week. I totally understand. I went from crazy busy with tons of multi-tasking on projects at work to well, this. I try to cram in work here and there but it's a bit useless. Glad to have had the time off and love spending time with my little guy right now but I miss being "work busy" too. I feel like it was a great break (if you can call it that) and now I am even more determined to work hard. I'm craving for deadlines but that's just me :) .-= mommyingaround´s last post ..<a href="http://mommying-around.blogspot.com/2009/08/making-baby-food-is-loads-of-fun.html" rel="nofollow">Making baby food is loads of fun!</a> =-. Ironic isn’t it? So busy taking care of the baby but have absolutely no plans or anything particular to do during the week.

I totally understand. I went from crazy busy with tons of multi-tasking on projects at work to well, this. I try to cram in work here and there but it’s a bit useless. Glad to have had the time off and love spending time with my little guy right now but I miss being “work busy” too. I feel like it was a great break (if you can call it that) and now I am even more determined to work hard. I’m craving for deadlines but that’s just me :)
.-= mommyingaround´s last post ..Making baby food is loads of fun! =-.

]]> By: *pol http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41825 *pol Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41825 I remember seeing somewhere a mantra to live by... "Are you BUSY or are you PRODUCTIVE?" It's an excellent point, I can be busy all day long and not produce a stinkin' thing, but sometimes being productive is by being still and letting go so that you are better prepared to see the solution present itself.(note I said SOMETIMES -- after all waiting for stuff to come to you isn't productive either!) In college, I always got great marks when I was enrolled full-time and frantic, but part-time classes always left me with too much time to get distracted and my grades suffered. Go figure. .-= *pol´s last post ..<a href="http://pol-loves.blogspot.com/2009/08/so-tired.html" rel="nofollow">SO TIRED</a> =-. I remember seeing somewhere a mantra to live by…
“Are you BUSY or are you PRODUCTIVE?”
It’s an excellent point, I can be busy all day long and not produce a stinkin’ thing, but sometimes being productive is by being still and letting go so that you are better prepared to see the solution present itself.(note I said SOMETIMES — after all waiting for stuff to come to you isn’t productive either!)

In college, I always got great marks when I was enrolled full-time and frantic, but part-time classes always left me with too much time to get distracted and my grades suffered. Go figure.
.-= *pol´s last post ..SO TIRED =-.

]]> By: » Sanctuary Strocel.com http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41821 » Sanctuary Strocel.com Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:03:38 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41821 [...] a point about how I can stick it out. Maybe I don’t have to stay home because I’m so busy and important that letting everything go for a few days is just impossible. Because it isn’t. I came out of [...] [...] a point about how I can stick it out. Maybe I don’t have to stay home because I’m so busy and important that letting everything go for a few days is just impossible. Because it isn’t. I came out of [...]

]]> By: ebbandflo http://www.strocel.com/busy-ness/#comment-41819 ebbandflo Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:52:16 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5336#comment-41819 i'll agree with Lady M - i get much more done when i'm 'busy'. i focus a lot more efficiently on what needs to be done howver busy-ness at this stage in the game is built on the frantic cramming of jobs into the odd 20 minutes here or there when i don't have to answer to the demands of my wee guy. when he's in school of 2.5 hours or at the childminders for a day i'm not 'busy' aka frantic, but steadily getting thr my 'to do' list. i'm really lookin forward to the fulltime schooling coming up in less than 20 sleeps!! :) .-= ebbandflo´s last post ..<a href="http://pomomama.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-wee-tour-guide.html" rel="nofollow">my wee tour guide</a> =-. i’ll agree with Lady M – i get much more done when i’m ‘busy’. i focus a lot more efficiently on what needs to be done
howver busy-ness at this stage in the game is built on the frantic cramming of jobs into the odd 20 minutes here or there when i don’t have to answer to the demands of my wee guy. when he’s in school of 2.5 hours or at the childminders for a day i’m not ‘busy’ aka frantic, but steadily getting thr my ‘to do’ list.

i’m really lookin forward to the fulltime schooling coming up in less than 20 sleeps!! :)
.-= ebbandflo´s last post ..my wee tour guide =-.

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