Slow down, smell the roses and enjoy it!

I apologize ahead of time for my crankiness. I need to get this off my shoulders.

It seems that I am often times criticized for taking my time getting things done that I enjoy, such as gardening, outdoor work and taking care of the animals. These are the chores to me that are optional. You are doing them because you have ultimately made the choice do to so. 

I say to you: don’t be complaining about planting, weeding or watering; or feeding and bathing Fido. Enjoy the moment and realize you made the choice to have these commitments. 

I also say to you: don’t criticize or get upset with me because I take the time to enjoy the process. If I was doing it only for the outcome, there wouldn’t be a lot to enjoy.

In addtion, what I don’t understand is this- if you don’t enjoy doing it and it creates a great amount of stress getting it done, why do it? Oh, I’m sure there are many answers to that one, but if you feel you have to make justifications in the first place, its probably one of those things that doesn’t NEED done.

 A quote that came across my igoogle page this last week. This simple quote makes the argument against doing it quickly (and grumpily) just to get it done, “because it has to get done”:

“If you don’t have time to do it right today, when will you have time to do it over tomorrow?”

And, I add: where’s the pleasure in it?   

One last caveat: I am in essence the pot calling the kettle black. I have walked in the above shoes that I am now criticizing (for lack of better negative term). What upsets me is that I (and my hubby) made the choice to slow down and rethink how we do things and how we want to live our lives. Please don’t get upset with me for trying to better my own and my families’ lives. Celebrate with us and if not, at the least recognize that these are the decisions that we made for ourselves.

It does you no good trying to change our minds. Use your energy elsewhere, possibly change your own.