March Break

It is March break, and I am reveling in an entire week of holidays. Life has become busy lately, and I have found that it has not necessarily been a healthy "busy." I work most days - on average probably about four days a week. Sometimes it is half days, and sometimes it is full, but either way, it involves rushing me and a little one out the door in time to be perky and optimistic for the students for the day. Because I am supplying, I find that the large majority of my energy is spent on classroom management (or lack of, some days), rather than actual teaching, which, I am finding, is quite exhausting. Many days I pick up G from daycare, just in time for his "cranky period" and then rush home to put dinner on.
I am not trying to complain: I have mentioned earlier that the very fact that I have this job is truly a miracle. The fact that I have so much work is another gift that I can not - nor do I want to - gripe about. I am thankful for the countless ways our Father has provided.
Yet, to be fully honest, I am struggling to find the balance between working, being a wife, being a mother, keeping house, church involvements, and the rest of life. Why is it that friendships and relationships - the people that I love most of all - tend to take a back seat to other things that "need" to get done? Why are the things that were a full time job a year ago - caring for my son and keeping house - are now a "hobby" for my evenings? Can a balance be found, or does something have to go? It is not my intention to be negative; rather, to be honest about the balancing act with which I struggle .
I know I am not alone - many, many others have, do, and will ask similar questions. Each household, and therefore each solution, is different. Life becomes busy, very often by degrees. For now, I am thankful for this week of reprieve.

So far, my March break has included the good things of life:
-walks in the sunshine
-spending lots of quality time with G, including going to the Y for swimming, going to the park, a mom's play group, and just hanging out.
-naps
-laundry and housework, in a relaxed and enjoyable time-frame
-a long, lingering date with Rodney
-dinners, visits, and coffee dates with friends
-checking a few things off my "to do" list