Recently it was brought to my attention that I am lazy and unproductive. I know, don't all gasp at once! So it made me think about what it actually means to be NOT lazy and unproductive. How is one person's productivity better than another's? I'm a stay at home mom, I raise my kids on my own and I run a hobby farm. My house isn't always clean but my kids are fed, my animals are fed, everyone is happy and there's toilet paper on the roll. Does that mean I'm less productive than another stay at home mom who spends her whole day cleaning her house? I don't think so. We're productive in different ways.
So needless to say this lazy and unproductive thing has become a joke as hurtful things sometimes do to make them less hurtful. On Tuesday the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. I chose to be lazy and unproductive(after getting up a 5:45 to meet my running buddy for a run at 6:15, got my kids fed and to the bus, fed my animals, tidied my barn... You know, all that unproductive stuff) This was how Zama and I did the afternoon.
Yesterday was also a beautiful sunshiney day but I decided it was a productive day. I went for a run with friends then got home and built this rock garden. Four wheel barrows of rocks, Four wheel barrows of sheep shit, and six wheel barrows of top soil later and the garden was finished.
I'm pretty pleased with it and I hope my future roses will be too.
So, why not keep the productivity rolling? I dug out all the strawberry plants in this bed, three wheel barrows of sheep shit and three wheel barrows of top soil later then replanted all the strawberry plants.
Fed my kids, fed my animals then went to a two hour class on dealing with Change. Was it a productive day? I certainly think so. Am I happy with my life? Mostly. When I'm not happy, I generally strive towards the direction of happiness. Its an ongoing learning process. If I were to die tomorrow would I look back and wish I had been more productive? No, I'll wish I'd taken my kids to Europe.
Happy Thursday!
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