Prioritizing

The most important thing for me to do right now and for the next several months is feed my baby. Then all of her other needs take precedence; diaper changes, baths, etc. After that are my own physical needs. I need to eat, eliminate and bathe, sleep and exercise. After that are the physical needs of my family; they need to eat, sleep, bathe and exercise. Then are the maintenance chores; dishes, laundry, house cleaning. Then there are those other productive things I like to do that aren't necessary, like writing. After all this is done, then I can play.

If I can multitask, I will get more done. I already do a lot of things while nursing. I eat and drink, I can write, though it's slow. I haven't figured out how to sleep, though I do protect the sleep of my husband. Mostly I play. If we can learn to nurse in the sling consistently, then I can do even more that's productive because I'll be able to move around. If I can nurse hands free in the sling, I can do just about anything without having to stop. If we can learn to nurse lying down, I can sleep, while nursing, too. There are really only two necessary things that I can't do with Andromeda in the sling: shower and ride in the car.

I can't control the actions of another person. I can only ask them for help or get out of their way. If they do something that inconveniences me, I can only ask them not to do it again, not go back in time and make them take it back.