No idea how it happened but slowly over the years I turned in to the person who says yes to almost everything. Volunteering for committees, PTAs, health trials, helping people with all sorts (long term help I don't mean quick favours).
My children are growing up and naturally these things are becoming less but this has had the effect that I realise how much better I feel for not having so much going on- now I just want to say no to everything!
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it a sort of personality that just ends up overwhelmed by doing more than their share of volunteering and overcommitting?
I will add that I work full time, have 3 children (now teens) plus a dog, a shift working husband... it's not like I have a ton of time and mental space to give up in the first place!