A friend of mine has been saying something that really hit home and I have started to notice the same pattern in my own life. No matter how organised you try to be, it feels like work and home responsibilities keep piling up at the same time. She works full time and then comes home to the usual evening chaos and by the time the kids are in bed she is completely wiped out. I realised I have been feeling exactly the same.
What surprises me is that nothing dramatic has changed. It is just the small things every day that build up until it feels like there is no breathing space at all. Work deadlines, school messages, laundry, trying to keep track of meals and plans. It feels constant and there is never a moment when everything is actually done.
I keep hearing people talk about balance, but I am starting to think it might just be something that looks good on paper and does not really exist when you are trying to hold everything together. I want to support my friend because she is clearly overwhelmed, but while I was listening to her I realised I am in the same place myself.
Does anyone else feel this shift where the normal day to day things feel heavier than they used to?