You were a good friend! You will get there no worries, I have those days as well. :))

I need to get back to the swing of things. Been off for a few days myself taking care of personal stuff and today waiting for an eye doctor appointment. Today I will probably not do much. It's ok to take some time off for ourselves.

You are doing fine. Life is what it is. Don't let guilt burden you. Just get back on course as circumstances allow. Self-imposed stress just slows you down more. Have fun with this. The most important thing you said, from my point of view, is that you WANT to be here at WA. As long as that never changes, you will find the time. Fabulous and honest post.

Hello, Linda. Hey, you do deserve some time off. I took off yesterday to spend more time with my husband, we watched the Steeler game & had to watch Payton Manning(Broncos). And it was a great day, today it was back to work. Don't feel bad and no, your friend didn't break her arm so you could spend time with her. Don't worry! Have a super great day & get busy. :)

No guilt. It's your life so try to do what works for you, even if it's not always what you intended! 'The best laid plans... ' etc. I was up at 5am and all set to get stuck in to WA work today but got sidetracked by family issues, and now it's 6pm here already... Cripes, where did that day go??

Life is the stuff that happens while you try to reach your goals. You're doing just fine.

Doug

I understand perfectly Lyndi. Life happens and things can't be helped. there is no way we can do everything. There are not enough hours in the day. After all, we have to sleep.
To tell you the truth, yesterday I hardly had time to interact here, because I had a good day spending it with my husband and friends. Today I will try to interact but I am quite sure I will have to delete quite a few emails without reading them. Sorry all.
Blessings to you, your family and your friend.

Lyndi5, boy do I know what you mean! I am retired and try to work daily on WA and my site. I have a couple of friends who are home during the day as well and they like to do things like go to the beach and hang out. I have had to be honest and tell them that WA is my priority and I skip the beach.

However, one of them just stops by whenever and that takes up a couple hours and afterwards I am not motivated. That happened yesterday. So, I went back to work last night and wouldn't you know something happened and my WP was shut down by hosting. Needless to say, didn't finish my blog and so it continues today......Trying not to feel guilty for saying NO.

I know family and friends are important, but all I WANT to do is work on my lessons and my site. It's a good thing my hubby understands.
Angela

When I first started working at home about 20 years ago, it was exactly like that. If I heard one more, "Well, I wouldn't ask but you don't have a REAL job anymore, so. . . . " I was gonna kill something!!! Everybody would call me all day long asking for favors, rides, you name it. They told me I could work late at night, right? Gee, whoda thunk? Finally, I had to start saying no, which was very difficult for me back then. I stopped answering my phone and put a business message about my work hours on it. People got pissed. I had to survive. It took a long time to get them to stop and then stop making snide remarks about me not wanting to help anymore. My kids needed to eat! Yes, you have a REAL job and, yes, these are real courses. Be nice, but please don't let yourself be walked on. I know exactly what you're going through!

Life does have a way of disrupting our best plans. It is just as important to be there for friends and family as it is to learn and work towards your goals. Don't "beat yourself up" when plans have to change to fit circumstances. Remember, the tree that bends doesn't break easily and keep on with steady progress.
Best of luck!