It's just a balancing act

So, my favorite class this semester is titled balancing work and family. I absolutely love this class. I love the practical skills it teaches. Yeah, I don't have kids yet, shoot, I am not even married, nor am I close to being married, but I have learned to apply the skills they teach to my life and it surely does help.
One of our lectures last week got me thinking. The teacher read something about being super mom. She said that that is one of the greatest problems women have is trying to do everything perfect. I applied this to my own life and tried to think of each role I have and I try to hard to be superwoman. The answer I came up with is no. I don't take on anything I know I cannot handle. I give each segment of my life the time it needs. Do somethings (like AG) need more time than other things? Sure do. But the fact is I try to devote the correct amount of time to everything. Am I perfect at this? Heck no! But I try to do my best and that is all anyone can ask for.
Another thing that goes along with balance is knowing when to say no. I get told all the time that I can't say no. That is false. I can say no and I do say no, I just choose what to say no to. I know myself and I know my limits. I know what I can handle to do in a week and I know what I cannot do in a week. My life is my own and it gets handled in that manner. So, know your limits. You are the best version of you and even if everyone else thinks you take on too much, if you are devoting your time to each thing in the correct manner, nothing else will matter!
So advice for today? Learn to balance. Don't try to be super at a billion things, just be super at what you need to be super at. Spend the right amount of time on each role in your life. Spend your time wisely. Know when to say no, and trust yourself in your abilities to do what you know you can do. :) Remember that time is important and so is balance. Work on what you need to work on and keep doing what you are great at doing.  And as you do all of this, do it with a smile, because, as always no one likes a frowny face! :)