wonder what it'll be next

doing: work work work!
feeling: a headache and a little down for some reason.
listening to: my ipod in about 2 seconds. ah yes, "I Am" by Hanson is the first on the list!

so as i'm working away, retouching endless orders and collages, an image floats into my brain. this image is of the hallway in East Elementary and i'm walking out of the lunch room to my locker. and nothing seemes more importatnt to me than getting my coat as fast as i can to walk out to recess with my friends.

back to reality. i dont need a coat right now!!!

when did those feelings stop? when was the most important things shifted? was it Junior High(yes, some of us did go to JUNIOR high!) when it was so important to simply look cool standing in line for milk at lunch. or looking cool in front of that one specific guy or girl? or was it High School when you still had to look and act cool, but grades were getting up there? or getting that paper in just at the right time? or making sure you write your paper so Mr. Stultz won't throw it back in your face!? or then again, it could have been college when you had to pull an all night cram session because if you failed one more test.......!

could your most important thing shift from day to day? or do you just make a list in your head and at the end of the day that importance is still the same as it was when you woke up?

i'm thinking that theres always something that comes along that ends up being more important. no matter how old you get, theres always something. i think you just have to decide what you want to be the most important. is it school? is it your boyfriend or girlfriend? or is is your job, the job that you've wanted forever?! (or did those cram sessions in school so you could be creditable at it!) it could be your family, your spouse, your children! whatever it is and whenever it comes around in your life it will be the most important thing to you! at least until something else comes along and edges it out.

for me, at this point in my life, the most important thing is my family. Matt and Ethan won't come second to anything for me! i have my lists. Lord knows i NEED my lists! my computer is covered in post-its! its awful! but at the end of the day they are #1 on my list!

who is the most important person in your life? your spouse? your kids? your boy/girlfriend?
what is the most important thing in your life? your job? your home? your schooling? your social life?
and finally, how do you balance all of those things to make you a well rounded person?