Sure it’s going to cost me some money, sure I can do it myself perfectly well, but I decided I just didn’t have the time to do it.
This morning I looked at the pile of mending that has been sitting there for a couple of months now and then over at the dry cleaning bag and thought about how the dry cleaner does mending and alterations…
What did I do next? I put the mending in the dry cleaning bag and took it to work for them to pick up and mend.
I feel guilty because it’s money I shouldn’t spend on something I can do myself perfectly well, but in the grand scheme of things, I don’t have the time to do it right now and want it done. I feel like I’m failing at this little bit of life because I’m choosing not to do it all on my own, but you know what? You don’t get bonus points for doing it all on your own. h
I have baking to do, an apartment to clean, crocheting, crafting and shopping to do, letters to write and holiday cards to sort through and send. I choose to do all of that over mending, but since that needs to be done too…I’m spending the money so someone else will do it for me.
So to make myself feel better about it and less guilty, what have you done lately (or in the past) that you could do perfectly well and chose to pay someone else to do it for you? Why?
December 6, 2011 at 4:32 pm
HIgh five for knowing when to outsource the little things! I think that is a HUGE part of staying sane, just because you CAN do something yourself, doesn’t mean you MUST
December 7, 2011 at 10:55 am
I call this socially responsible. There are menders in this world who need the work, and the money, especially this time of year. You’re doing your part to keep them in business.
The list of the stuff I outsource or delegate, that I could do on my own, is too big for the internet. Let’s just say that if you need an intelligent corner cut – I’m your girl.
December 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Think of it as a little treat for yourself for the holidays!
December 12, 2011 at 9:32 am
“I feel like I’m failing at this little bit of life because I’m choosing not to do it all on my own…”
Um, no. Your WINNING at life – because your SMART enough to know you needed HELP because it’s IMPOSSIBLE to do everything ON YOUR OWN.
And I totally agree with Molly & Sue.