I have come up with a new motto . . . it actually came to me a month or 2 when I was taking a spin class with a lackluster instructor, and I had this thought about her, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”  Now everybody knows that I am the kind of person that has my hand in pretty much every sort of hobby/leisure time activity, and that I volunteer to do pretty much anything that needs volunteering for, and that I say “no” to almost no one.  This approach has made me well-rounded, but at times, quite stressed.  So, although it seems to be against my very constitution, I am going to try to adopt

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Just because you can go to the faculty only (plus me) workshop on improving academic program webpages doesn’t mean you should.

Just because you can overhaul your church’s approach to young adult programs by incorporating a significant “new media” component doesn’t mean you should.

Just because you can make it through an entire stats course without missing a single point on a single assignment or test (I have actually done this) doesn’t mean you should.

So those are the things I’m currently trying to prevent myself from doing . . . now it’s off to make a powerpoint for a presentation that doesn’t require powerpoints, to read articles for a class you can get away with not reading in. and to hand stitch letter appliques on six baby blankets that probably don’t require hand stitching (at least I’m getting paid for those) . . . baby steps, people, baby steps . . .