"I Want To" vs. "I Have To"

I want to spend more time with my husband and son. I want to write something for myself. I want more time to relax.

But, I have to work. I have to clean the house. I have to buy groceries.

Tonight, I have to do some writing for work, but I want to write for myself. Unfortunately, it's 9:39 p.m. and I'm too tired to do both. So, unless I get a second (or third) wind, I'll only be writing for work tonight. I want my weekends (and evenings) to be all about me and my family, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way.

There's never enough time or money to do everything I want to do -- or even everything I need to do -- but, of course, I try to squeeze in as much as I can. That's why I don't sleep much.

So, I'm glad I stopped by here tonight, but now I must say, "Goodbye," so that I can get some work done ... and maybe, if I'm lucky, a little bit of fun too.