How much can I do?

I am taking on too much....seriously. I feel that I can't do much more....I meet with my HOA board where I am the only female. I have one guy that thinks females are merely here on earth to look pretty...he actually had the audacity to ask me if I knew what a budget was?? Seriously.

I think because I do use the "nice" thing to get things done it conjures up a bad rap. It doesn't get taken as seriously as the bad ass, or, the bitch, or, the boss, or any of the other methods. But, trust me, it gets the job done. I have used it reliably for these many years and it works. Trust.

I find that it makes people feel at ease, more willing to succomb to whatever it is that I am going to need them to do. The whole experience is more pleasurable. But, for the onlooker who uses different methods the nice approach comes off as weak. So be it. I don't care what the outsider thinks...it works.

But, anyway, I must continue to just shun the naysayers and just do my thing. The phrase, "Don't hate the player, hate the game" sums it up best. So, I am trying to find out how to work in relationships like my HOA board, that I was elected to, with different sorts of people. But, my life is BUSY. I also want to do fun stuff like the Social Committee, the DAR, spend time w/ friends, work at some point during the day, and spend time w/ my beloved. But, where is the time???

OK, well, this wraps up blog #2. I will try to get better at these....bear w/ me....thanks for reading!