I want it all

In college I was a chronic overscheduler. I constantly booked myself to be in multiple places at once, had my goals to exercise, eat healthily, practice 3 hours a day, always get my homework done before returning home, making a gourmet meal for dinner every night, keeping my home spick-and-span, spending quality time with the hubby, fulfilling my church calling. Yeah, you get it. I presume a lot of you have been there too.

I fooled myself into thinking this wouldn't happen when I left school. Truthfully, it hasn't to the same degree. I can't really "overschedule" now because, well, I don't have much of a schedule to my life beyond putting the baby down for naps and making sure he eats something from time to time. But the underlying issue is still there. Here goes.

I want to be that person. The person who is a vegan and constantly makes delicious, healthy food. The person who knows everything about babywearing, co-sleeping, breastfeeding, baby massage, story time, and cloth diapering. The person who makes all of her kids clothes and toys. The person who has a meal schedule to accommodate all of the necessary vitamins and minerals her family needs. A person who goes running, who uses that expensive Wii Fit we bought, who takes the neighbor's dogs for a walk. The person that is well-read, writes inspiring and beautiful blog posts. The person who researches her family history diligently. The person who always reads her scriptures for 30 minutes every day, keeps a scripture journal, whose every prayer is sincere. You know, that person.

Here's what I've discovered. I want to be all of the super cool things that everyone else is. Fact is, I forget that my super-healthy friend doesn't knit her kids' clothes. I forget that the cloth diapering mama doesn't go running every day. I forget that the neighbor who walks her dogs diligently isn't religious. Hmmm....no one else can do everything. But I can, right?!? I mean, that's what I tell myself when I think of something else super cool that I want to do/be.

Do you know that person? If you do, I really, really want to find out his/her secret.