Is Time On Your Side?

Is Time on your side? How much time is enough time? Do you ever feel like there aren't enough hours in a day or enough time to spend with the ones you love? This weekend brought these questions to the forfront in my life and I experienced a "sudden shift in priorities". My Mother who is almost 80 years old and a very active woman, working two part time jobs, became ill at 7:00 am Friday morning. I was forced to drop everything I was doing and rush to her house to help her. It was scarey sitting by her bedside with the weight of the world on my shoulders wondering what the right decision was to make at that moment.

I am the third child of four children and my siblings all live in other states. My father passed away almost 9 years ago so I bare the weight of the responsibility to look after my Mother. I don't see it as a burden because I love my Mother dearly and take pleasure in her company. She doesn't live too far from me so it's a short car ride to her home. She's pretty self sufficient but has High Blood Pressure and Arthritis so she does need to have someone near by in the event of emergencies or to help her maintain her house.

As Full Time Realtors® we're usually all over the place and this year has been pretty challenging. Stopping everything to rush to my Mother's side was a real "AH HA!" moment. Here is how my day went:

• First, I had to call my Mother's Physician who was on vacation so I had to take her to a covering Doctor
• After a very long wait, we saw the Physician which took about an hour since he wasn't familiar with her history
• After sending us home, later that day, the Doctor decided that it might be better for her to go to the Emergency Room. After five hours in emergency, the Doctor decided to admit her into the Hospital.
• At 12:30 am Saturday morning we finally got her settled into the Pascack Valley Hospital.
• The entire next day was spent sitting bedside while we tried to understand what to do next.

The good news is that she was released! Now comes the follow up and trying to find out what caused her Blood Pressure to spike to almost 235 over 90. I'm greatful that I still have time with my Mother and I will take full advantage of it. Since we are a Husband and Wife Team, my husband, Bob can pick up the slack and tend to our customers and listings while I tend to my Mom.

Last week I was consumed with Business but it was only because I thought that was a priority and that time was on my side for the other stuff in life. This week my priorities are much different. You just never know when you will have a sudden shift in priorities. Is Time on Your Side? Take a moment today to figure out what is important in your life and make time for it!

Thinking of Buying or Selling in the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County, New Jersey, call Bob and Lisa at (201)218-6802 or visit us online at www.HammersTeam.com. We have time for you!