you want more?

cameragirl21 wrote: you may want more of all of those or at least more than one but please choose the one you most want more of.

lesliesmom replied: I chose more money. Only for the reason of hating the fact that we live paycheck-to-paycheck and really can't seem to get ahead of things. It's just frustrating. I'm not asking for a lot more, just a little extra to help.

Jamison'smama replied: I need more time but money can buy me time (personal chef, full time house keeper, personal trainer) and more so I chose money

cameragirl21 replied:
i want to stress that wanting more of anything does not mean or even imply that you are not grateful for what you already have. i don't see it that way at all.
it's wanting more that gives us reason to wake up in the morning, go to work or wherever we go each day and gives us drive and inspiration to step outside our comfort zones, trying to create more than what we have already created.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: I chose more fun! It has been a while since I seriously can say "wow, that was so much fun!" Although my mom's club took the kids to the humane society yesterday and that was fun! But you know, adult fun!

cameragirl21 replied:
the question is, if you had more money, would you really spend it on those things? or would you just buy more of what you don't need?
some theories say that no matter how much money you have, you will probably not spend it on the right things. i think more money is very important but i chose time because money cannot truly buy you time. think of this song, it's one of my faves....
i close my eyes
only for a moment and the moment's gone.
all my dreams
pass before my eyes in curiosity.
dust in the wind
all they are is dust in the wind.
same old song
just a drop of water in an endless sea.
all we do
crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see.
dust in the wind
all we are is dust in the wind.
don't hang on
nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
it slips away
and all your money won't another minute buy.
dust in the wind
all we are is dust in the wind.
--song is by Kansas

lesliesmom replied:
ITA. I am completely grateful for what I have. And you are right, the wanting more is my drive, but it is not an obsession of my life. Of course, I would want more of everything on your list, who wouldn't?

amynicole21 replied: You need an "all of the above" option

coasterqueen replied:
That was my thinking too.

cameragirl21 replied:
i left that out on purpose, Amy, the point is to just choose one...what do you MOST want more of?
in theory, sure, we'd all love to have more of everything, whether we need it or not. the point is to ask yourself what is missing most in your life...it enables you to find solutions to get it.
ETA--nearly all my polls are thinly disguised awareness exercises, getting all of us to think about our lives, our pasts, our desires, etc and ask ourselves how we can get to where we want to go.

Jamison'smama replied: Money doesn't buy you more time in the end... but it can keep away those things that take time away from my kids and DH on a daily basis. Cleaning the house and making meals takes a lot of daily time that I would love to spend just playing/teaching/loving on my kids. I have heard the statistic about people with more money...but that "want" best describes us. ALSO, we are trying to move back to be near our families and that requires selling this house in a flooded market so, with more money, I would be near the people that matter the most to me. Of course it feels selfish, we are doing fine monetarily but.....

cameragirl21 replied:
i wasn't trying to give you a hard time, B, just putting out another perspective.

HuskerMom replied: I chose more children. I'd like to have two or three more. But I also want to be done having kids by the time I'm 30 and right now I'm 25 so we may have to start trying again soon

moped replied: If I had all the money i wanted I would just buy all my family freinds things that would make them happy. I said I wanted more children........all would be great but if I had to choose one that would be it. We have money, we have fun, we have love................but we don't have our baby to complete our family

lisar replied: More time in the day. I work 9 hours a day, go home cook, clean, clean, clean, play with the kids, bath time and then bedtime. There just isnt enough time for ME....

DansMom replied: More energy.

However, had there been an "all of the above" option, I would have selected that.

ediep replied:
I agree with Brenda, plus if we had lots of money....Dh wouldn't have to work so much so he could be home with me and the kids more

Cece00 replied: Money.

I could do more of what I want to do financially in life (savings, retirement, etc) and I could do more for my kids (save more for college, etc) and I could pay people to help do stuff I DONT want to do and dont have a lot of time to do some days (cleaning, errands, etc) and DH and I could spend more time with our kids and doing stuff we enjoy.

Boo&BugsMom replied: Money, but not too much, just enough where I can be a SAHM and not have to worry paycheck to paycheck. Being a SAHM would ultimately give me more time and energy as well so it's like a domino affect with me. Not saying being a SAHM would be easy, but compared to "raising" 5 kids who are not my own compared to 2 that are, there is a much bigger difference to me!

redplaydoh replied: I chose more friends, because that is what I'm missing so much being here and not knowing the language enough to make more friends.

coasterqueen replied: Money. It would solve a lot of our problems and take a lot of stress off our marriage.

hoosier momma replied: I would love to have more time to spend with my son and my husband. There just doesn't seem to be enough time for everything in life.

Calimama replied: This is a tough one for me. I voted money than realized I didn't think before I voted. I probably should have voted love because you can never have too much love, but you can definitely have too much money. I'm a SAHM, going to school full time, and are well off with money. I'm lucky and I think I sometimes I take that for granted.

luvmykids replied: ENERGY. It's the one thing that is truly holding back my quality of life, I'm too tired to enjoy/make the most of the other things on the list that I do have enough of, or to achieve the things on the list that are within my reach, like more fun.

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MoonMama replied: Lately I have to say more energy.

MyBabeMaddie replied: Can't decide can I be greedy and have more of all

Brias3 replied: More time for me