Hello there!
Phew! Nick had a four day weekend and man, did those four days fly by! Monday being Memorial Day it felt like Sunday which makes today feel like Monday! I was thinking it would be a low key day. No practices for the boys and a day till the newest life chat post. But, nope! It’s Tuesday and I am all off! Typically, I write the life chat blog posts on Monday evenings. But, this week I am writing day of!
Stressor:
A certain stress is definitely lingering in my gut. Our four day weekend was so much fun! We did a lot of work on our yard. A little bit of laundry got done. However, most everything inside the home was left. Things like dusting, vacuuming, dirty bathrooms. In the moment it’s totally fine! I can deal.
But, now that the fun of our extended weekend is over. I feel the weight of all the chores bogging me down. Not only do I have house chores to accomplish but, I work for myself. Anything that needs getting done for my business needs to take place in and around all the house stuff.
Solution:
Instead of letting all this stuff weigh me down today it’s especially important for list making! I typically write down a few things I know I want to accomplish in a day. But, after a long weekend with lots of things waiting to get done. A list is key in keeping my anxiety at bay.
We can only accomplish so much in a day! That’s okay. It’s when we let the weight of it all take over; influencing our mood, body language, behavior, self worth that it becomes a problem.
I am the mvp in letting it weigh me down and taking it out on my family. But, today I am reminded that those beautiful moments this past weekend wouldn’t have taken place if we kept up with the chores. We wouldn’t have spent three days heading to the baseball park. We would have stayed instead making sure laundry didn’t get behind and the pink ring in the toilet never appeared.
Where’s the fun in that?! Those are not the memories I want to create with my family. Even in typing this out I can feel the weight lift. It can’t all be done in one day. When we give attention to one thing something else gets put on the back burner.
So, today I am okay with the pink ring around the toilet. It’s on the list. I will clean the bathrooms today. Sharing in our lives on the blog is getting done all while being a therapy session for me. I’ll take that for sure!
I hope this space is a little therapy moment for you too. A reminder that we are only human. We should always strive for our best. That means some days the chores weight and the list of to do’s is a bit longer than usual.
How did your weekend go? How are you feeling heading into the new week? Feeling anxiety too? Try creating a list. Make it manageable for each day. Be sure to include something for you…a walk outside, meditation, journaling. These small tasks make a big difference.
Happy Tuesday friends! I hope you seek joy and gratitude in this week. It’s up to us to create it.
Four ways to style linen shorts
These black linen shorts are so good! Super comfortable and super versatile. Wear with sneakers and a tank for everyday casual style or dress them up with a dressy top and heels. These are going to be a staple in my closet this summer.
I went true to size. But, honestly think I could have sized down one. They loosen up with wear. Linen tends to do that. If you’re in between sizes I’d definitely go with your smaller size.
