Balance {Day 24}

BALANCE

Oh Universe I hear you!

After two days of feeling like crap, I finally felt like myself today. I think it helped that I granted myself some grace yesterday.

Balance has been difficult lately. I’ve been feeling tons of pressure in our business. Trying to keep up with the Jones’s so to speak.

Let me give you a tip. If you keep chasing other people, your never going to be happy because you’ve lost yourself in other people’s shit.

It’s time to just concentrate on me, my business, and my family. I have nothing to prove.

So I move forward. Keep my balance on this precarious ledge of uncertainty.

What does forward look like?

For me, it looks like doing what I can right now in our business to ensure our client’s success. At home, it looks like smiles, laughter, hugs, and quality time. It looks like taking mental health breaks so I don’t lose my balance and crash.

What does balance look like for you?

Whatever it looks like grant yourself grace because there are no rules that say you need to hustle during a pandemic. Sometimes it’s ok to go at your own pace and keep your balance.

“Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.”

Rumi

Wash your hands, wear your mask, social distance, be kind to one another and survive (physically and economically) to build a better world. ❤️

Current Mood {Day 22}

Current mood – fuck this shit!

Ok sorry, I’ll try to be more positive.

I’m absolutely positively over this shit.

Ok, ok…here’s the deal I felt like crap today. A weather change combined with yard work gave me THE WORST sinus headache. Oh yeah and was coughing. 🙄 Having seasonal allergies during a pandemic isn’t cool.

It took me until almost 2 pm to start feeling better. I lost most of the day, and now at almost 9 pm, I’m wide awake. Gah….

It’s been a challenge to say the least.

Another challenge timing. Are you more productive in the morning or the evening?

I’m typically a morning person, but lately, that has changed. Between sleeping in and the kids needing more guidance with school work my mornings are no longer my own. I’m finding I really don’t start “working” until almost noon and then work till 5 or 6. I HATE IT. I can’t be creative, I’m always tired and I blah.

If anyone has suggestions I’m all ears.

“Tits up. Tomorrow is a new day. “


Wash your hands, wear your mask, social distance, be kind to one another and survive (physically and economically) to build a better world. ❤️

Feel All the Feels {Day 14}

Today I was lazy. I chilled with the kid and watched The Masked Singer and The Bold Type. It was nice.

Sundays are usually spent prepping for the week. Laying out my calendar, planning work appointments, and to-do lists. It wasn’t much different although my calendar is emptier.

Since I had some open times, I put a call out for virtual coffee dates and the response was overwhelming. We are all craving connection right now. So get out there and continue being social from a distance. It will be the best part of your week. ❤️

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I’d also like to bring up something I’ve been seeing A LOT on the Interwebs. It called crisis criticism. Here’s the deal we all react to a crisis in different ways: humor, memes, political posts, rants, funny videos, sadness, or in my case just inquiring where to get a Starbucks cold brew.

Please don’t attack people for trying to find normalcy in the chaos. For posting funny things. For not being positive…this one just burns me.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE POSITIVE 💯 % OF THE TIME
ESPECIALLY DURING A CRISIS.

Please allow people their feelings. ❤️

As we found out today this is going to last another month. So be kind to one another and grant each other grace.

“Courage is grace under pressure.”

– Hemingway

Wash your hands, wear your mask, social distance, be kind to one another and survive (physically and economically) to build a better world. ❤️