I’ve spent the last couple of weeks giving myself a little break from the workouts. I never stopped all together, I even started a push-up challenge, and stayed conscious about my food choices, but only worked out twice in two weeks. I also spent the last couple of weeks grappling with my guilt about it and over analyzing whether this was the beginning of my downhill slide. Here are the results of my in depth over analysis.
Everything got really busy and overwhelming at once. In the past couple of months I did a good job of keeping up with the workouts even when I was in the craziest time of the year at work and one of the busiest times as a Mom. Through it all I stayed focused and still maintained three workouts a week. What I neglected to maintain was my environment. Everything was a mess at home and in my office. That chaos was seriously affecting my mood and ability to keep up with everything.
As the environment got messier and messier I kept chanting to myself ‘Don’t give up on your priorities’, meaning working out and having fun time. So for a couple of months I pushed on with those priorities. I told myself the mess was not that important. What I found is that to have true peace I needed to make my environment a priority too. I took an hour or so at the office to obtain an organized mess, which makes me so much more productive. I ordered a day planner to use for home and work combined so that I could cut down on the multiple places I was tracking my life. I also spent the last couple of weeks working to put my house in order.
Is it all perfect now? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! There are still rooms that require a shut door if anyone drops by. The house has that lived in chic look that is all the rage in design magazines. My office feels good to me, but I doubt anyone else feels like it is getting better. But here’s the thing, the planner is helping, I don’t feel so overwhelmed, and I am no longer clenching my jaw 24/7.
Most important, I THINK I’ve learned my lesson. I can’t be so singularly focused in my priorities that I don’t ‘adult’. I need to factor in the foundation of my life so I can be successful in the rest of the building process. Let’s face it, without clean clothes, clean dishes and some food in the house it’s hard to be the total package. So I am going to be mindful of the environment, and try to create a balance that allows me to continue this journey and have some more of that summer fun I love so much.
Daring To Do This 