9th July 2016
Slow
down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going to fast - you
also miss the sense of where you are going and why. Eddie Cantor
Just lately I've
either been working and rushing doing stuff or too tired to do stuff so stuck
to chair in front on the tv. This week
I've had Alfie to walk too, luckily it's coincided with the having less
paperwork to do for work and also I had Wednesday morning off work for moms
birthday. I've really noticed a
difference already, yesterday I took Alfie out for his walk, he doesn't rush
does our boy, he likes to watch the world go by, I'd been doing the housework before
we left, I was halfway through the kitchen, thinking I must finish it when I
get back and put that load of washing out, when Alfie decides to lie down in
the middle of the field! Normally I'd
have stood there thinking, "come on, I've got loads to do!" but
yesterday, I smiled and thought 'good idea', then I decided to lie down with
him and we had 10-15 minutes of chilling and watching the world go by. I want more of that in my life, I'm so glad
I'm working on getting the balance back, I can't wait for my energy levels to
go back up for me to have some left over after I've finished doing my
work.
Don't get me wrong
I absolutely love my job, that's probably why I do so much of it, but I also
love my life, my mom, my dog, my friends and my family and I want the energy to
enjoy them all.
If “I just don’t have enough time.” is
one of your most used lines, is it time to make changes? So many of us are guilty of saying 'I don't
have time' when things get busy or when
we don't wanna feel guilty about not doing something. Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's an excuse
not to do things;
- I don't have time to exercise
(easier to say than to actually make the effort, justifies us not going for
that walk, but no fun when we're wheezing after a walk up a flight of stairs.
- I don't have time to cook! That's a great excuse to give you the okay to
go to the chippy!
What else don't you have time
for? I know sometimes my members don't
have time to make their meeting, usually because they're doing everything for
everyone else.
Usually 'don't have time' is
another way of saying 'it's not a priority' and it's really said that we don't
see our own needs as a priority.
Think about it,
"I don't have time for my meeting
this week, it's just not a priority, my health and happiness will have to
wait!"
"I know it's good for me to
exercise but it's just not a priority, I'm okay with being out of breathe when
I have to walk up stairs."
"I know a home cooked meal
would taste better and help me lose a few pounds but eating healthy isn't a
priority to me right now so I'll stay at this weight and go to the chippy."
OUCH! I've been using those excuses myself, truth
hurts I won't lie.
Changing how we say it doesn't
give us a whole loads more hours in our day though does it? But then why do we find the time to do
everything for everyone else and not make ourselves a priority - what's that
all about.
I know I love reading and I often
say, I can't concentrate to read at the moment, the truth is I can find the
time to sit my backside down in front of the tele for hours and watch drivel,
that's more about habit than time, if I really wanted to read, I'd take myself
away from the tv and do it.
I'm doing a timesheet for work this week to see where I spend my
hours and how many I spend working, maybe I need to do one for my life, so I
can see what I'm doing with all of those 168 hours in the week. Time is the one thing we can't get back, how
are you spending yours? I know some days
I spend too much time playing Candy
Crush, on Facebook, in front of the tele, what about you?
What you do turns out to be
what's important to you! Is that really
candy crush lol!
I'm going to be making 15 minutes
on my Cross Trainer each day a priority to me now it's been looked over by an
engineer and is safe to use.
I'm going to start
my new reading book tomorrow too, not today, today's all accounted for, I'm
about to get ready for work, have a couple of hours of fun there, then I'm
getting my first massage in 3 weeks.
THEN, my bestie is come over and we're going to have a day of giggles, I
can't wait. I'm going to cook us Beef
Rengdeng, it's not going to be low in points, but it won't be as high as a
takeaway and we'll drink lager probably whilst I cook it.
I'm making me a
priority from today, of course my mom is the most important person in my life
and she's also a priority but we both need to be fit and well or healthy and
happy as I like to say and that's my mission, here's to finding that work/life
balance and taking care of US!
The greatest gift
you can give someone is your time, because when you give your time, you are
giving a portion of your life that you will never get back! Make sure you give some of those valuable
time gifts to yourself BeYOUtiful. xx
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