10th July 2016
Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your
life forever. Keri Russell
Yesterday I talked about getting that work / life balance
back, finding the time to do all the things I want to do, now to decide what
those things are! We had a lovely
afternoon yesterday, I ended up not having my massage because I turned up an
hour early and I couldn't wait and I needed to get back, but that was all good
because at least I don't ache anywhere at the moment, which is rare! The rest of the day was spent drinking and
chatting with my mate, we watched a rubbish film, mom even pointed out it felt
like it had been on all afternoon, then we all went for a little walk with
Alfie over the shops, and we chilled, put the world on hold for a few
hours. I fell asleep on them both as
usual, I was shattered after my eventful week!
Back to finding the time to do stuff, if you need to do this
too, first of all we need to decide what the 'stuff' it is we want to find time
for don't we? What are all the things
you'd do if you had time? I'm quite
boring here I guess as I don't want to do anything super special, I just want
time to do the normal things like, spending time with mom, going on drives in
the countryside, cooking recipes, reading books, sitting up the garden in the
sunshine (if we get any!), going to my WW meeting as a member and then enjoying
lunch with my bestie, walking the dog, using my cross trainer, doing a bit of
crafting maybe. I actually want to find
the time to do housework too, because I do feel better when my house is tidier,
I'm more inclined to cook when my kitchen worktops are clear!
Once we've decided what we want to do with the time we're
going to get back, the we can look at what we're spending our time doing at the
moment! What can you give up that you're
doing right now to make time for the things you want to do? Even if you feel guilty giving them up,
don't, it's okay to be a little selfish if it's going to stop you from becoming
burned out or stressed. Can you delegate
any of the things you do? It may sound
trivial but I delegated fetching moms medication from the hospital pharmacy to
my brother, it saved me an hour and gave me one less thing to do - it really
helped.
I also realised online shopping saved me some time too, I do
enjoy a walk round a supermarket I won't lie but I can live without it on a
weekly basis if it gives me a clear day to go for a drive with mom now and
again.
This week when I've come in my office to do my paperwork and
aftercare, I've shut the internet down, this meant I focused on the work I had to
do rather than being distracted by emails, Facebook messages and the rest,
meaning I focused on the job in hand and got it done quicker.
Could you do with turning the tv off? Getting things done at those times when you'd
cabbage in front of the tv means you have more hours in the day, time to put
those non-negotiable' important things in your diary like "My WW
Meeting", "My Exercise Time", the stuff that you know is
important to you and you want to do!
Don't let someone take that valuable times from you and replace them
with something else.
A to do list might help?
Feels good to tick the things off as you do them, always put have a cup
of tea as the first one and have a glass of wine as the last makes it a nicer
list.
Most importantly, remember to relax, to be happy and take
time out to chill, slow down and do nothing, it's okay to do nothing sometimes.
I might do a lot of nothing today ;0)
Enjoy your Sunday whatever you choose to do with it
BeYOUtiful. xx
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