Hold The Line!

Remember me last week, setting things in place to have an amazing life? Well, yes I’m still forging forward in that endeavor. But let me tell you, the minute you set out to make a change, to draw a line, to enforce a boundary, you best believe someone, or something is gonna come pressing! Trust and believe! I’m here to be helpful AND transparent! 

First, let me tell you re-working my personal, and professional calendar has been no easy task! I have been dismantling and re-arranging for 2 weeks! And not only that, but the business plan I had laid out (you know the one that was gonna put me in the ground with the pace I was going to have to keep up to achieve it) has also been re-constructed.  I can’t really express how long I’ve went so hard or how much I’ve had to sacrifice to get to just the level of success I am at today. But let me just say- your girl is tired, but I’m not giving up. That ain’t me. I am re-configuring and re-structuring in order to re-fresh and re-energize so that I can keep going. I am listening to my body, and not always pushing through every.single.time. 

I see so many badass businesswomen on the verge of burn out because they just keep on keeping on. And sometimes, as my husband puts it, “need to sit our old asses down.” 

So, I am doubling down on setting some boundaries, boundaries that protect my family life, my rest, my peace, my selfcare and my joy, remember those guys? Well damn if I haven’t been asked to sponsor, collab, attend events, and overbook myself with meetings. And I’ve had to say no. But honestly, that it wasn’t as hard as I thought, because I thought of all the good things I would be giving up, if I gave my yes! I got a taste of the good stuff y’all! 

Here are the important things that I have accomplished so far and the things I have coming up, that I’m so excited about:

A hooky day with my little guy, just us!

A day to wonder around alone with no agenda

A day date with my boo for top golf & Korean BBQ

A day at the Strawberry Patch with my little broke besties

A solo spa day for Mama, and oh how I’m drooling thinking about it

A beach trip for Ruthie Boo’s Big 5

And time to go on school field trip

Is my time scheduled and optimized to the max to achieve this, yes! But it’s worth it for these irreplaceable time blocks. Your NO is worth the memories, the joy, the good moments of life. 

Over the next couple weeks, I will be sharing my practices, the nuts and bolts if you will, on achieving this (and my failures), and my shifting mindset on business, more on that later. For now, I want to tell you life can be enjoyable, and you can get shit done too! I want to plant that seed! And as my friend would say “we will water it.”

In the meantime, do something for yourself, babe. Enjoy the sunshine and get some ice cream with someone you love!