Breathe

 

This morning I hustled to work. I woke up before my baby, showered before he started to stir and then roosted him from his bed for a quick morning feed. He had only moments of mom time before it was into the carseat and off to school.  I was able to get there early in order to reach a meeting this morning. I was surprisingly on time.

Then, I arrived at the parking lot only to see that it was completely full at 6:45AM. Who are these people? I drove down to a lot far away and realized then that I would miss my meeting. I couldn't walk back up to school fast enough, especially in the rain.  I had to let go.

I stopped at a coffee shop on the way to work and sat down and began the day's duties. I wrote an abstract, finalized my schedule for the next few weeks and began reading the literature. I started listing all of the things I had to do and decided to frantically google the best "to-do-list" application that could sync across all devices (my iPhone, macbook, and iMac) so I would never be away from my growing to-do list.

Then, like a sign from above, I came across this video.

 
Earlier this year, we asked women about their lifestyle - nearly half said they were feeling moderately or extremely stressed & shockingly 40% feel like they're about to burn out. We weren't surprised, we feel it too. From our everyday never-ending 'to do' lists to the pressure the media puts on us to be the 'perfect woman'.
 

What a perfect reminder. This is what my blog is all about - and really, my true mission in life. I love my work and my career, but at the end of the day, when we retire or stop working for any reason, we rely on family, friends and beautiful memories. I have already forgotten most of the study material from my boards - but I will never forget the feeling of brining home my beautiful son.

It's time to start being. Simplify your life and #Letgo

 
From our everyday never-ending 'to do' lists to the pressure the media puts on us to be the 'perfect woman'. We rush around trying to do more, be more, give more. But we don't need to be like this 24/7, it's not healthy. We need to #LetGo of all this pressure every now & again.
 

Another quick bit of inspiration:

Until next time, enjoy some of life's finer moments!


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