During the holidays, it is so easy to get frustrated, stressed, tired, and completely overwhelmed. There are gifts to buy, parties to go to, cookies to bake and everyone is vying for your attention and quite frankly, by the time Christmas gets here you are ready to break down and cry! Especially when you realize that you bought a case of AA batteries from Costco when what you really needed for all of the toys were AAA. AHHHHHHH!!!! Talk about being ready for a melt down!
Now, I would like to tell you that you need to learn to just say "no" to so many parties, don't volunteer for EVERY cookie swap, ask people to bring a dish, and buy an assortment of batteries so you are prepared, but come on. Are you really in the mood to listen to that? No, I hear the scoffing so don't worry, I'm not going to suggest it.
INSTEAD, I am going to tell you to take time for yourself. This past Friday was one of those I'm-going-to-pull-my-hair-out-fall-apart-bury-me-alive-and-throw-away-the-shovel kind of days. If one more person asked me to do something I was going to have to shove my foot someplace unpleasant. I needed a moment for myself, but I was also feeling guilty and had this overwhelming sense of "I don't have the TIME". Well, guess what, Suzy. You don't have the time NOT to.
After arguing with myself, my smarter half finally won and I went to lunch with a couple of wonderful friends. Never have I laughed so hard! The girls and I laughed, laughed some more, and we all completely relaxed and didn't have a care or worry in the world. Gone were the worries of health, love, money, kids, work, broken wrists, ex-wives/husbands, baking, holiday BS, and every other beef we were carrying with us. When the lunch was over, we felt lighter, happier, stress-free, and ready to conquer the world!
If it takes an hour or two to re-energize yourself, why not take it? Because, let's face it, YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!
Happy Organizing!
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