Five Friday Faves - 12.15
some thoughts on doing too much, because it's how I've been doing
On Doing It All
My husband has been out of town since Sunday, and in addition to the holidays being chaotic, my mind has been fried. On Monday, I completely forgot about an event my kids and I were really excited about, and as I cried about it, my dad bluntly reminded me to “cut myself some slack”.
This is not a skill I am particularly good at.
I’ve been operating at a max capacity for (what feels like) all of December thus far. For example, last Thursday, after 36 hours in Wisconsin for a funeral, I got off a plane, went to the grocery store, and made my son a birthday cake from scratch. Then a few days later, I was beating myself up for forgetting something that I didn’t put in my calendar.
Was it probably ultimately for the best that we missed the event because my kids were EXHAUSTED from their Monday and really just needed to veg? Yes.
Was I still upset I let something slip? Yes
On Tuesday, I had organized a babysitter so I could make it to Yoga and Meditation and bookclub. (If you’re ever solo parenting, just get the damn sitter and don’t feel guilty about it) It was exactly what I needed. We set an intention for the session, and (idk if this is bad luck to tell you) but mine was to give myself more grace.
So here we are, there are no Five Faves this week because I am giving myself some grace and cutting myself some slack. Hope this is a little reminder for you to do the same for yourself, especially during this season.
More A Day In Her Life:
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