There’s a lot of new change coming in the near future and I don’t maneuver change the best.
A couple of days ago, I knew I needed to get away for part of a day and spend some time with my thoughts and my to-do list. It might be a while until I have the chance to do this again, so I made it a priority.
I packed up my laptop and my goal-setting spirit and I holed up in a coffee shop with two other creative friends. I knocked through my work to-do list with this energy I haven’t had in a long while and I quickly realized that I NEED to find a way to do this more often.
Light bulb moment and some encouragement from my two mom friends who were also there, I gave myself permission to look for a sitter to come watch the kids. Not every day, maybe something like once a week, but definitely often enough to be and FEEL productive in something other than being a mom.
I’m working through the (self) guilt of the cost and the “I shouldn’t have to’s” and the selfish stigma of needing/wanting time away from the ones I love the most, but I also know deep down, it’s healthy and it’s important. A good change.