Next, I am taking a moment to pause and be grateful. I often jump into the next thing without stopping to appreciate how far I've come. And I've come very far. It's a strange, gratifying, exhausting and challenging endeavour to run your own business. I don't know if I'll ever feel completely comfortable...maybe that's a good thing.
Ending the "labor" part of work right when the frenzy of the holiday season kicks in is a potential recipe for disaster for me. Now is the time I want to make a ton of things, like art and crafts, food and gifts. I want to nest and redecorate, cook and give parties. I want to go to yoga everyday and get massages. And of course, I want to spend time with my husband and little girl. STOP. I guess you know where this is headed. With too many expectation on myself and for my life.....I'm headed for major disappointment and then a good old fashion dose of self flagellation. This shit is so common to me, I've been doing it to myself for as long as I can remember. Well, I'm not gonna lie. I really want to write that I am not going to attempt to do too much. But I really really want to do it all and I want it all to come off perfect! I know, I know...don't say anything. I can't promise anything. What I can promise is that I will take a moment to pause.
I slept 10 hours last night and it was divine.
Leaving you with some Coral Charms....be kind
7 comments:
how do you get such good color on the peonies in your photos? mine are always overly saturated and the detail and color nuance is a blur.
Oooh, colours of high summer! Lovely.
Wow, such pretty pinks!
gorgeous flowers! and such an honest post. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one getting worked up about what I want to do for the holidays.....so much to do, so little time. this year I'm working on lowering my expectations too. take that, hallmark-made-for-tv movie with kids happily decorating homemade sugar cookies, not throwing sprinkles and making more of a mess, and smiling and saying, "thank you mama for this wonderful christmas" the whole time! not gonna happen, but at least I know that now!
Congratulations on your 4th year and on being balsy enought to do it at what was a very precarious time. Good for you! And on all that stuff you want to get in during the holidays, I have a feeling you will. Enjoy. Thanks for those beautiful flowers to liven up these very dreary last couple of weeks.
very nice... happy holidays !
Sheer perfection! I can so relate to your line of thought, I have the very same disease. My advice, is do what you can, try to enjoy the process, and don't worry about what doesn't get done. I will try to take my own advise also! Much love to you Denise, Linda xx
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