This weekend, I have been taking the "be gentle with yourself" order seriously. I am sure that our livelihood will survive a weekend of laziness, but this cannot continue on for much longer.
At the moment, I don’t care that the laundry is piling up again, or that the dog hair is floating from room to room – collecting up in the corners of the rooms and underneath the furniture. Oh, there is so much to be done, but I don’t care, I tell you. I DON’T care.
I actually had big plans for the weekend. I was going to ask the neighbor if I could borrow their carpet cleaner. I had hoped to shampoo the family room carpet and possibly the upstairs bedrooms if time allowed. I’d even considered repainting the front hallway.
Needless to say, I did none of the above. Instead, I took YaYa to a birthday party and gave running another try. Now, I am tired – again. *sigh*
This being "gentle with myself" is hard work. Thankfully, tomorrow is another day. Even better, it is a holiday so I don’t have to go to work.
Sometimes you just need to hear it from the right person :-) Try not to wear yourself out being gentle with yourself :-)
Being gentle to yourself sounds like great advice. You’ve inspired me to run 3 miles today instead of 5. Thanks!