Birthday Cake.
On the day of my 51st birthday, I decided to make a change. With a daughter, a husband, lots of family members and friends, organizational commitments, personal goals, and professional undertakings, I had reached a point where I no longer thought about doing things differently. I felt like it had become a health issue in terms of only being able to handle so much more. In other words, I had reached my limit.
Halloween.
It was October, and I had come home to a house decorated with the festivities of Halloween; pumpkins and an assortment of creepy things had taken up residence. There was a Halloween tablecloth across the kitchen table, and ghoulish beings hung from the kitchen sliding doors. It was too much for my eyes to take.
Try to imagine for a moment…decorations that were supposed to invoke scary Jeepers Creepers, Jason-coming to visit feelings (‘cause that’s how we decorate) actually resulted in strong feelings on anguish and fear. And it was just Halloween. Christmas was not far behind.
Jailed.
For people who don’t understand, visual clutter can be confining, and I felt like I was in a coffin. I was trapped in a space, jailed, and I was the person who had placed myself there. Every day I felt more and more like all of these things were closing in on me. I felt like I couldn’t escape. There was nothing anyone else could do about it. I had to take the first step to making a change.
But this was not just going to be about me doing more with less at home, because this wasn’t just a problem at home. I had the same feelings about work and the same feelings when I went to the gym in the morning…and I go very early. I had the same feelings when I went shopping, meaning I usually skip large department stores. So this was about instituting a change across the board.
I’ve known that I’ve had these limitations for a while. And I also know that part of it is my introverHey, there is only so much that a girl can take. Yes, part of it is introversion, but part of it is something else. So, I committed to making a change.
Journey.
I’ll be sharing my tips for success, my challenges, and my journey along the way. I hope that it helps you as much as it helps me. But just know…that this is going to be a process.
Welcome.