Why does this happen? Why do the best of plans and intentions fall to the wayside when deadlines loom and everyone seems to want something from you all at the same time? I'll tell you why. Not being able to say a little two letter word. 'N.O'
I've long been afflicted by an inability to say such a small word, even though I work with words for a living. 'Would you mind redoing that piece of script?' The answer should be 'no', but it always comes out 'of course'. Someone says 'I need help with this report, but just can't seem to get it right, can you help me?' From under a pile of my own work, I say 'Sure!!!!!'
I need help people. For the last three months I have worked flat out on project after project and finally this week finished the mother of them all (even though the Grandmother of them all is now at the top of the pile...but more on that another time.) Instead of feeling relief, I just feel exhausted, washed out and in need of a million years of sleep. Instead I'll have to make do with just a day off, because it all starts again on Monday.
It's a shame I feel like this, as just a few weeks ago, I was invited to a spa night hosted by Susan Kushnatsian from Bee Gorgeous Organics. She's so wonderful. Not only does she create the most scrumptious organic body care products that are good enough to eat (I do it regularly, with her Miel Facial Viel....not intentionally, but it does taste good when some falls into my mouth by mistake), but she loves to entertain and feed people. So me and 'Homie' along with a small group of women went to her house and were treated to a night of complete and total relaxation. Candles, great food, cucumber infused drinking water, fruits, vegetables and spa treatments. Feet dipped in water with flowers. Hands scrubbed with rosemary scented salts and other goodness. Lotions that smell like they've just been picked from the back garden. And conversation, laughter and just complete abandon from work, life and everything else. Oh yes, and a little hot tub action in her back garden under the stars. Lovely. I almost didn't want to leave, but I don't think Susan would've been too happy having me take up residence in her hot tub....
The talk of the night was about how we treat ourselves. Especially as working women, we forget to take time to pamper ourselves, to breathe properly, to think about something other than work or what needs to be done in the house. I left there determined to make 'me time' a priority, but instead, deadlines have made me stop exercising, not eat properly, go to bed late, get up horrendously early and just feel, well not my usual self.
So today I make a pledge to:
- Make me time
- To say 'no' (nicely) when I need to
- To go to bed on time
- To workout and eat as I know I should
- To not be called a workaholic again!
- To continue to eat my honey face cleanser, because it tastes great and makes me happy!
What are YOU going to do to make your me time? Let us all know!
I'm off to lie down on the sofa and watch trash TV.
More next week
xx
