It’s August 16, 2021 my kids are back in school, today is their first day. As grateful as I am for having some quiet in the house, I’m also nervous, maybe a bit anxious. All normal feelings for a mom when the kids go off to school I guess.
I should be writing every single day to keep with the blog and the demands of running a successful blog. But, really, writing has been the task I’ve been procrastinating on the most. Crazy how something I love doing gets so blocked. I have days where I feel like I have absolutely nothing to say, nothing good to share. Those days have kept me from writing, from forcing myself to write and let the words flow.
Today I am focusing on feeling and noticing my thoughts. I want to share the good things.
This year is like every year: full of changes.
I started school in January after being out of school for about 10 years. Going back into a math class was the hardest for my ego brain to accept. When I grew frustrated my brain told me things like: might as well quit now, you’ll never learn this, this is too hard. And yes, I felt like a dummy. And yes, I kept pushing.
I finished College Algebra, Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, Psychology, Chemistry. My goal is to get into a nursing bridge program so, I have a few more classes to go this last fall semester before I can transfer. I finished those first 5 classes with A’s and B’s. I didn’t let my ego brain get the best of me.
If you’re going through something and your brain is telling you,”nope you can’t do it,” change those thoughts. You can do it!
One of my goals this year is to read 25 books. After counting the books read this month I’m up to 18 books read in 2021. Woohoo! Getting close to that goal. If you have book recommendations, send them my way. I want to get lost in stories and stay clear of self-help books for the last 7 books of the year.
I started a business this year – well made my business legit by starting Love More Live Blessed Media, LLC! I am most excited to see where the business opportunities will lead me.
Things I’m still working on:
Separating myself from the feelings of limitations others have and share with me. Their limitations are NOT my limitations.
Being consistent with my content calendar and working out.
Clearing the clutter from my home. Why do I have a mental block to cleaning the bathroom?
Letting go of fear based scenarios in my head that cause me anxiety in real life. 99.9% of the time those fear based scenarios never happen.
Thoughts I want to focus on:
Everything always works out for me in the best way possible.
I am beautiful, loved, cherished, supported and cared for.
I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. (This is usually what I say to hype myself up before a test!)
As we head into the last handful of months of the year I want to remember to be present in moments with my family. I’m thinking of setting up 1 night of family game night per month where we invite extended family over. Scheduling date nights again – those haven’t been prioritized lately. And bringing more movie nights in + sitting at the dinner table together. Most nights I’m still cooking or cleaning while the kids eat. I want to change that.
I’m looking forward to the fall season and settling back into the school routine.
Have you reflected on this year? Are you close to reaching your goals? Let me know. I’d love to hear from you.
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