Do you ever ignore things that  are completely obvious and staring you right in the face? It can be something simple like stepping over a piece of trash a million times when it would be so much simpler to just pick it up and throw it away. Or maybe it is something less noticeable like gaining weight slowly over time and waiting to do something about it until youre 80 lbs heavier than your “usual” weight. Clearly I have never done either of those things…

I have this terrible habit of pushing myself beyond my limits. I completely ignore the obvious pain or exhaustion that tell me I need a break and continue going until I literally fall over. In fact, I missed posting the last couple of weeks because I was too busy… which completely negates the purpose of this blog. Pushing myself like that is also out of alignment with my core values, or at least what I believe my core values are. I can tell you that my actions don’t always seem to line up with my beliefs, but that’s another story for another day.

My goal is to live my life more intentionally. I want to think more about what I am doing, what I am buying, what I am investing my time and energy in, and why. Not because there aren’t great and amazing things in my life right now, but because there are great and amazing things and I want to take the time to appreciate them.

So today, I will meet my mom for breakfast because it’s been a while since we connected. Then I will work on laundry and clean out part of my closet to make it more functional. And then I will rest.

I would like to think that I could get my entire closet cleaned out today but I have to be realistic about my energy levels and my need for rest. So I’m going to use Dana White’s no mess method you can see on this video https://youtu.be/m1RlF6a8I2Q?si=Y72pQcT6LEMXSJF1 and see how far I get. The goal is “better” rather than a perfect result because when I only work toward perfection, I am missing the wonderful things that are staring me right in the face. So the goal is better and then rest and appreciation because I don’t want to miss the obvious any more.