Life is A Juggling Act

For those of you that know me well, know that I juggle or at least “try” to juggle many things. Now don’t get me wrong because I love being busy, it’s part of my personality, and I enjoy being involved with different things. However, over the past three months, it’s safe to say that the struggle has been too real! From planning our wedding, to helping plan my high school’s ten-year reunion, to sorority stuff, to working my full-time job and teaching part-time at Grand Canyon University, to taking on extra responsibilities. It’s safe to say that the little spare time that I’ve had left had been spent on working out and self-care. As a full disclosure, this post isn’t meant to serve as a rant, but I just want to check in and give an update as to what’s been going on and why I haven’t been blogging over the past several weeks. Not only that, but I’ve learned some valuable lessons during my blogging hiatus so I thought I would take this opportunity to share my experience, which could potentially serve you with some guidance if and when you need it.

Over the past twelve weeks, I’ve learned some valuable lessons about time management and boundaries. Typically, I’m pretty good about managing my time when it comes to not over committing myself to different things, but over the past few months I’ve been a little more lenient and have agreed to more than what I could bargain for. Some things have been out of my control so I felt obligated to take on the extra responsibilities. However, some things on the other hand I had happily and willingly signed myself up for.

I like to think that I’m pretty easy going and agreeable, but sometimes I struggle with boundaries. I don’t like letting people down and I’m not a confrontational person so no matter what, I will do whatever it takes and to make things work. Even though I’m fully aware that sometimes I just need to say no, I don’t because that’s not who I am. In the end, it’s my personal life that is affected.

Feeling stressed and overwhelmed by endless tasks and to-do lists is not fun especially when deadlines that are out of my control. These past few months have been especially difficult because I have taken on additional responsibilities, which have prevented me from doing things that I enjoy with blogging being at the top of that list. Thinking about how I needed to find the time to sit down and blog gave me so much angst because it’s something that I love doing, but I just couldn’t make the time for. However, after starting multiple blog posts over the past three months, I happy that I’ve finally been able to publish this post. Better late than never, am I right?

Even though I like being busy I have limitations and I need to be more mindful about setting boundaries. These past few months I was reminded that I need to stop taking on more than what I could handle and to also make sure that I am doing the things that I enjoy. I need to get better about saying no because in the end, I’m the one that’s suffering. Not only am jeopardizing my time, but I’m stressing myself out and giving myself anxiety as I continuously over thinking about things that I need to get done and just don’t have time for. I was also reminded that doing things that I enjoy doesn’t give me the same overwhelming feeling that I get when it comes to doing the things that are less enjoyable. That’s because it doesn't feel like work, it's something that I enjoy, and it makes me happy so the risk is worth the reward.

Let’s be real, these days we all have a lot going on so I’d like to end this blog post with some insight and advice. First, know that it’s okay to have limitations and that it’s okay to say no. If you’re not mindful of your time, then you won’t be able to set boundaries. Not only that, if you don’t have enough time for yourself and are you're not doing what makes you happy, then it’s easy to get stressed and anxious. Lastly, regardless of what your responsibilities consist of, make sure that you enjoy whatever you’re doing because your time is valuable and our days are numbered.

As always, I’d love to hear about your thoughts and/or experiences. If you have any further questions please feel free to reach out!

Stay healthy!

Via

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