Easy and Fun, Easy and Fun, Easy and Fun, Easy and Fun, Easy and Fun!

taken from an email to my girls:

Hello my gorgeous ones!

I am learning so much these days, it's pretty darn cool. It's been such a blessing to have Erin here and get to have amazing conversations every day! One thing I've been learning in bits and pieces over the last week or so is my whole "I'm too busy!" act. I mean I DO have a mega full plate, but I abuse that fact by using it as an excuse not to do other things - like take a minute to connect, or take care of myself and my needs. Because on the chain of prioities I've been putting myself on the bottom. Which is extra lame, because then I'm not walking my talk of whatever I might say that helps others, and I end up sick. Like right now. And with my uber-full life (which I chose!), I can't really afford to be sick, but if I'd taken care of myself in little bits and pieces, I wouldn't end up in a place where I have to take time off to do it. The whole freak-out overwhelm mode is also useful for getting out of all sorts of unpleasant situations - with so many things to do, of course I forgot or ran out of time or whatever all!
My coach urged me to stand in a place of "Easy and Fun" and to USE the little dayplanner thing I've got. I think I need a bigger one! But it's true, just like every other good thing I know. If you use it, it works. If you don't, it doesn't. And it's so amazing to have that Easy and Fun thing set up for myself - I've been able to check in at a few overload moments and really realize - I chose this! And then see what happens.