That moment when you read something somewhere & it hits the nail on head perfectly....that's what happened to me last week when I read the words (and advice)"get out of your own head"
get. out. of. your. own. head.
Not necessarily the most profound of advice you might think....but for some
I've had days where I've literally not known which issue to deal with first....and so I've done absolutely nothing. Have you ever felt that way?
I'm not a worrier by nature but I have been worrying, the kind of worry where you can't get to sleep & then you finally do manage to only to wake a few hours later....and is there any worse time to be lying in your bed wide awake than 3-5pm, ugh!!?
I've felt torn in two by family & home, by different sides of my family, by having a lot going on in my life & by the decision making process, big & small, that comes with life changes.
I don't often feel overwhelmed but I don't mind admitting that I have done this year, most definitely.
We all like to feel in control, on top of things....and I have not been feeling that way.
I spend a lot of time at home....I am at school twice a day dropping off & picking up my son & I may grab a quick coffee or have a 5 minute chat with friends then....but largely my day is spent at home.
Most of the time I love this time & am happy being alone....but sometimes there is time to think & sometimes there is too much time to think.
And so, when I read the advice that "sometimes you just need to get out of your own head", it resonated with me so strongly....the kind of things that I am currently worrying about are the kind of things that you can go round & round in circles about forever, I am second-guessing myself , having doubts, procrastinating on decisions that really just need to be made.
I need to take a break from my own thoughts/worries/fears....and I can see that doing this will give me a little peace &, probably, a lot of perspective.You know that feeling you get when you're on holiday & just having some distance from your everyday life, gives you a remarkable understanding & clarity about what you need to do....it's that that I need. I'm not due for a holiday anytime soon, so I need to make some changes....and make them now!
I haven't been balancing things very well & so from this week I plan to do just that :
* I've booked several exercise classes at my gym this week AND signed up for a yoga class (finally!)
* this week I have a book club night, a movie night & dinner with friends, all of which will be great distractions
* I am writing more & getting creative by working on a painting project at home
* I've made a list of "(renovation) jobs-to-be-done-in-the-house-before-Christmas" in an attempt to re-focus on all the things we'd like/need to get done, there are so many....it will be great to get some of the smaller stuff checked off
* I've hardly read or watched TV since the summer so I've picked out a couple of new books & some boxsets that I haven't yet got round to watching.
* I've said yes to a two blog events this week....both food related, both sounding great!
* I am borrowing a friend's dog & going for a long - and probably wet & windy - march through the local woods
* my mother lives the other side of London but I don't get to see her as much as I would like, I've arranged to meet up with her for lunch one day this week
And finally, I've made a short list of phone calls I need to make/emails that I need to send....I've been delaying for no logical reason & I have promised myself that I will get them all done by this Wednesday....stop thinking, start doing!
I am also considering returning to work outside the home....probably a whole other post in itself!
"Get Out Of Your Own Head....", is this advice that you can relate to?
Happy Monday!!