What to do, what to do…??

Today, my only day off this week, and exhausted from the week prior… I woke up after a good sleep and pondered all the things I wanted to do, and of course, all the things I had to do today. The day before things were left undone which were haunting me today. Always not enough hours in the day…but…today being a new day I decided to leave the worries of the prior day behind and focus on it being my day off. Slumbering in bed was a must this morning as it was a snowy day across Vail Valley and it was evident I was not leaving the house today or getting out of my pajamas for that matter, two priorities that I knew were definite. I had received my daily dose of Gary Vee videos, trolled Facebook and Instagram, and it was time to start the day pajamas or not!

Kids come first, no matter what…

Priorities are such a funny word because in life if you live in the present moment, priorities can change as the wind blows. Today was the perfect example. I felt my mind being all over the place, still groggy from a long week and long sleep I eventually made it downstairs to make some coffee. As of right now at 10:57 pm that coffee was never made. SHOCKER!!  Dishes was on my to do list as was using up some of the fruits in my organic fruit bowl…a priority I am trying to embrace in eating better and healthier. My Door to Door Organics, ( Check them out ) fruit and a veggie box was sitting on my stoop and today was the day to make that overdue smoothie with the fruits from last week. So….I did the dishes and made an amazing protein smoothie. Then, just like that… with all the other things I wanted to do today swirling around in my head, I answered a text from my daughter and the day started to unravel. Last night, she, Kristina, my second to oldest alerted me that she had an interview today. Now at almost 11 am she called me excited because she was approached on Linkedin by a marketing manager for a Colorado brewery to look at a job post for a Media Manager and this could be her dream job. (Exit stage left her interview she was driving to…interviews are always good experience though right?! Luckily she went!) Being the mom that I strive to be and reading the job post and agreeing that this could be her dream job we started to work on a cover letter together. First, we do all the things when wanting a job oh sooooo bad like:

1. Pursuing the company’s website
2. Reading all relevant news about the company
3. Did a google search for “6 Unconventional Ways to Start Your Cover Letter”… (great article… Find it here…
4. Facebook stalked the person who sent her the job post and determined just who she may be as a person… (amazing the things you learn about someone on social media)
5. Then started to write, both of us, what we hoped to be the best cover letter ever written.

As you can imagine, any priorities I had for my day were shot. Now my focus was being the best role model and mother I could be by giving of myself and being there for my daughter in her time of need. My goal was at all cost, no matter what was on my plate, to be selfless and give of myself. Something quite rewarding when you actually think of it. I was present in the path that was put in front of me, and I made the best of it. Priorities-Schmorities...things can wait, and there will always be time to catch up on measly things like laundry and even some things that at the time may have needed to be done–even like doing my blog. At 51 with 4 kids my priorities can change from minute to minute, and I am totally ok with that. Actually figuring out what your priorities should be is quite the conundrum, especially if you are putting yourself aside to please somebody else. Giving of yourself should be a priority especially to the ones we love. The balance of saying no too can be critical and it takes a well-disciplined person to know when to do what. I have struggled with this and what I have learned most at 51 is to roll with the punches and when I do make the wrong choice, not to beat myself up for it but to embrace the choices I have made.

Make yourself your priority too!

I did give to myself and made MYSELF a priority and had the pleasure to talk to my friend Patti for a long while and talked about all the conundrums I was faced with from the days prior. At this very moment, I see how she gave of herself as I had with my daughter and shared with me her wisdom on some things that had been troubling me… from my love life to work issues. We talked about living in the moment without expectations and how much happier that can make a person. We shared stories and our creative outlets…. (all the beautiful composite pictures in this post are made by her, and they inspire me every day…thanks for sharing your creativity with me my friend) So… she made me her priority today and that made me feel good. So even though staying on track and saying no can be a priority at times giving of yourself and being there for others and living in the moment can also lead to a happy and fulfilling life.

The clock strikes midnight and thoughts of the new day and new week is upon me. Sleep will need to be a priority soon but first BAKING BANANA BREAD!! Gotta call my son back too…. oy vey!! How do you handle your priorities in life now…let me know?? Any tips or bad choices or good choices you have made that you’d like to share, please do in the comments section below!!                       ⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓