Making time for YOU!

       "Did I brush my teeth this morning?"-check. "Did I remember to leave food for the dog?"-check. "Did I eat today?"- check. "Granted, my "meal" consisted of a few left over chicken nuggets at the bottom of my purse compliments of my toddler, it was still food". "Did I turn in the super important invoice that my boss asked me to deliver asap......"-YIKES!!!

       How often is the dialogue in your head a long to-do list!? We check emails and text messages, we organize business meetings and parent teacher meetings, we take kids to practice and get dinner ready, we plan and we over-see and we analyze! We do so much and yet there still never seems to be enough time in the day to get it all done! The "stuff" of life has a way of just piling up, much like the laundry basket that is overflowing in the corner of the laundry room! When will the madness end!!?  

        We are constantly being stretched in several directions at once and giving our time, energy, and attention to so many other things around us. Well guess what, it's important that you make time for yourself as well! I'm not giving you a pass to become a self absorbed, selfish schmuck who sits around posting selfies all day! But I am saying that having a bit of "you-time" is not only important to your sanity, it is necessary for your health. You can be a better friend, parent, sibling, boss, neighbor, or co-worker when you are feeling your best inside and out. You can not give what you do not have, and if you are nearly faint with exhaustion from being on the go all the time, you are not giving your best. Not only do those around you feel the impact, but you suffer as well-mentally, physically, emotionally.

        Have you ever walked past a park or just sat outside in your front yard and watched the neighborhood kids play or ride their bikes. They don't have a care in the world! They aren't checking their watch or answering business calls

      There are 1,440 minutes in each and every day. All I am asking is for you to spend 60 minutes every day, with at least 30 of those minutes involving some form of exercise, for yourself.