I’m Too Busy

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say they are too busy to do something. Anytime I hear someone say how busy they are, I cringe and pray that I am able to keep my mouth shut. But here on this blog, I can express my thoughts and hopefully get people to understand my way of thinking.

Yes, we are all busy in some way, shape or form. And while we like to think that no one is as busy as we are, we all have things going on and are busy. Just because you have different types of busy than me (you have kids and I don’t or you have to travel for work and I don’t) doesn’t mean that I am any less busy than you are.

In spite of all of this busy…if a friend calls and needs you for something, you find a way. If someone gets sick, you find a way to help. If someone has an extra ticket to the theatre, you find a way to go. In other words, despite being busy, you do any and everything that you really want to do.

My hope is that people stop hiding behind “busy” and just stand up and just say NO! There is nothing wrong with saying that you don’t want to do something…that’s your prerogative. Tell me that you don’t want to take the time to do something, or tell me that what I’m asking is not important enough to you for you to rearrange your schedule to do it. But please---don’t tell me you are too busy.

Any thoughts? Or are you too busy? (LOL…I couldn’t resist)

A Cute Funky Handbag

Real Life, Real Talk, Real Women

(Re) Charge It!

Sometimes it seems that you can never get a break. Like the Energizer Bunny…you keep going and going and going!! But every once in a while…you need to re-charge your “battery”.

I recently had the occasion of getting together for dinner with a long-time friend to help me re-charge my battery. This friend is the owner of a manufacturing business, her husband owns his own retail service business, she is very devout Christian and is very active in her church, she does a ton of community service, she takes care of her elder family members, she spends time with younger family members, and she’s got at least one business trip scheduled each month from now until March; not to mention a vacation trip or two or three. She’s not only keeping her business running, but she’s meeting new clients to grow her business. In fact, she’s talking about building a new plant. How does she do it?!!

She is amazing to me!! I can’t fathom how she does it all and keeps it all together. Any time we get together, I leave feeling re-charged and ready to take on the world. She probably doesn’t even realize what an inspiration she is to those around her. And she does it effortlessly…in our eyes anyway.

How does she do it? She’s got a good sense of what is important in life. She is an expert in planning and scheduling and doing what needs to be done. And she makes sure that her life is balanced. She takes time for work, for her husband, for family, for friends and for herself. She has become self-aware enough to realize when she needs to take a break and re-charge---and she does it!

Do you know when it’s time for you to re-charge? It is so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities of life and it’s so easy to forget about taking care of you. I tell my “busy” friends this all of the time. If you find yourself saying you can’t do something for yourself, (like get together with friends or even getting a manicure) because you’re too “busy”, you might want to take stock and see when it was when you last re-charged your battery.

It doesn’t take much…just a little “me” time. You work so hard to let everyone else know how special they are, why not show yourself how special you are?!! Get that manicure, or go to the movies, or call up a friend and arrange for lunch. Something just for you! Take a few minutes each day…or plan something bigger once a week or even once a month. You’ll be amazed at how much better life will be when you take a little time and re-charge yourself.

Take care of you!

A Cute Funky Handbag

Real Life, Real Talk, Real Women