I can hardly believe that it’s been almost three weeks since I was last in an office working! These past three weeks have absolutely flown by. I won’t lie, at first I was a little bit nervous but truthfully, I have never felt happier. I say this all the time to my family but I have always known that the corporate work world wasn’t for me. I think too many people this may be pretty apparent considering I started my first blog back in college and then started my first business right out of college. I’m a creative person, what can I say!
Over the past three weeks I have learned three really important things.
- It is okay to slow down. I have worked two jobs as long as I can remember. When working my first post grad job I started my small business which consumed all of my free time, I then added in working at Lululemon on the weekends. I took a short break as I transitioned rolls but then quickly added becoming a pilates instructor into the mix. Right now, I am embracing just one job! I have been loving the fact that I am not in a rush to get things done because I have tons of time! Sure I have a list of things I have been wanting to do around the house but i’m not racing to finish them, instead I am purposefully drawing out these tasks! Learning to take things slow and appreciate the journey.
- I don’t need to have a strict schedule every day – although I do teach pilates 4 days a week which is definitely a regular schedule, on the other three days I do make myself get out of the house to walk Thor at least three times! I am a huge home body and if it weren’t for Thor, I am sure I would go days without even leaving the house!
- I have time to create. I won’t lie to you, I have been feeling a bit unmotivated lately but I think that’s okay! You can only push yourself to work two jobs for so long before your mind and body truly need a break. It has been so refreshing to sit back and truly take what I would consider (for myself) to be a break! When creativity strikes, I try to journal, write a post, work on my vision boards or anything really that will help me find my creativity again. The job I just recently left truly sucked a lot of the creativity out of me because it was so mundane and repetitive. Getting those creative juices back takes some time and slowly but surely I am finding them again.
I know that this journey is just starting but I am so excited to see where it takes me. The things I am able to create, the stories I am able to share and the time I am able to spend cherishing my family.
