BUSY

I feel like everyone thinks they are the busiest person on the planet. I swear everyone I talk to is like "I am just soooo busy!" Don't worry I am guilty of this well. That is usually my go to response when I am asked.

When I graduated I thought my life would get significantly easier. I wouldn't have any homework and I could just come home and stare at my diploma

Oh do you need a closer look at it?

(One day it will get a frame)

But it's not easy. It's tiring. And all I want to do when I get home is throw on sweats and lay on the couch with netflix and junk food. My dreams of having a home cooked meal on the table in our pintrest worthy apartment fly farther and farther out the door each day.

I noticed this happening within my first week of work and ever since then this blog post has been in my mind. I have been trying really hard to avoid this lazy attitude before and after work. I have so much going on in my life that if I become a lethargic bum when I clock out, nothing will get done. So I decided to think about what things distract me, and then make sure they don't.

*also disclaimer, even though I am a college graduate I do not have all the answers (shocker). This post is in no way me trying to impart wisdom on the blogosphere. It is actually just a way for me to write this stuff down and hold myself accountable.

Does anyone else feel like you log on to instagram and facebook and then before you know it, it's half an hour later? When I wake up in the morning, I need like a good 10 minutes on the couch before I can fully function. I used to go check all my social media and before I knew it Scott was leaving for school. And then before I knew it I had 10 minutes to get ready for work. NOT COOL. It's not like I have any plans of giving up my insta or facebook, and in fact I still check it daily, but I felt like I waist so much time in the morning on it! So instead I read the skimm. 

If you haven't heard of it get it now.

I ditched my backpack for a purse when I started working and it was a little bit of an adjustment for me. I have never been a purse person because I feel like everything usually just ends up tangled at the bottom. But I found this gem of a purse at Target and I am obsessed. Not only does everything have a place but I feel like 10x more professional with it. 

I also am the type of person that needs to make lists in order to get things done. And sometimes I would get overwhelmed at my stacks of papers and decide just to do nothing. There was just so much and it wasn't organized and it was a mess and it was much easier to just do nothing and sit on the couch. Then I invested in a planner. Now I just write down everything that needs to be done that day and check it off as I go!

It is super hard to be productive if I don't even feel good about myself (like how I look and how I physically feel). One of my new years resolutions was to eat lunch because usually I was so busy (ha) that I would just eat when I got home from school. Well that left me starving and weak during the day, and then bloated and full when I got home. 

I also recently invested in Bloke body scrub- huge game changer. I have never really had a problem with acne but I do get dry skin and then one rogue giant pimple that sticks out like a sore thumb, but after using Bloke three times a week, my skin has never been softer. 

Seriously invest in Bloke. They have some new hair products coming out- I am so excited to try. 

Another really important thing is to take care of yourself spiritually. I am not one for pushing my religion on others, but can I just say how much it helps to know I am not alone and there is a plan for me? Reading my scriptures every morning is the perfect start to my day. I love taking some time to reflect on what I am most grateful for. 

This one may not make a lot of sense, but I feel like often what gets my mood down is regret. Too many times I look back on my life and wish I could have done things differently. Sometimes they are small, and sometimes they are big. But the reality is that nothing can be done. I can't go back in time and choose differently, I just have to take what I have learned and apply it to the future. 

The other night as I was laying in bed and the thoughts of regret began to creep in, I had a new thought: if I had done things differently, would I still end up here? Cuddled up to my sweet husband? Because I don't want to think about things that would have lead me to a different reality. So when I start wishing things went different, I think of Scott instead. And how lucky I am to have found him. 

I think this sums it up. And is a good ending to this much too personal post!

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