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The 1 Thing You Should Do This Week.

December 21st, 2022
I’m prepared to say this may be the toughest challenge I ever give you (and me)! The week before Christmas and heading into New Years is notoriously HARD! You have a GAZILLION things to do each day. Between, last minute shopping or package tracking, baking, wrapping, cleaning your house for family gatherings…not to mention you may still be at work, and have all the other responsibilities that you have each day that you would on a random day in March.

It’s not just ALL.THE.THINGS that need to be done, it’s also the perfection that we put on ourselves to get it done just so. Stop comparing yourself to all the highlight reels. So what if you didn’t bake cookies from scratch this year. Didn’t make it to Christmas Light Display or had to wrap up a coming soon picture of a gift because well… the post office!

And now, I’m going to ask you to do something else? To do 1 more thing? Really? What possibly could be added to your list of Must Do?

That’s right you read it correctly! I want you to do NOTHING! (read it again if you need the reminder)

I can already hear you, possibly shaking your head or even rolling your eyes. You think I’m crazy. I just listed all the things you need to do in a day. Crazy Lady! There “ain’t no way” I can sit and do nothing.

Let me guess you are multi-tasking right now. Where have you brought me? In bed before falling asleep? Are we in the bathroom? On a quick break at work? We squeeze in as much as we can in the shortest amount of time. It’s almost like we have been trained to believe that if you sit, relax and do nothing you are LAZY, useless, spoiled or down right WRONG!

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And so this is Christmas, what have you done?
~John Lennon

Most would think John Lennon’s quote refers to what you have done for other people. But my challenge to you is to think about what you have done for yourself. Self Care isn’t selfish.

Christmas is about giving, not perfection. You know what most people really want of you? Your time, your presence! Through perfection out the window. It’s ok if your family doesn’t have a matching PJ picture by the Christmas tree. (Do you know how hard that mom worked to get everyone in jammies and smiling for that snapshot. I bet if you asked her the stress and convincing it took wasn’t even worth it!)

So this Christmas, try not to get your TINSLE in a TANGLE. Sit back, relax and ENJOY these precious moments and make memories!! I encourage you to find 5 minutes a day to sit and do NOTHING! You have worked so hard all year. You are the magic maker of this beautiful holiday season. No doubt, you will get it all done. I believe in you. Done is better than perfect. Let someone help you and for goodness sake, stop and smell the freshly baked cookies!
3 responses to “The 1 Thing You Should Do This Week.”
1. Kathie
  
  December 21, 2022
  
  I do take time for myself in the early morning each day. I get up an hour before I need to start getting ready. I sit in the quiet, think about things I love and the ones who have gone, pray for my people & maybe play a little game on my tablet. I love this time of mine, I encourage everyone to take a little time! So worth it ♥️
  
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2. Arlene Thurston
  
  December 22, 2022
  
  Merry Christmas to you and your family!
  
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  Ashley Lamm
  
  December 30, 2022
  
  Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the blessings of the new year!
  
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Hey Pretty! Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Ashley and I’m a lot like you! I wear a lot of hats every single day. I’m a busy wife, mom, bonus mom and dog mom! In my day job I’m a High School Counselor. I’m on a mission to encourage women, especially busy mama’s to “Fill Your Cup.” I believe as women, we spend the majority of our time pouring into the lives of others leaving very little if anything for ourselves at the end of the day. I believe we can all fill our cups with self care.

How do you know if you need to add self care to your life? It’s pretty simple, my guess is… you do.

Does this sound like your typical day? You wake up early, before anyone else. You walk to the bathroom with your eyes barely open to brush your teeth and wash your face. You head to wake up the kids for school and give morning snuggles. You pack lunches, fix breakfast, sign the forms that the kids forgot to show you last night and find the missing sock the dog grabbed. You also are reminded that you forgot to put the laundry in the dryer from the washing machine so your precious cherub must now go to school not wearing their favorite pair of shorts. You and your hubby make the coffee and have a quick conversation about when the grass is getting cut and weekend plans and he’s off to work. Time is slipping away quickly and the hustle is starting to rush as you get in the car, coffee in hand to do the morning carpool duty. Back home to get ready for your day. And just like that you’re off to work! Getting all the things done, wait did you still forget to put the laundry in the dryer??? Oh gosh, did you take something out for dinner???? It’s time for school to get out and one kid has practice and the other needs to go to friends house to study for a test. You and the hubby divide and conquer. Maybe you will just eat out tonight. Everyone makes it back home, eat dinner. The kids finish homework, bath time and a little family time before it’s time to head off to bed. It really is a beautiful life, the life you prayed for. But each night you are dragging yourself to bed absolutely exhausted. Finding it difficult to fall asleep because your brain is still firing on all the things you need to get done and worried about making sure you get everything done on the to do list tomorrow. UGH…you are going to have to rewash those clothes that never made it to the dryer. You finally fall asleep, but wake up to the exact same routine.

Friend if this describes your day, it’s time for some self care. I know, I hear you. You don’t have 10 seconds to switch the laundry from the washer to the dryer, how in the world will you find time for self care? I’ve got you! I’ll be your self care coach. I’ll teach you easy ways to sneak self care into your routine.

Self care isn’t one size fits all. For you it may be taking bubble baths and baby snuggles. For me, I fill my cup by leading others towards easy and affordable everyday self care solutions for busy moms just like you💖

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I can’t wait to get started on this amazing journey of self care with you!

XOXO,

Ashley
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