This past weekend I traveled to Arkansas with Rob to meet his grandparents for the first time. I was looking forward to meeting them as well as having a relaxing weekend. It’s so hard to have a low key weekend when we’re in Chicago when everyone is constantly making plans, fun plans. I needed a weekend like this more than I even realized. Not only did I get a good night’s sleep, but it was a good reminder that I need to slow down a bit. Breathe and take time for myself to do the other things I love — paint, work on some unfinished home projects, go to a yoga class and take long walks with Oliver.
Work has been total craziness lately and I’d been struggling with what to do to help me stay sane and happy all while doing what I love. On Monday, I met with Jess of With Intention to discuss the growth of my business. Talk about a MAJOR relief. I left feeling a trillion times better and more excited about the future of Leap and my blog. Sometimes all you need is to bounce ideas of someone who understands what you are doing. I’m excited for the coming changes in hopes that they slow down my work a bit, and allow me to fully enjoy other aspects of my life.
I’ve been playing a little bit of catch up on a few things that I’ve been putting off like signing and sending off my tax return, sorting through the giant stack of mail (loving the empty bin, ha!), getting organized and cleaning my apartment. I spent a good chunk of yesterday finishing up those things and then moved on to some more exciting things, like prepping for some of those big changes here and with Leap and I even made time to fit in a much-needed yoga class to get my zen on. It felt great.
Now that I’m feeling more balanced, I’m jumping back into designing today. I still have one more big project that’s almost completed and I’m starting on some new ones as well. Even though things are still busy, I’m able to mentally slow down knowing that some of the work things I’d been stressing about are going to be history.
How’s your week been going? Hopefully your April is off to a great start!
