You think of so many things you're going to do at the beginning of the day, and then BAM!!! it's 5 o'clock and you have NOTHING TO SHOW for it!!
it's not always like that, but most days, if you're anything like me, you have grand plans of doing a heap of things, but then a little thing called life gets in the way, and you're lamenting at the end of the day for the rest of the world to stop, just so you can catch up on what you had planned.
WELL STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!!!
You are not going to get everything ticked off your to-do list - so stop beating yourself up about it!
You are going to look at a million things every day (thanks Pinterest) that you want to do, but you JUST CAN'T!!
You are going to struggle each & every day to find some time to release that creative monster in you.............I know this................it eats me up each & every day too!!
BUT....................YOU CAN #committobeingcreative!!
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT!?!!
With life being so busy these days, it's almost impossible to find time for YOU!! Husbands, wives, jobs, kids, pets, family, friends, businesses, volunteering, sports, groups, etc. WHEN DID WE GET SO BUSY!?!!
My new mantra is commit to being creative - simply find 10 MINUTES EVERY DAY to do something that you LOVE!!
It doesn't have to be crafty - you can cook, sing, read, make chutney, declutter, clean, scream, laugh, listen to music, watch a recorded show, hell.........you can even sleep if you want!!
The secret is to do it EVERY DAY, for a minimum of 10 minutes..............that's all!!!
It's damn near impossible to find a half hour each day - and don't even TRY for a full hour to yourself.............but 10 minutes..........hey, that just might work!!!
SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HELP YOU FIND 10 MINUTES
Get up 10 minutes earlier than you usually do
put your hair in a bun instead of drying it for the day
put on lippy & mascara and forego the spakfilla makeup (you are beautiful enough!)
put the cereals & milk out for the kids and tell them to make their own (they can do it, believe me!)
reward your kids with tv time if they get ready early, then you can all start the day relaxed
get the train and use that time to do your thang
at work, during your lunch break (you know you're entitled to one!)
set an alarm for the same time every day so you don't forget
at night send the kids to bed and stay up 10 minutes later (if you can make it only 10 minutes!)
Now I'm not saying that it's going to be easy to find that time..........every day is different, and every situation is more challenging than the last...........and you'll probably find yourself spending more than 10 minutes a day doing it sometimes............but that's not a bad thing, is it!?!!
Before you give me your pity stories about how busy you are.....................I run a small business in a retail space that is open 6 days a week............I have to do the business work behind the scenes to make sure the business is running professionally after hours too (that BAS isn't going to do itself)..............I have a second job helping a friend two days a week (work that out!!)...........I have two school aged children who i need to care for and spend time with, who also play sports on weekends and train after school twice a week................I have a husband who is away more than he is at home (luckily he's also willing to give me time away when he gets back on weekends)................and I have no family members nearby that I rely on.
So................your excuses won't work here!!
Find 10 minutes a day to do something you love - YOU KNOW YOU DESERVE IT!!
I've already started the promotion on instagram last month, and we've already had nearly 700 posts from all over the globe!!
So why don't you join the party and #committobeingcreative...............starting TODAY!!!!
