Have you ever noticed how many times a day we say ‘we are busy’?

This morning I dropped the kids at school and came back home to grab the puppy and one of our cats because I had to get them to the Vet for injections. I then had to take our other dog Holly-Rose to the groomer as she was overdue for her trim. I rushed back home to put on another load of washing and feed the bunnies, then I was off to do some banking before picking Holly-Rose back up. But what was really bothering me was the mess that was waiting for me at home. We went away over the long weekend for 4 nights and it was so wonderful. There were four families which included 18 people, 10 of which were kids aged 6 to 12, and they all got on amazingly! But as any parent knows when you go away you bring home loads of washing (and beach sand) and there is plenty to unpack.

The thing is we are going away again Friday morning, so we literally got home Tuesday night, and we have 2 days home before going away again. I was feeling a little overwhelmed with all the washing and cleaning I need to do. We have house-sitters coming to mind our pets, so I don’t want to leave the place looking like a cyclone passed through it, although it’s how it feels right now!

Sometimes I feel myself feeling panicky, I think of everything on my ‘mental to do list’ and I can’t see how I will get through it all! It’s OK I tell myself, but I really don’t feel OK. And then I remember that I need to breathe!

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The more we focus on how busy we are, the more overwhelmed we feel. The more we think about ‘how many things’ we need to get through, the more it seems impossible we will ever get there!  We sometimes need reminding to just be in the moment, to focus on the chore, or job we are currently doing, and stop trying to jump 5 steps ahead. If we don’t focus on each step we climb, then we are more likely to fall, the more we focus on getting to the top of our climb, the more we miss the view on the way up. Sometimes we need to just slow down and realise that the world around us won’t fall apart if we don’t tick everything off our list every day. 

Yes we have things to do, but some of them can wait, and some of them won’t really matter if we never do them. I am tired of saying I am busy! I am tired of saying I am overwhelmed! I just need to let go of my need to have everything “perfect” and do the best I can do whilst still enjoying my day. I need to take the time to enjoy what I am doing rather than rushing through it like some mindless robot. I had the most fabulous holiday and I am so blessed to be going away again this weekend with my family, so if I don’t get everything done in these 2 days, then so be it!

Today I am making a choice to be more mindful with each thing I do, to be conscious of my actions, and to take the time to enjoy a cup of tea, and enjoy my clean doggy! I am going to hug my kids a little tighter and be really grateful that I have a wonderful life. I am going to change my focus and vocabulary from I am ‘busy’, to I am ‘blessed’!

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And I wish that for you too. With each thing you do today, do it with awareness, take the time to slow yourself down and notice your breathing. Be grateful in your heart for all the wonderful things in your life, try and let go of the term ‘busy’ and replace it with ‘blessed’.

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Let me know if it makes a difference to your day.

Thanks for joining me, love Mackenzie xx

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