I’m a people-pleaser who goes out of my way to help others at all costs. This has occasionally allowed others to take advantage of my kindness and for me to regret offering to lend the extra hand. As I turn the calendar to January and start the new year, I have decided this would be the year of no regrets.
No regrets about guarding my precious free time, even if all I want to do in my free time is take a longer shower or splurge on a meal out and eat by myself. Sometimes that’s the only way I get a hot meal that I don’t have to prep or clean up in a week.
No regrets about my ridiculously early bedtime (9pm). Or staying up too late to watch that live show or finish the next few chapters in my book, even with a baby who still wakes up multiple times a night. (No regrets just bags under my eyes needing more concealer.)
No regrets about eating my feelings on occasion. Followed by no regrets for spending the necessary time at the gym to work through whatever the issue is.
No regrets about leaving the laundry in the dryer for a week because I just can’t deal with putting it away just yet.
No regrets about saying no I can’t help you out, even if I can. To be honest, sometimes I just don’t want to.
2016 will be the year I live for me and my needs. This doesn’t mean I won’t be there for my family and friends. It just means I’m putting myself first, for the first time in a long time. Six months post partum I need to refocus on myself as more than just a working mom. I don’t regret giving my all to my family, but I do regret losing myself in the fog of motherhood. It’s time to shake it off, and live life with no regrets, just happiness and great stories to tell.
What regrets are you giving up in 2016? #NoRegrets
