The problem with taking ownership of your life is that when you’re overwhelmed or sick and tired of it you have no one to blame but you! I used to say”i hate my life.”A LOT. Wow how terrible is that? I’m sure my husband hated it when i uttered that phrase. But over the past couple of years, since I turned..gulp.. 4o! I have taken ownership of my life.
What does that mean exactly? It means that I finally stopped saying ” I hate my life” and started asking myself what did i want my life to look like. If I didn’t like “this” then what did I want instead? I started priortizing my time. I run my own business; Color My Loom. I weave yarn into fabric and turn the fabric into clothes and accessories. I have a studio and its my favorite place to be, except when it’s not where I want to be. Luckily I work for me so I get to decide when I’m there. It’s kind of cool to set your own hours but you also have to be diligent about going to work. I work from 9am to 11:15 then I exercise. That usuallly means walking our two dogs. If its warm enough then I alternate riding my bike with walking. And sometimes when i have been a good worker I take a “treat myself right day”. This is a wonderful idea taught to me by my friend Rich. A treat yourself right day is where you spend the day during all your favorite stuff. And frankly i feel the need for a treat myself right day and soon! oh yes but back to my day… after exercising I eat lunch, then I do a few things around the house then it’s back to the studio from 1-3. At 3 my daughter gets home from school. Then the work day is over and its time for my first and foremost job of mom and housewife. I like having a schedule because it keeps me focused and I get done what I need to get done. It also means I can’t complain that I hate my life since, aha, I created my schedule so my life would have all the components I wanted. That said, I still need to listen to myself.. And recognize the need for treat yourself right days! I think I’ll schedule one in for Tueday!
So, take a look at your life. What do you like and what isn’t working for you? Some things, like a job that pays the bills can’t be changed over nite neither can a marriage. But by taking ownership of your life and changing what doesn’t nourish you it won’t be long before you’ll be saying I love my life!
