Where Have You Been?

Great question!  Where have I been?  I dropped off the face of the blogging world for awhile.  There are no good reasons.  I became incredibly busy and lost focus.  School started in a whirlwind, and I have been drowning for weeks in work.  I hate to admit it, but I had even stopped running and watching what I ate for a few weeks somewhere in there.  I stopped making myself a priority.  I saw this, and it spoke to me about what I have been doing:

I love my job.  I truly believe it is of the highest calling, and I take it very seriously.  I work hard and always want to do what is best for the children I encounter on a daily basis.  As school started, though, I found myself spending at least 12 hours a day working on school things (including the weekends), and it became suffocating. 

Then it was time for the Warrior Dash, and I was so frustrated with myself for not being better prepared for it.  However, I did it, and it felt amazing to be able to do something like that.  I realized that day that I would not have been prepared no matter what (simply because I had NO idea what to expect).  Warrior Dash caused me to refocus.  I remembered why I started on this journey in the first place.  I started to realize that I needed to prioritize some things in my life. 

I found this quote, and I love it.  I am going to have to print it off and hang it up to remind me:

 

 

I need to have my priorities burning inside of me, and I need to commit to those wholeheartedly.  I can't forget about them or turn away from them.  I need to remember what is important to me and why it is important.  That way I will stop making excuses:

 

 

Do not get me wrong.  My job is very important to me, and it is a priority in my life.  I take it very seriously.  However, when I let it take over and consume me so wholeheartedly that I do not have time for other priorities, I get out of balance.  And the funny thing is?  I can tell it affects other areas, too.  If I don't work out, I have less energy and less focus...which means it takes me longer to do those school things I need to get done. 

 

I am recommitted to working out and making this journey a priority.  I may not blog daily, but I will try to blog more often than once a week.  This will help keep me accountable.  And when I am accountable, and when I make myself and this journey a priority, the other areas in my life benefit.  I am going to end this blog with this question: Why not me?