A Post About Priorities

I am a person who operates at a level where everything is ᵘᵖ ʰᵉʳᵉ.

Like if I have a list, everything on that list needs to be done as soon as possible, if not right this very moment. When I have something to do or have an idea, I generally do the thing or chase that idea down ASAP. I become v focused on that thing.

For example, and this is silly, but I wanted to make banana bread this weekend but we didn't have bananas. So instead of waiting around to buy them next time I went grocery shopping, I went at that moment to get the bananas to make the bread I wanted right then. And it was delicious.

You could call it impatient. You could be right. I definitely don't like to wait for things to happen. I like to make them happen. And most of the time I find away to make just about anything work.

I feel the same way about a lot of my bigger life goals.

Big life goals - like living in the city, continuing modeling and working with art, getting a dog (to keep my other pup company), becoming more involved in dance by taking and teaching more classes, opening a dance studio or starting my own business, maybe even going back to school? Big stuff that affects the literal path of my life. And I want to make these moves, like, yesterday!

You could call it impatient. I call it determined.

The down side to all of this is that, because I'm hardwired to do all the things as soon as possible, I constantly feel that I'm running out of time to do all the things.

I mean, those are super big things and I want to do all of them! But it's definitely overwhelming to feel all of it at once.

So how do we solve this?

Prioritize, baby.

It can be hard to know what is actually important, especially if you're like me and everything is always ᵘᵖ ʰᵉʳᵉ. Here's where we can start:

What needs to happen to make you happy? Will your world stop turning if you don't do this one thing? Do those first. For me, I need to focus on:

• Doing well at my day job

• Developing my dance teaching and choreography skills

• Personal relationships

• And my health

to stay sane. I know if I let these things go or don't prioritize them, I will feel a sort of emptiness or sadness or whatever until I reincorporate them into my life. When I feel that things are out of control or too busy, I need to refocus on those four bullet points.

What can you put lower on your list and feel okay about it? Like, obviously, I want to move to the city. That would make me crazy happy! And it would be really cool. But I'd be okay living somewhere else if it meant I still was able to pursue those four bullet points (my priorities), ya know?

TRUST ME, I know it can be hard to learn to say "no" and let things go, even just a little bit. This prioritizing thing is something I'm working on. But sometimes, to do the things you need to do well, you put things you don't need to do on the back burner.

At least until you have the mental/physical capacity to tackle 'em 😉

....I said I'm working on it!!!!!

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I never know how to end posts. So here's a clip of me practicing a thing I love and it making me super happy.

Find that thing and do it.

xoxo