164: You don't have to have all the hobs on
Sometimes we’re truly busy, but other times we’re busy for busy’s sake, because that’s what we feel we have to do. Today I’m inviting you to get more strategic and take the things off your plate that don’t need to be there!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. It's a new week, and you're listening to the Daily Pet, which is the only daily podcast all about rebel rousing you, encouraging you, and inspiring you to be your own rebel riser instead of your very own personal dream shitter. Now this weekend, I was thinking all about cooking. And one of the things I was thinking about is our kitchen hobs. Now I don't know about you, but when I'm cooking too many things, things start going wrong. The smoke detector starts going off and it sounds a lot like the start of 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton. And at some point, I lose track of a timer and it all just gets a little bit chaotic. And I always think about how this can relate to our lives.
Because I know for me, when I've got all the kind of metaphorical life hops on, things start getting pretty chaotic too. I start dropping the ball on different things. I get forgetful, and it is just really hard to keep a track of everything. It's hard to stop one thing from burning or something else needs attention, and it's not long before things get really overwhelming. Now there are times in our lives where all the hobs are on and there's nothing we can do about it. There's times when we are just dealing with loads of unexpected shit, and it is just a case of standing in front of our lives or our ovens and trying our best to deal with what's going on as it comes up. And at that point, really, truly, all you can do is your best. And your best will look different from day to day, and that's okay.
But other times, I think we end up with all the hops on because it also feels really good to be busy. It feels really productive. We feel like we should have all the hops on because we think everybody else has the hops on and the oven and the grill and everything else. And we feel like we have to do the same. But that is bullshit. Busyness for busyness sake just causes stress, which causes just untold number of problems. And if there's something we don't need more of in our lives, it is stress. So today, I just invite you to get a bit more strategic about the things that you've got cooking.
Like we do when we're cooking, how can you cook a one pot meal instead of a huge different selection of dishes? How can you be smart about what things you can put together? And how can you actually take things off the stove? What would happen if instead of seeing the 4 available rings, you just got really smart with how you use 2? I know this isn't always possible, but sometimes I think it's fair to say as empathetic, as ambitious, as really caring women, we can tend to put things on our plate that don't need to be there. And before long, we're not only cooking a dinner in our house, but we're actually taking care of all of the neighbors' hops as well. And it can just get it can get too much. So if you need permission to let go of some of the things that aren't really urgent or important, This is it. And if you've got all 4 of your hops burning and you feel like you need another 4 and life is just chaotic at the moment, know that it won't always be. You won't always have all 4 hops on, and this won't last forever. So have a great start to your week. Have a think about what you can take off your plate.
And I can't wait to be back with you tomorrow morning. If you miss the Daily Pep on the weekend, you can sign up to my Sunday emails where I share all of my tips, strategies, all the things I'm learning, all about building a wholehearted creative life you love and that only you can live. And you can get them by going to that home and good life.com and clicking on emails, or you can just click the link in the show notes. I can't wait to see you back here bright and early tomorrow morning as always. Take care.
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