Bad Habits

For years now one of Dad's favorite things to say to me is "Take care of yourself." He knows from experience that I like to do it all, all of the time. I was the child that never ever wanted to go to sleep. I was always too afraid I was going to miss something exciting, so I wanted to stay awake as long as possible. I think one of the biggest reasons I avoided clubs/sports (besides my complete lack of talent)  in high school was because I wanted to be able to do what I wanted, when I wanted. If I was committed to something I knew that meant there would be times I had to give up something and that just didn't work for me. I also developed a bad habit of pushing myself so hard I got sick. The ability to tell people no has never been one of my strong points. In high school I would stress myself out so badly I ended up with a bad case of acid reflux. In college I learned how to control it a little bit better but I still managed to run until there was no more energy left in my body. The end result...I do anything and everything I can until one day I get sick and am put on hold for 3-5 days. I've had mono, upper respiratory infections, and just really bad colds. I get healthy and start right back up again. Its a vicious cycle. Truth be told, like so many other things, I get it from my mother. She doesn't admit it but she does that same thing.

Lucky me, I got sick  yesterday...although I partially blame this on all my sick coworkers, I had been missing out on some sleep lately. But hey, that's what sixty hour weeks, keeping up with friends, laundry, cleaning and TV will do to you. Thanks to sitting on my couch all day I am now caught up on TV and have been able to upload some overdue pictures and seriously behind on ironing and work. Oh the joys of tax season! I do not think this habit of pushing myself to the limit will ever go away but I get things done. For the next three months I will be giving up recreational reading, perfect organization, and lots more sleep. So do yourself and your accountants a favor and get them your information as soon as possible, trust me, it makes us much happier people:)

Keep Smiling:)
Alli