focus

This is how it begins.

It's a Monday morning. I slowly wake up to the realization that I didn't do a meal plan for the week. I didn't grocery shop. I'm too tired to make breakfast. And Dave is definitely not getting a lunch to take with him. <Sigh> I did so well for a month or so. I was so organized. Shopping was done. Meals were planned.

But let me let you in on a secret. I hate meal planning. I hate standing in line on a weekend at the grocery store where even 9:00 at night looks like a Black Friday. 

I also hate not knowing what's for dinner and not having a plan. I get overwhelmed by the scope of recipes out there, by what's healthy and what isn't. I want to wake up, make breakfast, make lunch, have dinner plans ready.

I also want to wake up and make sure everything is spotless.

I want to train the dog and make sure he has enough exercise before I leave for work myself.

I also want to pay our bills, do our budget, stop at the bank, the drugstore....

do our Christmas shopping

and the cards...I need to send out our Christmas cards...

oh...and I wanted to start doing yoga again. 

and before I know it, there's twenty other things I also need to do.

and then the guilt sets in and before I've finished a cup of coffee, Dave's out the door, the dog is chasing the cats, the cats have no food, the litter box needs to be cleaned and I have to leave for work.

Enter this essential attribute in life

focus

Don't have it? Yep, me neither. But I do have a little help from a roller I made.

10 drops Clarity

  3 drops Lime

  5 drops Stress Away

fill the rest with carrier oil

The Clarity gives me a clear head to prioritize and conquer my list, a little lime imparts a bit of energy needed to accomplish  everything, and Stress Away (one of my favorites) helps with anxiety and also whispers to me "It's okay to not climb an entire mountain in one day. Enjoy the scenery.".

and that I will.

Now, the grocery list....