I read something once. Something that hit me so down to the core I didn’t know what to do with the information. I was overwhelmed with its truth. It was a graphic on Instagram that talked about people going to their 9-5 jobs to then come home and watch Netflix, to then go to bed and do the same thing all over again tomorrow. My stomach churned at the reading of this, because it held so much truth.
I work a 7-3, that means I have most of the afternoon, but that is not what my energy levels entail. I wake up fucking early in the morning and workout. Now I don’t particularly enjoy this, I like working out around seven, but that is not the reality of my life right now. I then get ready for work and go. By the time I get home at 3:30, I am exhausted, and I get my pajamas on and flop onto the couch to watch Netflix until it is time to make supper, then I go to bed. What the actual fuck!?
I tried to make excuses for myself, I wake up early, I workout early, I get a lot done at work, and even though all of those are true, I am allowing myself to feel drained at the end of the day because I don’t see the worth in doing something for myself after work? I enjoy watching television but is that really going to help me achieve the dreams that I want, the dreams that I envision for myself. No. So, I said to myself, “get your ass up girl, and work”.
The work varies each day. It could be moving my body with yoga to destress from the rest of the day. It could be straining a few words together on the computer for a blog post, the novel I am working on, or the next issue of the magazine. Regardless, if I wanted to live the dream, to be the real girlboss that I feel like, I needed to jump in headfirst. I needed to practice what I was preaching.
I started this blog because I loved health and wellness, that is what I initially wanted to do. I wanted to share advice on health, nutrition and working out. It’s not exactly what it has turned into. I have watched my passion develop into health, wellness and lifestyle blogging. I share posts that I want to inspire, not only people on their wellness journeys, but also inspire those who are going through rough times, women who don’t believe in themselves.
I might not have a lot of followers now, but I can’t give up, because I have more learning experiences on the way. Which is what all girlbosses, or future girlbosses need to remember. Things do start small, the ones that keep pushing, those are the girlbosses that come out on fire.