This month is going to be a marathon! Really, I think the entire year of 2018 is going to be filled to the brim with amazingness. Every time I think we will have a breather or a moment to catch our breath we get another call, email or text that gets up right back to overdrive. It’s funny how we began the year with a few dates worth of events and just a few weeks into the new year our calendar is seeing more and more ink. The past few weeks have been record breaking. We are almost ALL BOOKED UP for March and October. We are blessed to have such a following for both John Arriola Films and Le Vintage Photo Booth. With that said it is going to take a lot to keep the stress and craziness at bay. That means we will have to work hard to keep the happy going, so that we don’t lose our minds in all the chaos. That is where March’s Monthly Happy Goals come into play.
MARCH’S MONTHLY HAPPY GOALS
1. Find the time to sit down, relax, and take a load off with a nice cup of tea and a good book. Read some oldies, but goodies, like The Great Gatsby, or anything by the talented Jane Austen.
2. Get back to pampering myself. Recently I’ve been thinking about the good ol’ days of high school, when I had a lot more time to myself. That was when I had time to pamper myself. For instance, I had the time to give myself manicures and pedicures, hair treatments, facials and so on. Man, those were the days.
Adulting is difficult. Every day you are pulled and tugged in every direction. You are expected to perform certain duties, and sometimes life and all of its complications takes precedence over our own well being. It’s easy to forget about ourselves. But we must remember that when we are not well in mind, body and soul we cannot be expected to function properly.
So this month everything changes! I vow to reserve at least one hour every Sunday to pamper ME. Yup, that one hour will be dedicated to ME and ONLY ME. My special time to think about myself and not feel guilty about it. First on my list is a facial and foot soak combo.
3. Have a John Hughes Movie Marathon. Oh my goodness John Hughes was the most amazing story teller. His movies are fantastic! He had such a way of representing the life of a teenager and telling the funniest stories. Both my husband and I are huge fans of his movies and we’ve been talking about having a John Hughes Movie Marathon. And March seems like the perfect time to do so. It will include movies he either wrote, directed, or produced. Excited about this!
4. Be creative! My sweet husband is always encouraging me to pursue my passions in decorating, styling and crafting. He has been my constant cheerleader and my biggest supporter. This month seems like the perfect time to try new things. We have some projects lined up for the next couple months that will allow me to exercise my decorating, styling and crafting chops. It is going to be fun!
5. Explore & Adventure more! It is so easy to get stuck in a routine–a life of monotony. Sometimes you just get caught in the hamster wheel. Our job isn’t so much routine, it’s quite the contrary, rather my complaint is that our job kind of rules our life. I can’t think of a moment we aren’t thinking about our business, clients, and/or future events. I’d like to break from that a bit. I want to explore and adventure more separate from work. For instance, go on drives to take photos. Or explore our local parks. We need some time away from work to call our own.
This month is about taking care of ourselves. It’s about making sure our mind, body and soul are taken care of, so that we can have a wonderful productive day, week, month, and life. Let me know how you’re keeping your happy!
