What’s one big decision you made recently that changed something in your life? (LOH 264)

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This is my entry to the the 264th edition of the Ladies of Hive Community Contest and I will be sharing my thoughts on the topic -

What’s one big decision you made recently that changed something in your life?

The above topic is a thought-provoking one and I'm open to reading about other people's reactions to the topic as well.

I will be addressing the topic from a specific point of view and it is the fact that I decided to be intentional about resting instead of working nonstop like I used to do some years back. I must confess that it has caused a big noticeable positive impact in my life.

Some months back, I'm always on the run like a movie that is on fast-forward, switching from one role to the other as a mother and a fashion designer who runs her business alone. Back then, every day seems like a marathon with different activities to participate and less time to relax and rest.

Let me quickly walk you through what a typical day looks like for me... I wake up as early as possible to get my son's breakfast and lunch ready for school, while his dad bathes and dresses him and then drops him off in school. From that moment I will get myself ready and set off to work where I will stand for hours cutting and making dresses and attending to customers.

Before you close your eyes and open it the time to pick up from school is here. I have to leave the shop, pick him up, bathe, cook and feed him. Once he has been properly attended to i return back to work again until evening.

There are days when I have to include market runs in my schedule whether it is sourcing for fabrics and other sewing accesorises for my customers or buying food items for the house. There are days when I have to handle deliveries to my customers among others. And there are days when all these activities come back to back every day, every week.

At first, I didn't notice how little I was resting and how much of myself I was pouring out without taking time to recharge and refill my strength both mental and physical. I just kept doing everything because that's what is expected of us as entrepreneurs and above all, mothers.

So, I decided that something had to change some months back especially as regards resting and taking time to relax. I decided that I will not be filled with self guilt whenever I'm not working. I don't know if anyone reading this can relate to the part where yoy feel lazy and unproductive when you are not busy doing something even if it is for 5 minutes. Is intentionally break off from that guilt and made the decision to be intentional about myself as regards to taking rest.

Back then, I put myself under so much pressure to satisfy my customers as opposed to prioritising my rest. If a customer gives a short deadline I will 'suffer' myself to ensure that I satisfy them. So, what I do is that I have a schedule that I work with. In a week, I have days I use to only cut fabrics, I have days I use to sew the dresses and do finishing, I have a day for fittings (Saturday). This schedule makes my work easier and gives me more chance to be creative as well as resting during the course of the day. Which means I don’t get to be running a marathon throughout the day and throughout the week.

And I must confess that it has been very helpful. It has made my overall general well-being improve positively. I have become a better mom and business woman as well.

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