This weekend of course started off with me stressing, "How the heck am I going to get everything done on my hit list?" to me finally surrendering and deciding to just enjoy myself.
Thursday night my friends asked me to join them at the beach on Friday night and originally I was hesitant because I felt like I had soo much to do, but I ended up deciding to go and I was so happy I did. The ride out to the beach was so relaxing and perfect because I was out of my normal routine of just going straight home from work. When I got to the beach I couldn't help but feel so ALIVE. It was the perfect way to end our last Friday night of the summer.
Friday evening didn't stop there as I met up with my older cousin to go out for drinks. It was so lovely hanging out and spending time with her. She has always been the cousin I love to be around but don't always make the best effort to show that. Even as time was approaching for us to hang out, I so badly wanted to tell her I was tired and she wanted to tell me the same. We fought through the Zzz's and turned it a wonderful HILARIOUS night.
Saturday morning was all about taking care of business. My cousin let me know that none of my lights were working in the back which was pretty terrifying seeing as though I drove through Malibu Canyon Friday night with absolutely no brake lights... God definitely had His eye out for me and I could not stop thanking Him all weekend about that.
It's amazing how we sometimes have NO idea in all the ways God continues to look out for us on a daily basis in every way.
I'm happy I got that reminder this weekend.
After taking care of my brake lights my cousin and I ate some brunch, visited our grandparents and then went our separate ways. I quickly got ready for the Beyonce concert and then headed over to my best friend's house to meet (you can read more about the On The Run II Tour concert here).
Saturday night wore me out. Sunday morning I was up early but then decided to sleep in a little longer just to catch up on some missed zzz's. I felt somewhat stressed again Sunday morning just thinking about everything I had to get done. I got to moving but still just felt so lackluster and sluggish. A huge part of me feeling this way is my diet (we'll talk more about this later). As Sunday night came to an end I was content. I was able to see my brother and we were able to work on two episodes of our upcoming podcast.
Looking back over the weekend I realized I did quite a bit. While I didn't knock off everything on my hitlist I made a pretty good dent. I don't know why I'm always pushing myself to get all this stuff done and I can never just relax. It's an interesting feeling to say the least but it keeps me going.
This was a bit of a rant but I just gotta keep it real with you. My life is far from perfect. Most of the time I feel jumbled and out of place but every day I wake up thankful and remind myself to keep pushing onward and upward.
until next time,
xo - Shannon
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