Just Breathe

Part of being a lazy overachiever means I am constantly putting things off but still care enough to stress like crazy that I'm not doing them. I know, talk about self-destructive behavior. Well, there's about a million things I could be doing that are more important than this blog but this is the only thing I WANT to be doing. So why not?

Lately, I have been trying to take a step back from things when I get in stress mode. I ask myself a few questions and tell myself to just breathe, it will all be ok. Is the world going to end if I don't do this thing I should be doing? No. Is anyone going to get hurt? No. Is it going to severely impact my future? Probably not. Is it going to make things harder later? Likely. Is it something I can't handle? No.

The point is, it's easy for us overachievers to get really caught up in the little things. Hell, it's easy for anyone to get caught up in the little things. I like things to work how I want when I want but that doesn't mean I want to do them! So, yes there are a lot of things that I would like to happen that I just put off. Like organizing the closet, doing some extra reading for a class, cleaning out the fridge, or filling out forms. These things matter but aren't the end of the world if they don't get done. Other, more important things aren't the end of the world either. 

Problems only become problems when you let them.

Note to self: Remember these things when I am not feeling so "zen" and am stressing out over something stupid.