Life’s been pretty hectic lately (for almost everyone I know). Some of it good hectic and some not so good. I feel like Ron and I are working our butts off lately to make a $ just to “survive” another month. It’s getting a little better as RKN Studio picks up with more and more clients, but still … I HATE that feeling of waking up in the middle of the night and thinking … OMG … what are we going to do about THAT this month.
Apparently this year is the year of readjustment for us … the ebb and flow of life.
If you had told me that I would be creating a group to help women business owners grow (Think Tank), doing website/blog design, graphic work, hourly social networking and more for clients full time and doing My Little Pretty part time a year ago … I would have thought you were crazy. This time last year I was kicking butt at big trade shows and boutiques … this year … not so much.
My point is .. life happens and we do what we have to do to survive. We change, we bend we grow and we scale back … but one thing never changes … the moments in our life that make us try harder. The times we laugh with our family about something silly … the time our little one took their first steps … a pink tutu on the birthday girl … watching our son get better at basketball and becoming a leader. If you stop and think for a minute about the moments that make up our life story … more often than not, you will smile.
What are some of your MOMENTS that help get you through the tough times?
This video that I stumbled upon over at The Glamorous Life Association is a good reminder of moments … good and bad … a celebration of life’s moments! I thought I’d share it with you so that maybe it’d serve as a reminder to you too.
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Hi Kristy,
You have no idea how much I can relate to this post. If we compare where our business was last year at this time versus where it is now, it’s not a real pretty picture. I really think that some of us in CA got hit harder in some ways because the housing market is one of the hardest hit in the Country and that effects so many other aspects of normal every day business.
My 25 year old son lost his job here in CA in July and just last month he decided to move back to TX while waiting for a job to come up in the Navy. He found a job in two days once he arrived in Texas. There was nothing here.
So, back to your point. Tough times definitely make you reflect on what is really important. And to me, it’s simple. It’s family. No matter where you live or what job you have, if you have a healthy, happy family, you’ve got it all.
Moments that help me get through these tough times, just to name a few are:
When my 16 year old son still kisses me goodbye in front of his friends.
Hearing my older sons voice on the phone sounding more optimistic than it has been recently.
Thinking about getting hugs and kisses from our older kids and our three grandsons when we will see them for Christmas.
Watching a sunset over the ocean. (For some reason, it makes all your problems seem much smaller.)
Looking at the moon with my son, no matter what stage it’s in, we are both always fascinated by the moon.
Laughing. Laughing with girlfriends. Laughing with my sister. Laughing with my kids. Laughing with my husband. Laughing is truly the best medicine!
And lastly,
Those very first moments in the morning when I wake up with my husband and we enjoy just being together for a few minutes knowing that is our only quiet time for the rest of the day.
We will all survive, even though on a day to day basis, we may not know how, but I’m optimistic that things will get better. It’s definitely a roller coaster ride.
I am moved to tears by that video, Kristy! Thanks for sharing it. It is beautiful and poignant and just really touched me today.
Love,
Carrie
Own each and every moment and flex to adapt. And smile. Lots of frickin’ smiles. My moments are playing with Mama and Bea. Those are the bestest of all time.
Congratulations on your entrepreneurialism. Keep rockin’ it, Kristy.
amen sister.
lots of smiles.
lots of taking a moment to look at something beautiful around us.
lots of reminding yourself to just take a breath when the worries outweigh the smiles.
i know for many people in this world, a moment can take forever because it’s filled with pain or hunger or sorrow beyond belief.
how fortunate are we to have the problems we have.
for me, that involves the horror of my 30th high school reunion. oh, it’s coming. and that scares the shit out of me.