the august note.

Hey, hi, hello,

As always, I hope July has treated you well and that you have learnt something new about the people around you while building upon yourself some more. Before we dive in, I want to mention this will consist of much past tense phasing, however I mean the message to apply in a current sense simultaneously. Please keep that in mind, because this is my thank you to all parents, we know this is your first time living too.

Without further ado..

Adulthood, the freedom to act as one chooses within the  means of societal constructions that have now become necessity (working to live a life of exchange). SO, you can stay out late, drink whatever you decide, skip out on breakfast, doom scroll before and after sleeping, you can even decide that outside and eating fruit is not a priority– I mean OR the bits and pieces of that,and the opposite perhaps. 

There seems to be a portion of life where we place the importance of ensuring our core needs on the back burner. THAT is why I’m here, to remind you of that foundation that was built by your parents. It shouldn’t be allowed to crumble, instead you must honour it by extending to the highest standard with your own ideals in focus now and hold yourself accountable to get to higher ground. 

As children our parents provide us with an incomparable structure maintained by the desire for us to grow into the strongest, most capable versions of ourselves. During that period of life we eat three or more meals a day, drink lots of water, and sleep for a reasonable amount of time. We also have plenty of physical activity while also fitting in time with both friends and family.

I know life gets in the way, but how did they maintain all that for us, in addition to themselves. The fact is some weren’t able to, however this is where I get down to the nitty gritty, I don’t have children, so you might agree there’s no excuse for me to not be making time for all of those mentioned foundational actions. Although, I never once said that I was perfect! In saying THAT, something I struggle with is consistently having a nutritious breakfast. Sometimes at work I'll grab a piece of toast, but this is not always the case. In my effort to change this, I’m finally going to test out overnight oats and add it to my habit tracker– because there’s nothing worse than planning to do something, then looking at the end of the week to see that you have NOT ticked all the boxes. Plus I’m pretty competitive with myself (and honest), always striving for the perfect week on paper. 

If you don’t already, keep yourself on track, leaving nothing behind by keeping a planner, to-do list, or even a calendar (google/something else or physical) for the week with all your tasks and habits. Eventually it will become merely a safety net style reminder. 

I know I always go back to the planner, when I was younger my mum was my post-it note that would always update and recall the happenings that required remembering. Now in adulthood, I've had to learn what works for me like everyone else.

So, thanks mum for guiding me.