Lanes Change

Sometimes I feel bad because, like just now, I had two lectures to get through and the headache I’ve had for days started creeping back. I told myself, You know what, I don’t have to do them right now.

But then the guilt sets in. Because if I’m just going to sit and scroll on TikTok, I might as well just do my lectures, right? And if I’m already doing my lectures, I might as well do something for the business. Because I need to pour into myself, too.

But then I stop and realize. I am.

I forget sometimes that studying for these exams is doing for myself. That showing up even when I’m tired and juggling a full-time job, motherhood, and a business, still counts. It’s just not loud and glamorous.

I think I get so caught up in trying to hit every goal, to make progress in every lane every day, that I lose sight of the fact that progress doesn’t have to look like doing everything. Some days, doing something is enough.

And that’s what I need to remember:

As long as I’m not giving all of my energy to work and I’m still showing up as a mom, a student, or a business owner, that’s enough.

Because some days it won’t be everything.

But as long as it’s something… it’s okay.