Getting It Done

So, you're looking at this photo today and thinking that maybe I've lost my mind .

Maybe.

LOL.

So why this photo?

Because it's National Underwear Day and I found this photo that made me laugh out loud so I posted it on Facebook to give everyone a good chuckle.

But then I got to thinking about this photo and it reminded me of the phrase

"Put on your Big Girl Panties!"

And then I realized something else...

I say to myself quite often, "Just put on your Big Girl Panties and get it done already!"

When do I say this?

Oh, right about the time I'm sitting in my studio working on a blog post when I know perfectly well that there is a mess in the kitchen that really requires my attention, but...

I. Don't. Wanna.

I don't want be the adult and clean the kitchen. 

I want do what I want do, when I want do it..

Right?

Nope.

Not always.

Sometimes we just have to put on our Big Girl Panties and

Get. It. Done. 

That mess in the kitchen we keep ignoring

That project for work that feels overwhelming

That difficult conversation we don't know how to start

That tough decision we've been waffling about

That apology we owe someone

That appointment we’ve been avoiding

That email we’ve been putting off

That boundary we need to set

That habit we keep saying we’ll change

That truth we’ve been circling around

That dream we keep waiting to start

Getting it done isn't always easy. We have the best of intentions, we say we're going to go deal with the thing, and yet so often... we just don't. 

And then...

The things pile up

We get overwhelmed

And we feel stuck

In some situations, we need to give ourselves some grace.

But other times, we just need to give ourselves a nudge in the right direction.

And that's where telling ourselves "Put on your Big Girl Panties and get it done" comes in handy.

So, as much as I don't want to adult right now, my kitchen is indeed a mess and

here's me giving myself that nudge by putting on my Big Girl Panties and heading off to get it done.