Britney said it best...you better work!

Okay. I know that was 7 years ago. But i'll explain.

The lyrics to "Work B#$%^" are my official anthem to 2020.

I mean, sure I would prefer a Chrysler Pacifica over a Maserati. And sipping on a green juice sounds more enjoyable than a martini. But the overall message of her song is what I want to talk to you about! Because it has taken me a very long time to figure this out and I want to spare you that very long time.

So here it goes....

I used to wonder how in the world a person could go to the gym consistently, eat more healthy than not, read a million books, keep a relatively clean home, excel at their job, and not spend next week's paycheck at Target. I could see accomplishing one or two of those things...but all of them was excessive! And then I would find out they,too, had kids! 

Can I be real for a moment? I found those people to be....Obnoxious. 

I was lucky if I could wake up within the same timezone as my alarm . I was "killing it" if I could put together a couple of fried eggs on top of making something somewhat nourishing for the those mini humans in my home who expect me to fulfill their every want and need. (Because, well...I do.) I did make it to the gym consistently for years! But the time in between was so far apart that I was often welcomed as a new member. So much for feeling like a  part of the gym family.

And where did I go to  feel better about the failure I felt I had become? The bar! Just kidding....they don't usually let kids in there. So Target. I would go to Target. (Okay I still go to Target, but it's different now. I promise.) 

I wondered how those obnoxious people on social media (and yes I know it's not all real) could at least seem to have the majority of their lives in order? And that's when I started to do the things. And realized that it was in doing ALL of the things that I could finally gain control of some of the things. Make sense? 

Okay let me explain.

In order to have the energy to wake up each morning and hit the gym, I had to start nourishing my body appropriately. And in order to have the motivation to nourish my body appropriately, I had to get my body moving so that I could feel good enough to take those extra steps beyond opening a box and pouring. And in order to feel like I could do those things, I had to keep my home in some sort of working order so that the clutter and messiness didn't scare me onto the couch, where the television remote is usually located along with my laziness. And with those things in order, I no longer felt the need to find my self-worth in a big red bullseye and instead had the discipline to create a budget. And the fun thing about budgets is a lot of times, you find money! Much more money than you think. And all of those things work together to feed one another. So the obnoxious girl you follow on social media who has it all together. Well she has it all together because she has to! Because if she let's one of those things go for too long, the other things go with it. Sure, there are some people who can find success in just one thing while everything else is chaotic. But I am learning that this is rare. Most successful people I study exercise discipline in the major areas of their lives. Health, fitness, finances, work ethic, morning routines, giving, spirituality. It all works together!

And so I am hopeful, that in the year 2020, I become for you...incredibly obnoxious.

And you, in turn, remember this post...and vow to be obnoxious too.

Because those people, they have figured it out. So why not follow their lead? 

Oh, and by the way. I meal-prep now. Not because I have the time. But because I don't have the time.