Stop Putting It Off

Oh goodness, sometimes I am my own worst enemy.

I knew I was getting an ear infection and I absolutely could have stopped it with my garlic mullein ear oil, but my son had it and I didn’t bother getting it back. I figured it would pass.

Now I have a full blown ear infection. Worse in my left ear, but definitely in both. I finally dug around until I found an antibiotic I had stashed from my last ear infection and had to start it yesterday because this is beyond ear oil reach at this point.

And yes… before anyone says it… this is exactly why I say natural remedies AND modern medicine both have their place. I let this go too long. That part is on me.

Now I get to rebuild my gut flora too.

But honestly, this whole thing started making me think about other areas of my life that I’ve been putting off too.

Last night was another frozen pizza night while I binge watched a TV series.

I DO NOT WATCH TV!!!

So what the hell is going on with me lately?

I am so tired and wiped out all the time.

YES, I do too much. I push myself constantly and I almost always cross the line where I should have stopped. BUT… I can usually handle a lot when I am actually taking care of myself.

Every single night at bedtime I tell myself:
“Tomorrow I’m going to eat healthy, move my body a little, and be in bed by 9pm.”

Then tomorrow comes and I slip right back into autopilot with zero follow through.

And the frustrating part is… I KNOW better.

I know that if I follow through for even a few days, the fatigue will start melting away and I’ll feel better. I just have to push through that initial hump.

Putting it off is making me sicker and sicker.

I am getting to the age where I cannot keep playing these games with my health anymore.

People in my generation are dying in their 50s and early 60s.

That is reality.

At some point we have to stop acting like we have unlimited time to “start taking care of ourselves later.”

Later eventually runs out.

So this is me being honest with myself:
I have got to stop putting it off.
I have got to stop making excuses.
I have got to make changes NOW.

Not perfectly.
Not all at once.
Just consistently enough that my future self has a fighting chance.

If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle lately too, maybe this is your reminder that small changes done consistently matter a whole lot more than grand plans you never follow through on.

Journaling prompts:

1. What habits in my life do I keep “meaning to change later,” and what is that delay actually costing me physically, mentally, or emotionally?

2. What would taking care of myself realistically look like right now — not ideally, not perfectly, but honestly?

3. Where in my life have I slipped into autopilot, and what is one small action I can take today to interrupt that cycle?

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