The Good Pain

When I tell you my body hurts in places I forgot existed, I am not lying LOL.

Yesterday was over 8 hours of cleaning and organizing the sheds.

I’m turning the front shed into an extension of the shop—glass vessels, supplies, shipping materials, containers… all of it. This frees up actual retail space inside the shop where it belongs.

The back shed is now for pool tools, wood, flower pots, canning jars, and all the miscellaneous stuff.

Two spaces. Two clear purposes. Finally.

This project has been sitting for months.
We finished the move in June, and it was too hot to even think about working in metal sheds. Fall didn’t work out either. So this was my first real opportunity to dig in.

And I got SO much done yesterday.

My body is screaming at me today, but it feels so damn good to finally see progress taking shape.

Because this is who I am.

I thrive on real movement.
Organization.
Redesigning a space to be efficient.
Watching transformation happen right in front of me.

I do not thrive in a gym.

Getting me to “go work out” just doesn’t happen—and it’s not because I’m lazy. Not even close.

I need purpose.
I need visual change.
I need something to engage my brain while my body is moving.

That’s how I’m wired.

I have ADHD. I need both mental and physical stimulation at the same time. That’s why gym life has never fit me.

And this reminded me of something I haven’t thought about in a long time…

One of my biggest dreams growing up was to flip houses.

I used to take a notebook and pencils and walk through abandoned houses, sketching out new layouts and ideas. I would spend HOURS doing that as a kid.

And about 13 years ago, I got to live that dream when I bought this house.

We gutted it and rebuilt it—and it was honestly one of the best times of my life.

I felt amazing.
I slept better than I ever had.
My body moved every single day.

And I got constant visual feedback from the work I was doing.

That’s what lit me up.

That’s what this shed project brought back.

It reminded me what real movement feels like—for my body and my mind.

It’s not about forcing workouts.
It’s about creating movement that actually fits how I function.

So yeah… I’ll be sore for a few days.

But this? This is exactly what I needed.

Now I just need to keep it going.

Also… this reminded me I have a whole Wii sitting here ready to go. That’s another way I can get movement in that actually keeps me engaged.

Tennis might be making a comeback LOL.

Movement doesn’t have to look like a gym.

It just has to work for YOU.

And I can already feel the shift—mentally and physically—just from one day of getting back into it.

So I’m making this a priority.

And if anyone has any fun projects they need help with… I might just show up LOL.

You’re not lazy—you just haven’t found the kind of movement that actually works for your body and your brain yet.

When you do, everything changes.

Journal Prompts

1. What types of movement actually make me feel energized instead of drained—and why?

2. Where in my life could I add more “purpose-driven movement” instead of forcing traditional exercise?

3. What project, space, or area in my life is ready for transformation—and what would it look like to start it now?