I have a bad habit.

I put the love notes I get from my kids on my dashboard. I love reading these love notes on a daily basis and they bring me so much joy. HOWEVER, they don’t bring anyone else joy when driving my car. Eric hates it and so does my father in law. To be fair, they have borrowed my car many times when my gas has been on empty and gone unaware of it, because my notes cover everything (gas is a different story for another day). I always brush their comments off and move on. It is my car, after all. Well, yesterday, as I was coming home from a 2 hours drive (traffic!), I was too busy chitchatting when my phone fell off my dashboard. It was then that my heart skipped a beat. A tiny one.

My water level was pointing to the red H.

Bummer. I asked my sister what I should do and she quickly said, ” Pull over and call someone!” I thought this was pretty funny because I was on the phone, with her! I pulled over and called Eric. Then I proceeded to wait for Eric, while I was laughing to myself and apologizing to my car. See, my car has been telling me that I need an oil change for weeks now and because my schedule is so tight, I keep pushing it off. Long story short, I ran out of coolant and oil.

How many times do we get warnings about things, over and over and we keep on trucking? Ah, I do this all the time, with everything. I love my car, but I hate the maintenance of it, including getting gas. We can’t run on fumes, and when we continue to run on fumes, stuff blows up. Don’t worry, my engine is fine and I was the first one in the car shop this morning.

I often write about boundaries and saying no, but I have a difficult time with this. In the last several months I have been prioritizing myself, and every little thing I do (however small), empowers me, giving me more time to do the things I love. I’d encourage you to read Atomic Habits by James Clear. Basic information, but life changing if you apply it. I hope you have a fantastic weekend without a roadside adventure 🙂

XO