More often than not, I find myself at an open buffet, stacking more metaphorical food on to my plate than I could possibly ever finish. The difference here is, real food gives you energy, an unrealistic work load gives you stress. For those that don’t know me, I’m a mother, wife, CEO of my own Photography business, Human Resources Manager at Green Tech, Co-owner of a Real Estate Group, and I write these fun blog posts. That is A LOT of hats for one head, in my opinion. This past week, I began to feel as if I was failing in every aspect of life. All though I was running as fast as I could, nothing was getting done to the extent I needed. This ultimately feels like failure, and your innate reaction might be “well, I need to push myself even harder”. What if what we actually need is the exact opposite? If I have one piece of advice to give, it’d be to put down that laptop, phone, or whatever it is that may be consuming your time and mental head space. At the pleading of my husband (my biggest support system), I took myself to Starbucks that day, and did something I haven’t done in a LONG time: nothing. And let me tell you, nothing felt great! What an amazing reset it was for me that day, and for the week to come. Best part is, it took 20 minutes, a cup of coffee and utter stillness in my life for that reminder to set in, that nothing is more important than you taking care of your sanity. I went home that day and finished all my work in about an hour. So next time you’re feeling overwhelmed and claustrophobic in the whirlwind that is your life, put yourself first and take a moment to eat your lunch in silence, or go to bed when you’re actually tired, not after binge watching ‘just one more episode’ of that show. Here at Green Tech, we want to see everyone live happy, healthy and free!