The Back Burner Pile

If you know me well, you know that I'm a fairly organized person. As I grow up (age? I don't really know when you stop growing up and start to age) I have discovered that I'm most organized at work and I tend slack a bit at home.

This week, I've been swamped at work. We are working on getting everything prepped for an event tomorrow. Simultaneously, I'm working on a massive project for a meeting on Monday. I've worked late nights and through lunches to make this happen. Don't misunderstand-- I love this job. I'm challenged almost every day and I'm learning a lot about management and task delegation. Sometimes though-- it gets a little crazy!

I have a large office; the space is used mainly for file storage. Since I moved into the office in May, I have started adding personal touches to make it my own space. Slowly, it's getting to be a great office. My office isn't spotless- far from it (especially at the moment) but I keep it tidy and I know what's what and where everything is.

Except for this PILE. There is a perpetual pile on my desk that's become my TO DO pile. Some people have a to do list, but not me... I have a pile. Go big or go home, right? These are typically things that are on the back burner that I promise myself I'll get to in my free time. The problem is, I don't typically have a lot of FREE TIME.

Drinkin' my Shakeology in my office!

This evening when I left the office, I was scurrying around trying to get everything together for the event tomorrow. For the last week, my desk has been cluttered with papers, etc. for this event. Tonight as I loaded it all in my car, I noticed how nice my office looked.

And then I spotted THE PILE. This thing is the bane of my work life existence. But then it struck me that the PILE is a great metaphor for things we all put on the back burner. We put them off to the side until it becomes such a problem that we dread tackling it.

I know this is how I feel about my weight loss. My health was not a priority for a long time. While I don't have any major health issues, I did take my good health for granted. It got to the point that I'd get winded climbing a few flights of stairs or tired just from walking around a mall. It crept up so slowly that I didn't realize how much I'd neglected myself.

This can be said for many people. We get busy with work, school, family, kids, church, etc., that we forget about ourselves. I'm here to tell you, you will be better at EVERYTHING YOU DO if you feel healthy. Guaranteed.

The pile on my desk will be sorted out next week, when I return after this event. I'm ready to get some organization in my office as well as the rest of my life. This most definitely includes my health! Who else is ready to make it a priority?!?!