yes I can, no I can't.

I think I have mentioned (or complained) about being sick of late. I thought it was a cold, but it was a full blown respiratory infection and now I have a bruised rib from coughing and I never get sick. Seriously. I have been at the end of my rope. I went to the doctor yesterday, but in general I have been finding myself feeling sicker and not better. I'm still waiting for all these meds to kick in.




Recently in pilates our instructor reminded us of the power of positive thinking while working out. We were working on the V-sit, which is a challenging move and she reminded us to focus on doing it and not the pain or challenge or the fact that your legs are shaking uncontrollably.




With this cold I keep waking up every day and trying to do my usual thing... errands, gym, shower, make-up, blog, play with kids. Telling myself the whole time "you can do it, you can beat this cold." Except sometimes that's not always best. At the doctor yesterday he told me I should have been in to see him weeks ago. I had make it worse by pushing through.





So while positive thinking has a place in our lives, it's more important to learn to listen to our bodies and souls and know when to back down. The next step with this sickness is pneumonia. And if I were to get pneumonia I would have really been in trouble.




As women, we need to learn when we "can" and when we "can't" and also to learn that it's okay to not be able to do everything. No one has super powers, including me. Sometimes we need to give ourselves a "pass" to heal and do what we need to do. I'll be doing just that this weekend!


And sometimes you just have to show re-runs of your past outfits and pass it for a new blog post. Sometimes you just have to step back.