Resting, Being Sentimental, and Making Core Memories

Transcript: Welcome to Monday Musings with Kissa, where I share what the heck happened last week, what I have planned for this week, and a story time, not in that particular order. This is an audio companion to my Substack newsletter that I send out every Thursday. So if you're not already subscribed, there's a button somewhere here where you can do so, and content.As of this recording is currently free. So let's get into my weekly reflection slash storytime for this week. I wanna talk about last week. Let's talk about it. The start of the week last week, as you guys know, if you don't already, basically we're leaving for family vacation tomorrow, Tuesday. So last week's goal was basically just to try get ahead.We had a lot of things on our plate business-wise. We got our first non-Asian grocery store order, which was a huge win because it has been a goal of mine for quite a long time, and it finally happened more on that, on a different episode. We also had to do an Amazon restock for our Amazon store. And then on the personal side, we had household chores that I wanted to get ahead of, and first day of school is coming up pretty much right when we get back.So I wanted to just get a jumpstart on all the things, business things, household things, school things, vacation prep. I had loads of meetings, production schedule updates, and I just kept telling myself. Girl, push. Be proactive. You can rest on Tuesday. Just keep going. Push harder. You can rest on Tuesday. By the end of the week, I was so exhausted.I was mentally spent and I just couldn't get myself to do anything. I was just a lump and even guilting myself into being more proactive and productive. Wasn't doing it. this week I just had to accept that my body needed that rest. Do I regret that I rested?Absolutely not. I'm so grateful that I have come to know myself and my body a little bit better to where I don't guilt myself anymore for taking that rest. It just takes me a little while to realize it. So here I am on Monday, and if you have seen my Instagram stories, I'm doing all the things today.Even if I had to push hard today, I'm still grateful that I listened to my body last week and I took some rest. So this week. What is my goal? Well, after today, my goal is to just make memories with my family on this vacation. It's our first time going on vacation as a family of four for more than two days, and so it's a very special one for all of us.I wanna also let my mind rest and do all the things that just recharge my batteries and fill my soul. Why? Why might you ask, is this so important to me? And honestly, it's because in this season of life I realize that time is fleeting, y'all. It is short this season of toddlerhood and with a kid entering kindergarten, it's a special, special season of life.It's a hectic season of life, but it's still special and I feel some type of way about it. The same feelings that I felt when it was time to say goodbye to baby clothes. When it was time to say goodbye to the diapers, when it was the kids moving into a big kid bed, all those milestone moments, I always felt some type of way because I just get sentimental and I love that about myself.I've learned to embrace it, and I wanna be able to embrace that gratitude I feel for this season of life, no matter how hectic and stressful it may be. And honestly, the reason why I wanna sit in this gratitude and never forget it was because there was a time where I didn't think that we would even be able to experience this, this stressful, hectic time with all the extracurricular activities and learning how to raise a human.I couldn't even wrap my head around the thought because I didn't think I would even be able to see what it looked like. I didn't think we would be able to have a family, and so I wanna cherish this time while we're in it, not when it has passed. I wanna ingrain these core memories into my brain and not just look back at the memories through pictures and videos.I wanna relish in them. I wanna laugh loud. I want to embrace my kids and hug my family tight, and I wanna feel it. I don't wanna just look back on pictures. So off we go for our first long vacation as a family of four. I wanna thank you for your time and for listening.There's a lot that you could be listening to right now, and I thank you for choosing me. Let's chat when we get back. In the meantime, for the full JustKissa experience, subscribe to my substack at thenotionmama.substack.com and for next week's topic. Since I'll be in Cabo at the time, I can't promise, but I'm going to try to do my best to do a Monday musings from there.If not, y'all will get the full story when I get back, for sure. Until next time, remember, you are a blessing and I'm so grateful you're here. Bye friends. Get full access to Kissa - the Notion Mama at justkissa.substack.com/subscribe