Left Overs Can be Right

As a kid, I hated left overs, maybe it was the name or the fact that the food that was left over, there were reasons no one ate it the first time. I mean call something 'left over' and it just brings out the ew in a child.

Now I love left overs. Making meals ahead of time is awesome. My fridge is stocked full of food just waiting to be warmed up.

Baked Chicken breasts: wraps, fajitas, stir fry, salads, sandwiches and sometimes just on the fork. (yes I will eat a breast of chicken off the fork--never hits a plate) It is also great for pasta dishes, rice dishes etc.

Boiled eggs: half a dozen in the fridge. Excellent snacks any time of the day. Great for salad additions, egg salad sandwiches, devil eggs.

Beef roast: Cook up a small beef roast and slice it up. Ready in the fridge for fajitas, stir fry, sandwiches, served over rice.

In the freezer: Chili, beans and rice dish, tomato noodles and anything that I can make a large pot of and then divide and freeze.

Just pick a day and start making things. Then when the week is crazy busy, you have home cooked meals that need to be eaten up.

Chasing my Tail

Slumped in my computer chair, I feel an exhaustion consume me. In an abrupt moment the realization that I am chasing my tail makes me pause out. Mind numb and the inevitable “What now” rears its passive head.

When it comes to building your business, there are an abundance of gurus, experts and resources, smiling people with their doors open to help you with tag lines, websites, and social media. It is a wealth of information to guide you and set you on your way. “This is awesome; it is all I need to hit it out of the park”
As I search through websites, gathering tips and advice, a point keeps creeping up; it starts to stand out with a –one way- sign. The point that all business owners face, is to ‘SELL YOURSELF’.

I have my website, I have many articles and information, I have my social media set up and rolling (uphill) and I am ready to start my business, doors open, grand opening……

…..and slumped in my computer chair with an overwhelming despair, I know exactly why there is no one walking through my open and welcoming door. I don’t do ‘me’ very well. With anxiety, depression and social phobia that I am expert in hiding, I have no clue how to ‘let people in’. I am not Mrs. Sunshine with the positive attitude. I do not have a bad attitude but the ‘real you’ that they say to bring to the table has never been natural for me. In personal situations with close personal friends I am totally just me. In business or with new people, I close the doors and ease myself in, which apparently takes an extremely long time.

Self-talk has been a common practice for me. I identify my problem, work out a plan and play the determination card. Gathering sunshine, positive talk and if it worked for them, that is what I should be doing. This is where I actually catch my tail, exhausted with the circles. It is not that I don’t believe in myself or what I do, that I have mastered. I could surely sell anything to myself, I love what I do, but I am not throwing myself into it, exposing myself in other words. I am a great listener, observing everything around me, but I am standing on the outside looking in. That is how I roll, who I am and I am startled when someone actually notices me. I believe a goat in a tux is still just a goat in a tux. The sad part is that I have been playing the part of the goat trying to be something I am not.

Now that I have caught my tail, my goal is let the world see me, with all the fear, doubt and still a great deal of awesomeness.