3 Day Margarita Cravings, Silt Fences, and 11x14 Paper.

3 day margarita cravings that were met by a last minute planned CEO day, silt fences which haunted my every drive, and 11X14 paper that made an attempt to zoom in on digital files over and over again seem SO last year.

You see, driving past every new construction development throughout the past year who had this pretty little silt construction fence up, and feeling “that will be us soon.” BELIEVING it will be us soon, only to have timelines blown again and again and again. And then, when it comes time to build our pretty little silt fence it seemed SO daunting. We juggled with whether we will do it ourselves or hire out. And we bought the material, and set a time, only to realize we can’t do it ourselves. And then, just like that, hubby finds the one nicest gentleman with a reasonable price and 2 days later I have a silt fence. THIS is what a win looks like.

You see, for months I have taken “plans” and had to zoom in on our phone or computer to try and decipher measurements, or fine print, or dates, and all I kept thinking is I need a large print of this but never printed one for myself. And then, as I sit at a construction meeting my “engineer” shows up with a large print file of ALL my printed plans in her hand. You see, this wasn’t even printed for me however I claimed it faster than she could tell me it wasn’t for me. And this, was my small win.

3 days ago we celebrated 1 year since I held a bottle of champagne at closing on That Place Down The Street. This journey has been anything but easy. But man, our small wins are creating a vision larger than I ever expected and I can’t wait to share what our future has to bring.

You see, the challenges we have faced eventually become the memories of yesterday as we have gained the strength and the resilience to endure.

A strength that developed through the repetitive act of consciously filling our bucket. A strength which came from laying in bed and saying “let’s go to the beach tomorrow,” and then actually waking up and going to the beach tomorrow. A strength that flourished as a result of allocating CEO days to ourselves, accompanied by the margaritas we longed for. A strength, which was ultimately fueled by a lifelong dream we were adamant about making come true.

Our strength turned into an endurance which I am quickly learning we can only claim because we took care of OURSELVES. We dug deep and grew even deeper. We set firm expectations for the ultimate purpose of our vision, and we wholeheartedly are doing everything we can to create it.

So, from my hindsight to yours, HOLD your vision closely, and take care of YOURSELF. We are given this time on earth to make it a better place. You can do it, I can do it, We can do it!

Now,

Let’s do this!