Having given myself the past week off work, I find myself looking forward to getting out on my route tomorrow. Prior to the holidays, I had noticed myself dragging a little to get started each day. When I service yards, I typically walk it as if I were push mowing-usually following along mowing lines if there are any. I had noticed that I was kind of all over the place, losing sight of my lines and looking like a drunken scooper. Biz tasks that I normally enjoy doing seemed to be stressing me and taking me a lot longer to complete. All of these things were signs that I needed to hit the reset button.
I am sure it is hard for many to understand what I could possibly like about doing this for a living. This past week, I’ve reflected on my “why” and my story for starting this business. At a time in my life when I felt stuck and like I could barely put one foot in front of the other, I started doing simple things. I quite literally found putting one foot in front of the other while scooping my MIL’s yard one day gave me a great deal of relief from all the anxiety I was feeling. I really do love all the aspects of owning my own business. Being out in the field still gives my anxiety brain a break. I can focus on one step, one pile, one yard at a time. It sounds simple and probably kind of monotonous, but balancing the field work with other aspects of the business that require creativity, logic, and reasoning is very fulfilling to me. I always say-I love it all and I don’t mind the picking up the poop part either.
I look forward to picking up the poop tomorrow and providing this service to all my wonderful clients so they can spend less time worrying about a chore that needs done, and more time on doing the things they find fulfilling.
May you all have a year ahead filled with all the things that keep your mind at peace and your heart full. Have a Happy New Year!