ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: I’m Taking My Life Back

How did I get all this so wrong?

It’s become so normal — too normal — to say:

I’m so tired, I don’t want to cook today.

I’m so tired, I can’t look after the kids today.

I’m so tired, I can’t clean the house today.

I’m so tired, I don’t want to meet my friends today.

I’m so tired, I can’t give you love today.

But what exactly am I so tired of?

Work?

Yes, that’s what it is, isn’t it?

I’ve allowed work to take centre stage in my life.

To drain me.

To dull my joy.

To exhaust every corner of my soul until there’s nothing left for the actual life I’ve built.

And when I step back… it hurts to admit that.

Because this is my real life:

My family.

My husband.

My children.

My friends.

My home.

Our food.

Our memories.

Our laughs.

Our love.

That’s my life.

That’s why I’m here on this planet.

So, why have I allowed work to take up so much space in my heart, my mind, my body?

Enough is enough.

No more putting the best parts of my life on the backburner.

No more treating my loved ones like leftovers after a long day of proving something to people who don’t even know my soul.

I’m done being too tired for the things that matter most.

I’m cooking that special dinner — not because I have to, but because I want to.

I’m inviting my friends over — not because it’s polite, but because I miss them.

I’m booking that holiday — not because I can afford to escape, but because I deserve to live.

Work will get what’s left over.

My family, my life, my joy — they get what’s best.

I don’t live to work.

I work so I can live.

From now on, I choose to live. Fully. Fiercely. Loudly.

With love. With laughter. With presence.

Because this — right here — is the life I’ve been blessed with.

And I will no longer sleep through it.

✨ Affirmation ✨

My life is not just about work — my life is my family, my friends, my joy.

I choose to give my energy to what truly matters.

I am present, I am alive, and I am here for the moments that make life beautiful.