In every way.

I thought, "I've shipped for 157 days, surely I can take a break." Then I didn't want to go to the photoshoot for my headshot since my face is swollen and bruised from the week's dental work. But here I am writing at 9:00 p.m.

And I rocked that photoshoot (with lots of concealer).

Show Up Anyway

I met cool people at the shoot, which was for charity and only took 15 minutes.

It took me longer to buy concealer and foundation to hide the bruising. It took me longer to whip out my red lipstick from 2019 and try to figure out what to do with it.

It took me longer to tell myself a story about how I'd look horrible and normal people don't show up to photoshoots looking like they lost a fight.

It's The Story We Tell Ourselves That Determines How We Live

If you tell yourself a shitty story, it turns into a shitty life.

I decided to keep showing up today by visiting a friend and running a couple of errands. I may have needed rest, but I needed to get out of the house just as badly! From the moment I woke up today, I told myself, "I can do this!"

It made all the difference.