Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. So I don't know about you, but thank fuck it it's the January,. I know I joke every year that January feels like it's got a thousand days in it at least. But my goodness, this 1 has been a fucker. If you are feeling like shit is just not going to plan, if you feel overwhelmed by all the things you have to do, and if thus far it is not feeling like a new year, then you are in excellent company. I'm finding for myself and also near enough everybody I work with and loved ones and family that Jan. 0 has just been sluggish at best.
So it is not a you thing. It seems to be a collective community thing. Now for me, the January, always has 2 really fun things in it. There's the tax bill, and there's also the car MOT. And I can't tell you how much I have been avoiding dealing with both of them this month. I know they've been coming up, but I've just been putting my head in the sand. And today, as I finally scheduled the MOT and filed my self assessment and got started on the tax stuff, I realized something for about the millionth time in my life. And that is it's never usually as bad as we think it's gonna be.
And, also, often, we don't know the weight of holding something until we no longer have that weight. Our creative brains are fabulous at coming up with all the ways that things could go wrong and convincing us just how hellish it might be. And sometimes, yes, unfortunately, that is true. But for the most part, these things, especially the life admin maintenance bullshit, goes better than we expected, isn't quite as hard, and it is such a weight off our shoulders to get done. So for today's episode, my compassionate challenge for you is to look at the thing that you've been pretending doesn't exist and take the first step. Chances are your dream shooter has made it into a way bigger thing than it actually is. And I don't know about you, but even if something doesn't turn out to be great, more information or actually seeing what the score is lets me know where to start. And I know for me, anyway, more information is more power.
I also give you full permission to get it done however you need to get it done. Bribe yourself. Give yourself juicy rewards. Make it into a shit sandwich and do something nice beforehand and nice afterwards. And if you're feeling bold and brave, just do the thing. And here's my reflections after doing those 2 things that I have been vehemently putting off. While I am not going into this week with absolutely no overwhelm, I feel so much better. I can think a bit more clearly.
The fact that they aren't in my head nagging them is just, to be honest, bloody lovely. And I've also given myself a bit of a boost by putting my brave girl pants on. So go take some of that weight off your shoulders. Know that we all have things that we're putting somewhere just out of sight so we can't see them, but are also nagging us like hell. And above all, try not to shit on yourself. It's okay that you haven't done it until now. It's okay that you put it off. It doesn't matter what the reasons are.
You're doing it now, and you can do it. So go do the thing, and I'll see you tomorrow.