what my toast does NOT look like lately
I have burned more toast in the last few weeks than I’ve eaten bread toasted the normal {edible} amount.
It doesn’t help that my toaster makes its own decisions about how long it’s going to run for. It’s entirely unpredictable; some days it totally nails it, other days I come back after almost five minutes and it’s still toasting!
Obviously I can’t really blame the toaster. Or Mercury Retrograde. It’s the going away part that’s causing all this kitchen drama.
Why AM I going away from the toaster when it would save me a small fortune in bread and only takes a minute or two to make?
Because I’ve slipped into the cycle of Always Doing.
It’s so easily done. You start a project {or six}. You’re so excited about it; it fuels you on many levels. You keep stopping tasks mid way through because you just had a Really Cool Idea That Must Be Implemented Immediately. Many things lie about the house, half done. Or overdone, in the kitchen.
The whole thing becomes this delicious flowing marinade of inspiration, fulfillment, and NO PEACE. {Plus burnt toast.}
I know full well this is how I roll. And I’m learning all the time how not to let it get out of hand. I talked about finding balance recently, and this is something I play with daily.
But there are only so many pieces of toast you can burn before you kind of have to pay attention. It’s time to come back to where you are and BE there.
So here’s my new plan to stay present, be mindful and complete tasks one at a time.
Stay with the toast.
Pretty radical right?
Sometimes the best plans can be summed up in four words.
Edible toast, a quieter mind and beautifully completed projects here I come.
“Stay with the toast”
That is probably the best thing I’ve read today. I may just have to use it to create with 😀
x
You, my dear, are hilarious! *Stay with the toast* Yes. Good one.
when i’m rushing to get to my appointment this afternoon and the damn light turns red again, i’ll breathe in, and think: STAY WITH THE TOAST. So thank you, my friend. You made my day better already. xox
Thanks to the pair of you I now have this stuck in my head, as a variety of Star Wars off-shoots……
“use the toast Luke”
“the toast is strong with one”
THIS IS NOT THE TOAST YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.
{You’re looking for the kind that is not black on both sides. Stay with it.}
What a charming way to put this — but you are bang on…stay with the toast!
it can be so difficult to hold back the flow of inspiration at times but yes, it can get a bit frenetic. always a balance between brilliance and burnt. xx
‘Always a balance between brilliance and burnt.’ Love that! 🙂