Anxiety In The Morning?

*Link for Mindfulness Monday*

Do you ever wake up with anxiety?

For whatever reason (I know the reasons), yesterday I was jolted out of bed by by a laundry list of to do’s and a silly but anxiety made it feel serious case of “I don’t know what to wear.”

I brushed my teeth and went on my morning walk before looking at my phone. (It feels really empowering to recommit to hold habits & I’m grateful to be getting back to this rhythm).

In honor of keeping things as real as possible on this corner of the internet, I want to state what is maybe obvious… my outfit anxiety did not completely dissipate during my walk. My morning routines DO help me feel better in general & sometimes stress is stress!

I needed to pick out an outfit for an event at the end of the day, where I did not know anyone. I wanted to feel confident and I finally decided on a cotton sundress.

By the time it was 5pm the sunny California day turned to cold, cloudy & windy for an outdoor event. My options were to freeze in my sundress, or put on cozy yoga clothes and a sweater that I had with me from earlier in the morning.

I showed up to the event in yoga attire and guess what? My outfit did not matter!

All this to say, my morning anxiety was unnecessary.

Sometimes I remember to ask myself, “will this matter next week? will this matter in a year from now?”

I forgot about those questions yesterday morning, but as I reflect with a smile today, I certainly know that I will not be stressing about my attire anytime soon.

xoxo,

Amanda

PS In case no one told you today, I love you.

PPS Ironically, last night’s event was all about sustainability. Panelists spoke about fashion and I learned that on average most people only wear a clothing item 7 times before discarding it. Oof! In a world where we want to buy buy buy and keep up with the latest trends a big takeaway from the event is that “sustainability is when you’re mindful of your reaction to impulses.” Read that one again! Maybe more on this topic another time…

PPPS ZOOM LINK FOR MONDAY MIDDAY MINDFULNESS, 12PM PT/ 3PM ET (15 minutes to take care of you!)