Now is Easiest

For me, the past few months have been ideal/overwhelming/productive/unproductive/exciting/frightening/decisive/indecisive/busy/laid-back and all 'round NUTS.  Those moments when everything is lining up, I say to my self "this is the easiest time right now, and will only get harder later."  Then, I lose control again and things get crazy.  Such is life!

There are 2 phrases that I have as my arsenal to combat the hard times - 1) "You are enough", and 2) "Now is easiest".  Arsenal #1 is saved for the hardest times, and I won't go into that detail here.

Arsenal #2 has quite the array of uses; here are a few:

1. After a 13hr travel/work day, I finally get to my car and remember that we need milk, but it takes 20min to get home as it is.  I just need a little breather then I can go again.
2. Get home from work with only a few minutes pause before heading out to an activity so I need to change my clothes and dash out again.  Fun clothes on, work clothes in my hands...closet over there, bed right here.
3. In the checkout line at Walmart (where, I promise, they only have 3 lanes open EVER) with my arms full of groceries, when I remember one more thing we need (and of course it's at the back of the store).  It'll take just as long to come back as it would to get out of line and go get ___.
4. Just cooked dinner, finished washing the dishes, and am heading to finally sit down when I notice a few things I've forgotten on the counter.  "I'll come back and get those later."
5. Because of the type of fence and the landscape curbing, mowing our lawn takes an extra step - Weed-whacking along the edges to get what the mower can't reach.  After the 1hr standard mowing, I just want to go relax.  

For the most part, these are all realistic and justifiable excuses/reasons not to do ___ so sometimes I tell myself "later works just as good".  Then, of course, Jiminy Cricket pipes up "Now is easiest".

1. The extra 15min to/from/at the store will save you the 40 it would be from home and back.
2. You're already holding your clothes, just take the extra steps to the closet.  Then you won't have to take minutes to clean up tonight before getting in bed.
3. Get out of line!  Giving yourself motivation and desire (see 1.) to come back to the store is hard enough.
4. Those handful of packages or dishes will only take a second, and you'll feel better walking out of a clean kitchen so Gma doesn't have to do it.
5. The time it'll take you to rearrange your schedule to edge, then change clothes, walk out to the shed, and then start is ridiculous.  

NOW IS EASIEST!