As you get older, the more clarity you get in life. It wasn’t two minutes ago that my priorities in life were constant nights out with my friends and killing myself at work to earn endless money. However, the older that I’ve got, there has been an obvious shift in my priorities. In this post I am going to share how I am reorganising and ordering my priorities based on where I am now in my life. I am sure that this post will resonate with many people, especially those of a similar age to myself. I feel like as we get to our late twenties/early thirties something just clicks inside regarding your worth and how you value your time.
Deprioritising work.
Work for a long time was the number one priority in my life. I killed myself at work to be the best, earn the most money and give myself a fantastic career. Even though I don’t regret the choices that I have made at work. Especially because it is my hard work that has got me to this financial position. However, I now recognise that I have given too much to my career. Very late nights, sleepless evenings, sacrificing so much. Most of which goes unnoticed. I will always work hard, but I now have boundaries.
Prioritising leaving the house.
I have mentioned before that I am a homebody through and through. To me, it is completely unbelievable that we own the house that we do. Because of that, I don’t like to leave it. I want to stay inside, with my lovely possessions, with my amazing décor and I never want to leave. However, the very small part of me that is outgoing recognises that it isn’t healthy to be that way. I need to love the home that we have, but also be happy leaving it.
Deprioritising an aesthetic life.
There was a time when everything in my life had to be perfect. Whether it was myself, the car that I drove, my home, Instagram and just about everything else. It is incredibly tiring trying to keep up with that kind of lifestyle. Not to mention expensive. We all like to see the ‘nice’ side of life, however for most it is unattainable and promotes unrealistic ideals to people. Nowadays, I focus more on sharing real things that are unedited!
Prioritising making memories.
I think leaving the house if the first step, but secondary I need to prioritise making memories. Moments to look back on as we get older as a family. There are times when we just pack up and nip here, there and everywhere. But what are we doing that is going to become a memorable moment in somebodies mind? We have sat down, made a list of things that we can do and slowly but surely we are going to work our way down them.
As always, I hope you guys enjoyed this post about reorganising and ordering my priorities. To be honest, since making a conscious decision to deprioritise some of these things, I feel much lighter and exponentially happier. There are many places where I want to spend my time and share my efforts. And there are things that don’t deserve every ounce of my being. Realising this has made me feel more energised, appreciated and happier in general. As always, I would love to hear from you guys on this. What are the things that you’ve reprioritised in your life?
