Mac n’ Cheese. Meltdowns. MY BADS Is Out.

I’m Tired. I’m Energized. I’m Doing the Thing Anyway.

Today almost took me out.

I spent over two hours trying to add a pop-up to my website, and at one point I honestly thought, “Okay, cool, this is how it ends, death by Wix.”

It’s noon.

I haven’t eaten breakfast.

I’m standing in my kitchen taking a bite of my two year old's mac n’ cheese that I served in a plastic container because the sink is full of dishes and I refuse to wash even one.

Meanwhile, I’m clicking and dragging on my screen like I suddenly work in IT.

And the whole time I’m thinking:

“I need an assistant.”

“I need a nap.”

“I need someone to get this laptop out of my hands before I throw it across the room.”

But here’s the thing:

MY BADS is officially out in the world.

People can actually hold it.

Which is… absolutely terrifying.

Telling people about your dreams is scary.

But letting them hold something you made and possibly think, “Eh, not that great”?

Whole different level.

But today, in the middle of the hanger, the plastic-container lunch, my toddler painting the back entryway with nutella, and my showdown with Wix, I had to remind myself:

This is what I teach.

Eyes forward.

Flip the flops.

Keep going.

I have a lot to learn, and apparently one of today’s lessons is “you are absolutely not a web designer.”

But I did it.

I didn’t quit.

And honestly? I’m proud of that.

I’ve got stories, ideas, and more energy (and chaos) than I know what to do with.

And I’m not stopping anytime soon.

Next up?

I’m getting gritty.

Stay tuned.

Can’t stop. Won’t stop.

Even when lunch is cold mac n’ cheese and I have a sink full of dishes.

~Karla