Shawnicorn Mindshift Coaching- Trauma Recovery Coach

Executive Dysfunction Series – Part 29 (Days 21 & 22)

The plan was simple.

Go to the storage unit.

Grab my illuminated unicorn, tarp, and a few camping supplies.

Get home.

Finish packing.

Easy, right?

Well... life had other plans. 😂

Part 29 starts at my storage unit, digging through years of accumulated camping gear, finding what I needed, loading up the Jeep, and continuing to get ready for Geek Out.

Then came the air mattress plot twist.

Thankfully, I tested it BEFORE heading into the woods.

Turns out the air mattress I bought was completely unusable for my setup. It was way too large for my tent, and there was no way I was keeping an $80 piece of gear that I couldn't actually use.

A month ago, I might have shoved it in a corner and dealt with it "later."

This time?

I returned it.

Problem identified. Problem solved.

So today became a quest to find a sleeping solution.

I hit thrift store after thrift store after thrift store.

No luck.

Checked Duluth Trading.

No luck.

Returned the mattress at Bass Pro.

Success.

Found a camping mat that actually fits my setup and doesn't require me to sleep in a tent built for giants.

While I was out, I knocked out grocery shopping, grabbed camp food, and made a few strategic Taco Bell decisions because sometimes self-care looks like nacho chips and a strawberry passion fruit drink.

No judgment. 😆

One thing I've noticed over the last few weeks is that getting started is often the hardest part.

Not the task.

The start.

Once I get moving, I usually do pretty well.

Today's lesson was asking:

"What is the very next thing I need to do?"

Not the whole list.

Not the whole week.

Just the next thing.

That's how I got out the door.

That's how I found what I needed.

That's how I keep moving forward.

Little by little.

One step at a time.

Tomorrow is more packing, organizing, loading the Jeep, and making sure everything is ready for Geek Out.

Then it's time for the woods.

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