Working on the tools was a real eye opener, especially for this girl who had always had an office job! Working in the heat all day and I mean physically working!
It started to take it’s toll, especially working in the heat of an Australian Summer where you just feel the sweat pouring down your spine and you’re drinking 2 litres of water a day and it doesn’t seem to hit the sides.

I had been working for about 6 weeks and this one day I had hit the wall. I got home and was having my shower when I just couldn’t do it anymore and I sat down and just cried and cried and said to my Gorgeous Guy, “I can’t do it anymore, I’m exhausted” and he looked at me and said “Babe, you lasted longer than I thought you would, it’s OK”.
I finished my shower.
Had a great night’s sleep.
Jumped out of bed the next day ready to get cracking at it again because I was NOT bloody well going to give up!

I finished the project, we completed under budget and ahead of schedule – I’m a hard taskmaster, especially on myself.
Looking back, what I have discovered about myself is not only a resilience that I had no idea I was capable of, but also that I’m the kind of person that has to have a good cry, I really do. Things build up and build up in me and I keep telling myself and everyone around me that I’m alright when I’m not, and then I crack, I break down and just sob my heart out and then it’s as though those tears wash away all the stuff that’s been going on in my head and I can face another day.

What have you discovered about yourself in how to deal with things, do you cry like me? Do you need to have a good long walk, or maybe journal everything down, or do you go for a coffee with a mate and spill to them?

The thing here is that you need to learn what the healthy way is for you to do to de-stress and then go and do it! Don’t feel guilty about it or embarrassed, because by de-stressing that allows us to get up and face another day.

“A strong person is not the one who doesn’t cry, a strong person is one who is quiet and sheds tears for a moment and then picks up her sword and fights again”.

Next week – the start of the clairvoyant journey …..