The Joy of Saying No (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're talking about pressures, stresses, and life balance. The thought of this topic makes me wanna grab a jar of Nutella and a spoon. I'll just say it up front: I live a life of almost constant stress and pressure, and I'm not good at life balance. But a girl can dream. No, actually, I can do more than dream. On the rare occasions that I'm in utter and complete balance, I feel fantastic, and I do seriously want to keep that going. I mean, don't we all? First task: SAY NO. I've long followed the rule of "SAY YES" to everything. Or, at least, everything that sounds good, even if the "how"s of making it happen are difficult, exhausting, and send my stress levels soaring. A raging case of FOMO (fear of missing out) doesn't help. Only recently, after month upon month of the stress of putting out my second album and pushing hard to find music success, I've actually started thinking about sa...
