Running on Empty

I will admit, I am the person who lets her gas tank get down to "E" and sees the little gas tank light.  Fairly frequently!  I am aware that this is not always the best thing to do for the car's sake.  I also know that I will not be contacting any of my family members should I find myself on the side of the road with a car that won't run due to lack of gas.

One could say that I let my own personal "gas tank" get down to empty also.  I'm constantly on the run, trying to do things for other people, and often neglecting myself.  I acknowledge that some (maybe more than just some?) of the things that I put a lot of effort and time into aren't appreciated by these other people that I am trying to please.

After several good discussions with close family, I came to the conclusion that no longer will I be putting these other people first and no longer will I be neglecting my own personal bubble (my husband, my house, my cats, myself).  I have started today with the initiative to do what I can for whomever I can, without overextending myself and running on empty.  You can't please everyone, and it's definitely not worth the extraordinary effort to try to do so.  Today I start on the road to appreciating what I can do for myself and my own world.  Today I stop trying to be the best whatever for whomever.  I'm going to be me.  And I'm going to thoroughly enjoy it!