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Jun '25 β€’ ⭐️ Win
That was a doozy
So the Ramones have been more like "Blitzkrieg not" lately...
my bad boo.
I joined this competition to stay locked in.
Spoiler: I got body-slammed by the move from hell.
We moved this weekend β€” it was the shortest AND longest move I've ever done.
We literally moved to another apartment in the SAME mid rise in ATL, GA.
sounds easy right? Wouldn't you prepare for this move far less than the several cross country moves you've made?
whoopsie poopsie pants.
Instead of loading a uhaul once with neatly packed/sealed boxes, cleaning, then unloading in the new place we:
πŸ’€ Dragged lopsided unsealed crap on a wheel cart
πŸ’€ Down 4 flights of stairs
πŸ’€ Across what felt like a dozen football fields (back & effing forth)
πŸ’€ For 8 hours a day
πŸ’€ For 4 days straight
πŸ’€ THEN scrubbed a 20-ft vaulted ceiling 2x2 loft apartment with sore-everything
I fully expected the Blitz to keep me consistent duriing the move- (I am super motivated by competition.)
The irony was freeing though.
This competition, designed to build consistency muscles, ended up teaching me something even deeper:
Sometimes letting go is how you hold it all together.
As a fitness coach for women, I preach balance.
I teach how rest and recovery are necessary for growth and sustainability.
β€” it’s a hell of a lot easier to teach it than to live it.
During this move, I noticed how addicted I’d become to output, to checking boxes. To staying β€œon.”
But when all of that got stripped away?
My nervous system finally exhaled.
My brain finally stopped recycling the same swarming thoughts drawing me to a computer or my phone.
I was fully present with my husband, just focusing on our mission- preparing our home.
As entrepreneurs, we often overvalue the grind.
We conflate productivity and purpose.
We are not machines.
We are not algorithms.
We are human beings with seasons, cycles, and shifting priorities.
The old me would've obsessed over this "failure" but now I see it as a value victory.
andddd now I'm so ready to welcome back those swarming thoughts
My brain has been quiet... a little too quiet.
What’s a season you thought you were failing… but later realized it was a necessary pivot point?
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Kat Oakley
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That was a doozy