{"id":139765,"date":"2026-09-15T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=139765"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:47:34","slug":"lets-talk-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/15\/lets-talk-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s talk&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, it\u2019s time for another Let\u2019s Talk.I have to say, these have grown to become some of my <span class=\"il\">favorite<\/span> posts. I\u00a0 love reading your feedback, hearing your perspectives and realizing how many of us, despite living very different lives, often find ourselves navigating often, the very same things.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s topic is a little more personal.<\/p>\n<p>At the risk of sounding like an absolute cringe clich\u00e9, I suppose you could call it \u201cself-discovery.\u201d I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s exactly the right word, but over the last year\u2014and even more so over the last six months\u2014I\u2019ve found myself on a bit of a journey. Maybe it\u2019s less about discovering who I am and more about finally paying attention to what I <em>need<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139766\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.19.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.19.44-PM.png 602w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.19.44-PM-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For as long as I can remember, I\u2019ve been a caretaker (got it frommy mom). I\u2019m the fixer. A sounding board. The listening ear. The person who is there at all hours for the people I love. I\u2019m the one who wants to soothe someone\u2019s worries, help solve the problem and finds the answers. One of my <span class=\"il\">favorite<\/span> sayings has always been, \u201cThere\u2019s an answer for everything.\u201d That said, I have people in my life who are there for me too in the saee way, so I am lucky too.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been the unofficial therapist, problem solver, cheerleader and shoulder to lean on for many people in my life.<\/p>\n<p>And while I certainly have plenty of faults, one thing I know about myself is that I am an absolute empath. I feel things deeply, and I think that has a lot to do with why I\u2019ve naturally taken on this role for those I care about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139773\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.40.22-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.40.22-PM.png 622w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.40.22-PM-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also almost always viewed as \u201cthe strong one.\u201d But here\u2019s the thing: strong people have problems too!<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, mine have often fallen to the wayside. I\u2019ve allowed other people\u2019s worries, problems and life stories to take precedence over my own. And if I\u2019m being completely truthful, I\u2019m also a very proud and private person. I\u2019m not someone who easily talks about what\u2019s bothering me. I tend to keep things inside, deal with them quietly and move on.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, I read an article that really stayed with me. It asked you to imagine your life as a pie chart and think about how much of your energy is spent working, doing things for others, worrying about others, helping others and simply being there for everyone else\u2014versus how much you reserve for yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-139767\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.23.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"803\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.23.14-PM.png 747w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.23.14-PM-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I really thought about it.On any given week or month, I would estimate that 60\u201370% of my emotional energy was being spent on other people. Sometimes probably more.<\/p>\n<p>And once I saw it that way, I couldn\u2019t unsee it.Of course I did what I often do\u2014I stored that thought away and went right back to life. But something about it lingered.<\/p>\n<p>Then I had a conversation with a friend who takes one solo trip every year. This year she went to Paris, and listening to her regale me with stories about her days there\u2014wandering, shopping, eating where she wanted, changing plans when she felt like it, answering to absolutely no one,made me almost giddy at the thought of doing something like that myself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-139768\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.25.03-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.25.03-PM.png 736w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.25.03-PM-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have never taken a solo trip.I don\u2019t have one booked. I don\u2019t even know where I would go yet. But I can tell you this: I\u2019m thinking about it. But then again, when I go somewhere I always imagine my husband by my side!<\/p>\n<p>And for me, even <em>thinking<\/em> about it feels significant. But my solo trip would probably be going to a more local spa for a few days within driving distance (plus the fact that my husband cannot stand spas, would make it easier)!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139772\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.37.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.37.00-PM.png 647w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.37.00-PM-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bigger change, however, has been much smaller and more everyday: I\u2019m learning to say no sometimes. I\u2019m learning that putting my needs ahead of someone else\u2019s every once in a while does not make me selfish. And does it feel unnatural&#8230;yes it does.<\/p>\n<p>The part of me with the big heart and listening ear isn\u2019t going anywhere, nor would I ever want it to.\u00a0 I love helping people. I love being someone others know they can count on but I just want to find a better balance.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, I\u2019ve felt as though I\u2019ve been burning the midnight oil at every possible end&#8230;.helping out when I can but when you add in running a business, taking on a huge design project in the city and renovating our own house, well\u2026let\u2019s just say it\u2019s <em>a lot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139770\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.31.54-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.31.54-PM.png 660w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.31.54-PM-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not saying that for sympathy, and certainly not to suggest I\u2019m Superwoman. Quite the opposite. I\u2019m sharing it because I\u2019ve reached this interesting juncture where I\u2019m becoming much more aware of my limits. And I\u2019m finally giving myself permission to care about my own needs too.There is something surprisingly liberating about that.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one tiny example-<\/p>\n<p>My son and daughter-in-law recently asked me to watch Philip. Ninety-nine percent of the time my answer is an immediate YES. Philip and little Sophia are truly the lights of my life, and there are few things I enjoy more than being with them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139769 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.30.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.30.18-PM.png 667w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.30.18-PM-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But that particular day, I had plans to play Rummikub with friends. It sounds like such a small, silly thing, but it\u2019s one of the very few things I carve out time for every week simply because I enjoy it. It makes me laugh, use my brain, sit still for a while and completely decompress.<\/p>\n<p>My knee-jerk reaction was, \u201cOf course!\u201d I was already mentally canceling my plans. And then I stopped myself. There wasn\u2019t an emergency. They didn\u2019t desperately need me. And I realized that the time I had set aside for myself mattered too. My husband urged me to do this as well so there was reinformcemtn.<\/p>\n<p>So I said no.<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t lie\u2014it was <em>hard<\/em>! Partly because saying no doesn\u2019t come naturally to me and partly because I adore every minute I get with Philip. I mean EVERY minute (which is at least 3-4 times a week).<\/p>\n<p>But afterward I realized something so simple: choosing myself that day didn\u2019t mean I loved him any less. It simply meant that, for once, I wasn\u2019t automatically placing my own plans at the bottom of the list.That may sound incredibly obvious to some of you. For me, it was actually eye opening and a little hard to do.<\/p>\n<p>I have been a giver to a fault for most of my adult life. I could probably fill ten pages with examples, and some are so ridiculous that even I have to laugh I also think that when you give so freely, people naturally become accustomed to it. They assume you\u2019ll have the answer, that\u00a0 you\u2019ll pick up the phone. and that you\u2019ll fix it. They assume you\u2019ll say yes.<\/p>\n<p>Not because they\u2019re selfish people, but because that is who I have been to them.And maybe part of changing the pattern means realizing that I helped create the pattern too.<\/p>\n<p>I can still be generous and loving. I can still show up for the people I love. But I can do all of those things without doing them at the expense of myself. And I can also find little slivers of time to do the things I enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139771\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.33.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.33.58-PM.png 657w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-6.33.58-PM-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m very much tiptoeing my way through this because it doesn\u2019t feel familiar yet. Saying no doesn\u2019t always feel comfortable. Putting myself first occasionally still feels a little foreign.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what?It also feels really good.<\/p>\n<p>So now it\u2019s your turn to talk.I will be curious to see what your piechart would look like! I cannot wait to hear what you have to say.<\/p>\n<p>PS Want to. know the funny part of me posting hesitating to this? I almost didn&#8217;t, thinking people might think I am selfish&#8230;.the irony:)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4b8a34;\">STARTING TODAY WE HAVE A SUMMER BLOWOUT ON ALL PAGODAS, GIFT WRAP AND MELAMINE!\u00a0 <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enchantedhome.com\/collections\/wrapping-paper\"><em><span style=\"color: #4b8a34;\">CLICK HERE FOR GIFT WRAP<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enchantedhome.com\/collections\/shop-chinoiserie-tole-pagodas\"><span style=\"color: #4b8a34;\"><em> CLICK HERE FOR PAGODAS<\/em> <\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enchantedhome.com\/collections\/shop-exclusive-enchanted-home-melamine-dinnerware\"><em><span style=\"color: #4b8a34;\">CLICK HERE FOR MELAMINE<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enchantedhome.com\/collections\/shop-exclusive-enchanted-home-melamine-dinnerware\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-139775 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b-282x282.png 282w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0ee40582-6e09-4f6b-b1b0-66311fe0eb8b.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by. I always love hearing what you have to say and read every single comment even if its at 2am! Wishing everyone a wonderful day, until next time&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115369 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MIMIMIMI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"692\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MIMIMIMI.png 692w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MIMIMIMI-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MIMIMIMI-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MIMIMIMI-282x282.png 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, it\u2019s time for another Let\u2019s Talk.I have to say, these have grown to become some of my favorite posts. 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