If You Had 100 Days...

Last week I opened up my What to Expect pregnancy app to see a startling number: "100 days" (until Baby O arrives).

I thought, "100 days???? There's so much left to do professionally (ex. wrapping up a few projects, preparing for maternity leave) and personally (ex. finishing the nursery, purchasing necessary baby items, etc.)"

But there it was, plain as pudding, staring at me on my smartphone screen:

100 days (unless he decides to show up early, of course)

Thankfully, the words of my voice coach Tom popped into my head as I remembered him telling me to "Focus on connection, not perfection."

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that my body has been doing this naturally as my belly grows--gradually slowing me down to connect to the present moment and listen to what my body needs. I realized that it's time to trust my instincts and actually started looking forward to those 100 days of THIS VERSION of my life as I mapped out the priorities to tackle in that timeframe.

What would you do if you knew you had 100 days before a major (positive but life-altering) change?

How would you prepare?

And looking back from the future, what would your elder, wiser self say is most important?
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With gratitude,

Ashley

P.S. We had a great time celebrating my mom's 70th birthday last weekend!