Well, it finally happened. I had to cancel on a vendor event because of my chronic health issues.
I had a dental appointment yesterday to get some fillings done and as is usually the case, I am crashing hard from the combination of stress, anxiety, sensory issues etc.
Could I have rescheduled the appointment? Probably. Should I have? Definitely.
Buuut I didn't because due to a fun combination of ADHD distractibility, not realizing I scheduled my dental appointment for the day before an event (or did I forget I had a dental appointment when I signed up for the event? Who's to say?) and being way to anxious to make the simple phone call to reschedule once I discovered the conflict.
I decided I was going to push through it and just get things done because "The appointment is set" and "I already paid for the event" both having the same level of intensity to me. I couldn't skip out on the dentist as much as I really wanted to because taking care of my body is important and I am trying to get better at it...
So this morning as I woke up to a chilly 40 degree morning and felt my entire body screaming at me as I tried to get ready, I decided that even though I really wanted to show up for my business, I had to prioritize my health and not push myself to sell my wares.
Did I miss out on sales? Oh yeah. Definitely.
I am hoping that this means after spending the day in bed, catching up on website updates and reheating my body I will be able to show up better for the commitments I have next week, including another vendor event next Saturday.