Today, my head is pounding. A couple of weeks ago, I discovered that my left eye started to see double sometime since my last checkup in 2022. Now, I have to wear glasses full-time—not just for computer work or reading. Since I need help with distance, monitors, and reading, I opted for no-line progressive lenses. I knew it could be a challenge since I had tried them in the past and couldn’t get over the nausea and vertigo. Determined to push through this time, I’ve managed so far.

However, changing my diet didn’t work. Switching from soda to water didn’t work. Getting more sleep with a CPAP didn’t work. Exercising or not exercising, nothing seemed to help. Today, I’ve reached my limit. My head is pounding, my left eye is twitching, and I’m exhausted despite sleeping 11 hours last night. My little Loki keeps trying to climb on my lap and lick my face with kisses, even while I’m typing this. Sometimes, we just have to accept “enough.”

I have done enough work for today. I have done enough schoolwork for today. I have done enough writing for today. I have done enough listening for today. I have done enough meetings for today. I have done enough…of everything for today.

Learning to accept when enough is enough is hard. It’s challenging. Every fiber of my being feels like accepting “enough” is a defeat. In reality, it was another successful day where “enough” was reached sooner than later.

Here’s to stopping when something is enough.