Hi Reader,
This week I was walking Luna 🐶🦮 near our house & found a chipmunk 🐿️ in the road –which is not at all unusual for New England because they're everywhere. Just like with squirrels, these little guys are a dime a dozen, but they're much cuter than squirrels somehow. 🤭
It didn't look dead, but this chipmunk wasn't moving as we walked closer to it. I shortened Luna's leash as we got even closer & it still wasn't moving, –because, hound dog vs prey? Not a thing I wanted to participate in. 😳
Standing maybe 2 ft from it, it still hadn't moved, so I let Luna sniff in its direction to see if it'd finally decide to scurry off somewhere –but it STILL wasn't moving, yet I could see it breathing. With no visible injuries, no erratic (scary) behavior, it seemed hurt & I kinda wanted to help it. 😬
So, I did what any bleeding-hearted animal lover would do & called my husband who shares the same trait. 😂 Ever my hero, he arrived shortly after where I waited beside it (with Luna being surprisingly patient beside me) with gloves and a lidded box, picked it up with little to no trouble, put it inside the box & closed the lid, then took it home to call some wildlife sanctuaries to see if we could get it some help.
No one that could take it (not all places accept small mammals like chipmunks) picked up though, at 7:30p on a Tuesday in a rural area. One person did give us some helpful information –like the fact that (thankfully) chipmunks are almost never a carrier of rabies. 😮💨 ...Still keeping the gloves on though! lol
We left a bunch of messages at misc sanctuaries around us within a reasonable drive and today we're waiting on their call back to see who can take it in.
And –here's what this whole situation 👆🏼 made me think about:
1️⃣ It’s so damn cute, am I right?!
Anyone else feeling the @charliethechipmunk vibes? 😂 No? Just me? 🤭 (IYKYK)
Also, for the sake of ease, I'm nicknaming it 'Peanut'. heeheehee
2️⃣ Don’t ignore the Still-But-Breathing Parts of Your Business
That chipmunk? Totally still. But still breathing. No visible injuries, and yet something is clearly wrong.
How many parts of your business look alive on the outside but are actually... not okay? 🫣
Maybe it’s your client process that’s duct-taped together with Google Docs and a million emails, Voxer's, and/or texts. Maybe it’s the lack of boundaries that leaves you answering emails at 9:47pm because “you want to be helpful.”
Just because something isn’t completely dead doesn’t mean it’s healthy. And just because you can technically keep going like this does NOT mean you should.
Sometimes those not-quite-dead systems need a little attention. A better container. A tighter boundary. A plan for revival instead of ignoring it until it flatlines.
3️⃣ Let It Be Messy, But Kind
I didn’t have a step-by-step chipmunk-rescue SOP. (Honestly, who does? 😅)
But I did what I could with what I had—called in backup, found some resources, and made decisions with care.
And honestly? That’s how most good things in business start.
Not with a perfect plan, but with a gut feeling, a nudge of curiosity, and a willingness to try—even if it’s clumsy.
When I first started my business, I waited way too long to launch or change anything unless it was polished and “professional” but now? I’d rather take imperfect action quickly and improve as I go. Showing up with heart right now, beats showing up with a flawless final product 12+ months from now, because if you wait until it's "perfect" you're NOT helping anyone at all while you tweak it to death.
Be kind. Be messy. Be willing to try without knowing exactly how it’ll play out.
That’s where the magic is!
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