For some reason this week was a big reality kick in the pants for me and I was quite hard on myself.
3 Days in a row I forgot different things. All important that never made it to my calendar or forgot to charge my phone to get to my calendar. My work/life/sanity balance became tipped in the wrong direction where Sanity was losing.
At some point I had the realization that I have to give myself a break. NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO!!!
It was at that moment, I stopped worrying about the stuff I didn't get done, as well as the things I can't control. And focused on all the things I DID get done and the things within my control...
Lots of things I DID remember...Work, School Event, Silly Apple Pumpkin Day, Shopping, Soccer practice and 2 soccer games, dinners, lunches, breakfasts, house stuff, bills, and all those little things that are part of being a Mom.
I really got a whole lot done this week, fun memories for the Vegkid, cuddles with the dog, even worked from home one day and knocked out sooooooo much stuff with a quiet house and no disturbances.
As for the 10 Minute Philosophy, I used that LOTS this week. Cutting through chores 10 minutes at a time. No longer trying to do it ALL, but just one piece of a room a day. There are 7 days in a week. If I dedicate only 10 minutes per room, and commit to at least that much, I could knock them all out in short order. But dedicating 20 minutes and Woah!!
As of this evening, Kitchen is clean, bathroom is clean, several loads of laundry are done, groceries put away, bills are paid, Dishes done, bedrooms are clean, Veg's Book shelf is reorganized, re-sorted, and the donate book pile has been created. All the floors/carpets are swept, scrubbed and/or vaccumed, part of the family room is cleaned up and my car has been cleaned out!
Sooooo, I would say that focusing on what I DID get done + giving myself a break for what I did NOT get done makes me feel good at the end of this week.
I still have a list of things I want to do tomorrow, as there is still so much more to do. But instead of labeling the list as "SUNDAY" like I normally do, which means I have to get it all done on Sunday.. I didn't label the list at all. Allowing me to knock it out as time allows.
And that is ALL I'm going to ask of myself right now!
Myself is OK with that....
Sincerely
Keeping my Sanity!