Honestly? This week I’ve felt pretty tired and not very organised. General feeling: not quite in the game.
I went to Budapest last weekend, which was really fun and totally cool, but took my Monday away. And on Wednesday I went to see Bespoke Verse and lots of other lovely small business owners for tea and cake. Again, a really fabulous way to spend a day!
But the net result is that I’ve been out of my nice routine that includes lots of time to get things done. Which makes me feel like I haven’t quite done enough. Can you relate?
February isn’t known to be extraordinarily busy (although I have a few clients who were rushed off their feet for Valentine’s Day this year). I certainly didn’t expect to feel run down, tired and unable to catch up.
At Christmas, sure, and in the run up to it. I prepare, and give myself lots of cushioning and nice stuff. But I wasn’t expecting it now.
So on Thursday I was determined to get back to my routine, with a slow morning and the bare minimum of tasks (so that I would have plenty of time to ease into it).
I’m reminding myself that I don’t have to do it all right away. An epic to do list rarely gets me motivated, so I’m sticking to essentials and things I really want to do.
This afternoon, I’ll spend half an hour writing little notes to people who’ve made my February enjoyable. A little ritual to say farewell to the month just gone.
How will you say farewell to February?
Was it a good month for you? Are you glad to see the back of it?
Are you ready to come out of hibernation, into Spring? If not, what do you need to get you there?
I’d love to hear about your routine and how you get back into it when it’s disrupted.
PS Last remaining places available for my retreat in just 3 weeks are available here. Booking has to close on Thursday 5 March, and there are only a handful left. Time to book your spot!
Its nice to know Im not the only one that has well laid plans that veer off track, I think that can be an issue when you are self employed. Because you are your boss which is great but you are also your own time keeper, task master and we tend to be really hard on ourselves. I have started a gratitude journal, which sounds a little bit hokey I know. But this is how it helps. At the end of each day you write down what you’ve accomplished, the tasks you have completed,where you’ve been successful and you say what you are grateful for.
Celebrate the small wins, focus on the yes boxes and you will end the day on a positive note and start it on one!
Thats my way of dealing with long days, weeks and months where your to do list never seems to get done.
Be interested to hear what others think?
Vanessa
Vanessa, that is a beautiful practice and a great way to keep track of your progress! I love it. Sometimes we veer of track because we need to, and sometimes it’s the world distracting us. Either way, we have the opportunity to get back on whatever track we want! Jx