Too much
I have so much going on in my head right now!
…I don’t really know why, but I feel like I have too many tabs (or windows) open at one time. I need to close a few down.
I think it’s because I don’t have a set routine at the moment, and I am very (I have learnt) routine driven. Take away my routine and give me choices to make and it starts to…. go wrong. Well not wrong exactly, but it feels harder.
With my freelance work and Governor meetings being on different days and different times, no week is the same. I feel like I am holding on to lots of to do lists.
Actually the tabs that are open on my laptop as I am writing this serve as a pretty good representation of all the things in my head right now:
Personal email account
Dashboard for the freelance estate agency work
Governor email account
Governor dashboard (where documents and agendas are kept)
New email account for work to start in September (hopefully)
Google spreadsheet for my Invigilation Timesheet
Tax Return for HMRC
Google Spreadsheet for my accounts
A couple of blogs about walking the Saxon Shore Way- open on the stage I am walking next
Research on different Multi Academy Trusts (for my Governor role)
A race website- for a race I want to enter
John Lewis (I have a voucher to spend)
Weather forecast for our next holiday
Vinted
I mean, it is quite a lot I guess. Factor in other stuff like exercising, cooking and cleaning and it’s a miracle that anything gets done. How did I hold down a full time job? Oh, yes, I had a strict routine in place! I didn’t have to decide when to run or go to the gym. I just did it at the same time every week. I also didn’t have so many plans and projects that I want to achieve going on in the background.
What I am trying to do to keep on top of it all is plan out the week in advance (in a notebook, keeping it analogue, because there are ENOUGH tabs open on here). I am trying to ensure that I plan in my movement (although I need to get on top of what exactly that should look like, if I am not careful I will be running everyday again!) and put meals on the calendar, so I know what we are having each evening.
Please note my lovely monogrammed notebook….
I don’t know if this resonates for anyone else? Or are you someone who likes variety, with no two days being the same?
What are your coping strategies when life is changeable? Or can you just roll with it?
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Yes, I can absolutely understand this feeling! I often keep lots of tabs open thinking it’s easier like this and I won’t forget things, but in reality it makes my brain fuzzy. I’ve started trying to make myself close the tabs and only have one thing on the go at a time, but it doesn’t always work!
I like routine but I also get bored of it quite quickly so I’m trying to find some middle ground, but not sure if that’s possible
Let me know when you find the solution 😂