The value of my debrief

If you know me, or you have been following these somewhat random notes of mine, you will know that these come from the mind of an overwhelmed overthinker.

The last two weeks have presented various hurdles, of which I will not go into detail now. Let us just say that having a routine checkup on Tuesday could land you in hospital on Thursday in the midst of work and parent chaos. Also, bad things don’t always just happen in threes… It could be multiples of three. Anywhoo, so I have not had my head attached correctly for a while and thus just doing some chaotic form of crisis management. So my excuse is that I did not have time, while the truth is probably that I was in a funk and did not feel like it.

Silence and stepping away from something do however always bring some time for reflection, self-doubt and avoidance – an ongoing spiral of the overthinker.

This afternoon I finally sat down and did a debrief. The purpose was to just get everything out of my mind and onto paper. Categorise, sort and try again. A lot of the last 12 months have been dedicated to figuring out how to manage my time effectively and juggle various responsibilities. Mostly because I was overwhelmed and this caused anxiety. Many of these little discoveries have been noted on this blog. I started implementing the bullet journal method. Most days this helps me to stay on top of things. On other days, however, things happen that were not on the list.

Continue reading “The value of my debrief”

Planning ahead

After a lovely break in the Eastern Cape, my tribe is no back at home. We arrived back on Thursday and have been doing mostly… washing (because adulting is laundry).

Let us also be honest, there is nothing as motivating and inspiring as the start of a new year. And that inspiration probably lasts well into the first day back at work until you realise that your low carb intentions actually suck and that your goal to drink more water is not as satisfying as the third cup of coffee. Some form of discipline is required for those days when motivation does not show up for work. Because good intentions only count if you follow through.

Continue reading “Planning ahead”