Getting My Shit In Order
Sep. 17th, 2018 08:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalI keep doing things and wanting to blog about them and then failing to and feeling like I shouldn't blog about new stuff until I get to old stuff and so then I never actually post anything. GAH. So forget all that. Clean slate!
After watching a ton of YouTube videos, I decided to try a couple things to maybe help me feel better about me. Yesterday I had my first "Get My Shit In Order Sunday." Basically, it's a mental health day where I do some things I've been putting off, clean a little to create a healthy space for myself, relax so I'm in a good place mentally, and plan for the weak ahead. I thought about doing one of my massive To Do lists, then I decided I'd never make it through the whole list and I'd come out of it feeling unfulfilled at the end of the day. So I just ran through a few things to do in my mind the night before and did them throughout the day. I started off the day by finishing a book I've been reading since last fall. I did a couple word sprints with folks in Alphabet Soup Discord and wrote a few sections throughout the day (finished the first draft of a story), and watched a Disney movie I'd never seen before (one of my things is to watch 5 of those; this was number 3). I managed to get almost a whole page of chores done as well--everything from changing my air filter to two loads of laundry to scrubbing down my entire upstairs bathroom. As there was no list, there's no unfulfilled feeling, which was nice; though I did make a list of things I got accomplished, which really boosted my spirits. I even spent some time making grocery lists for the week, working out, and reviewing my plans for the week ahead. It felt insanely good. I'm not even kidding. What a fantastic way to end my week and go into a new one. I've never felt so READY to start the work week before. Just taking the time to put myself in a good place mentally made a huge difference in my ability to get out of bed in the morning today. I'm not going to be able to do this every Sunday, but I'm going to try to do it as many as I can.
I've also figured out a new bedtime routine where I set aside an entire hour to do my nightly chores (feed & pill cats, tidy up, dishes, catbox cleaning, pack lunch for next day) and get ready for bed (shower, floss, etc.). That way I'm not rushing to get to bed and I'm getting into bed roughly the same time every day. I also find working on my bullet journal in bed a really nice way to reflect on my day, unwind, and get ready for the next day. It's like my own form of meditation, but with words and dots and lists. LOL
I don't know how much longer I can keep this up, as it's only been a week. But if I can keep them up, I think it's going to help me a lot.
I've got a good week ahead. 2 days commuting to work, 1 vacation day off (I'm taking Ozma to the vet in the morning then going into DC to cross 2 things off my 101 Things in 1001 Days list in one shot if all goes well), then 2 days working from home. Then on Saturday I've got an afternoon of hanging out with my friends doing crafts and chatting. I'm so looking forward to that!
I just finished a draft of a sequel to the Celtic Festival story, "Scotland the Brave." Don't know if anyone even read it, but at this point I'm writing them for me anyway and I'm having a blast. I've already got several pages of a third story written as well. In addition, I've been thinking a bit about what I want to do for NaNoWriMo this year, and I'm considering writing a bunch of soulmate goose of enforcement fic. Because I have a couple different stories in mind and I'd like to get them out of my head.
After watching a ton of YouTube videos, I decided to try a couple things to maybe help me feel better about me. Yesterday I had my first "Get My Shit In Order Sunday." Basically, it's a mental health day where I do some things I've been putting off, clean a little to create a healthy space for myself, relax so I'm in a good place mentally, and plan for the weak ahead. I thought about doing one of my massive To Do lists, then I decided I'd never make it through the whole list and I'd come out of it feeling unfulfilled at the end of the day. So I just ran through a few things to do in my mind the night before and did them throughout the day. I started off the day by finishing a book I've been reading since last fall. I did a couple word sprints with folks in Alphabet Soup Discord and wrote a few sections throughout the day (finished the first draft of a story), and watched a Disney movie I'd never seen before (one of my things is to watch 5 of those; this was number 3). I managed to get almost a whole page of chores done as well--everything from changing my air filter to two loads of laundry to scrubbing down my entire upstairs bathroom. As there was no list, there's no unfulfilled feeling, which was nice; though I did make a list of things I got accomplished, which really boosted my spirits. I even spent some time making grocery lists for the week, working out, and reviewing my plans for the week ahead. It felt insanely good. I'm not even kidding. What a fantastic way to end my week and go into a new one. I've never felt so READY to start the work week before. Just taking the time to put myself in a good place mentally made a huge difference in my ability to get out of bed in the morning today. I'm not going to be able to do this every Sunday, but I'm going to try to do it as many as I can.
I've also figured out a new bedtime routine where I set aside an entire hour to do my nightly chores (feed & pill cats, tidy up, dishes, catbox cleaning, pack lunch for next day) and get ready for bed (shower, floss, etc.). That way I'm not rushing to get to bed and I'm getting into bed roughly the same time every day. I also find working on my bullet journal in bed a really nice way to reflect on my day, unwind, and get ready for the next day. It's like my own form of meditation, but with words and dots and lists. LOL
I don't know how much longer I can keep this up, as it's only been a week. But if I can keep them up, I think it's going to help me a lot.
I've got a good week ahead. 2 days commuting to work, 1 vacation day off (I'm taking Ozma to the vet in the morning then going into DC to cross 2 things off my 101 Things in 1001 Days list in one shot if all goes well), then 2 days working from home. Then on Saturday I've got an afternoon of hanging out with my friends doing crafts and chatting. I'm so looking forward to that!
I just finished a draft of a sequel to the Celtic Festival story, "Scotland the Brave." Don't know if anyone even read it, but at this point I'm writing them for me anyway and I'm having a blast. I've already got several pages of a third story written as well. In addition, I've been thinking a bit about what I want to do for NaNoWriMo this year, and I'm considering writing a bunch of soulmate goose of enforcement fic. Because I have a couple different stories in mind and I'd like to get them out of my head.
