Ooh.. this might be worth looking into. I'm always hopeful about planners, and then it's very hit/miss. But I have found that monthly goal setting and habit tracking work very well for me. The baby might approach a more predictable sleep schedule by New Year... I've been flying by the seat of my pants and surviving but I could use a little more sanity (now, the question is whether a planner will actually help provide that or make me feel like I'm failing at more self imposed things).
That's always the question, isn't it? I'm really leaning into seasonal schedules—sometimes the planner is simply for record keeping. Praying you get that predictable sleep schedule for Christmas, and as for sanity...welp. Who is really defining that?
You know, I was listening to a podcast a while back and the guest defined mental health as having appropriate reactions to the situation you find yourself in and having the tools to cope with those emotions. And I just thought that was a good thing to hang on to... Sometimes I think we want to define sanity as being flatlined, when maybe what makes us so human is the opposite of that.
YEESSSS. Thank you for sharing that. Have emotions. Feel the things. Check your pulse. Sometimes life really is chaotic and it's so good to recognize that, and to have the tools to deal with the emotions that come from it. That's probably the key to not feeling like a failure for dropping some self-imposed burdens. Survival mode is valid.
Ooh.. this might be worth looking into. I'm always hopeful about planners, and then it's very hit/miss. But I have found that monthly goal setting and habit tracking work very well for me. The baby might approach a more predictable sleep schedule by New Year... I've been flying by the seat of my pants and surviving but I could use a little more sanity (now, the question is whether a planner will actually help provide that or make me feel like I'm failing at more self imposed things).
That's always the question, isn't it? I'm really leaning into seasonal schedules—sometimes the planner is simply for record keeping. Praying you get that predictable sleep schedule for Christmas, and as for sanity...welp. Who is really defining that?
You know, I was listening to a podcast a while back and the guest defined mental health as having appropriate reactions to the situation you find yourself in and having the tools to cope with those emotions. And I just thought that was a good thing to hang on to... Sometimes I think we want to define sanity as being flatlined, when maybe what makes us so human is the opposite of that.
YEESSSS. Thank you for sharing that. Have emotions. Feel the things. Check your pulse. Sometimes life really is chaotic and it's so good to recognize that, and to have the tools to deal with the emotions that come from it. That's probably the key to not feeling like a failure for dropping some self-imposed burdens. Survival mode is valid.
I love a good planner!! And feel like I have an embarrassing amount of calendars. 😜
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