Tonight I was completely spun up, running around on a hamster wheel.
I have been doing a condiment week. I’ve been playing catchup.
A busy week that seems to have no end, task lists that keep growing, having to fight a few battles that were necessary but still took a lot out of me, little sleep, and dealing with a bunch of vendor dumpster fires. I thought I was going to implode.
So how did I get it to stop in a matter of hours?
1. I took care of the basics. I drank enough water. I walked. I ate dinner. I sat outside and watched the stars and moon for a while.
2. I relaxed. Next came a hot bath with a relaxing scented bubble bath and candles. I listened to a sound meditation.
3. I sat down with my task list and started pruning. Some tasks were deleted outright. Others were moved to the days when I would actually do them.
4. I renegotiated my schedule. I have commitments this month at church as we start our music program back up. I also serve on committees responsible for holding events. I delegated the events, and decided whether or not I wanted to sing on the day of the rehearsal. I moved tasks to another month or another day.
It’s now less than two hours after meltdown, and I feel like I am back on track. I still have to work some things in -. But it seems manageable now, and will probably be even more so after a good night’s sleep.
