All The Things I Didn't Have Time To Do... List

I feel like so much has happened in the past month and yet, not really anything has happened. It's sort of that weird spot between looking at the to-do list and looking at the things that were handled. So many unanticipated things have popped up. I honestly feel like the only reason why I've made it this far in life is because somewhere along the way my evolutionary DNA kicked in and said "Learn how to pivot and flexibly accommodate... or die" and now it's just a natural personality trait that I happen to have. And I'm a Taurus who full-stop loathes change, so...  February 2022 was full of highs and lows. I did a lot of the things and also found myself adding to the list (of course). At some point in my life, I'm going to have to stop acknowledging my compulsion to over-schedule and over-commit to things and just recognize that I am a normal human being with a limited capacity. I'm not sure that will be happening any time soon. ❎ The Food Thing Like ma...

So, I don't know about you, but I have a tendency to say, "Yes, I can do that" and then I have to figure out how to squeeze that task/favour/project into the already over-crowded schedule. Ultimately, that means that something else needs to get bumped in order to make it work and that something is usually a thing that brings me joy on an individual level. Inevitably, I end up kicking myself for taking on that task and turn into a grumbling, grouchy mess weighed down by obligation For nearly 6 years, I've been triaging priorities like my sanity depends on it. I mean, I've probably been doing it longer than that, but in May 2016 I went back to school to (finally!) get my Bachelor's degree and that's when things got really intense. I haven't always done a good job of managing my priorities, as my poor plants will attest, but there was a lot that I was balancing: 4 kids, work, a home and a marriage, and university. I can't count the number of times whe...