Monday Frazzle
I mentioned last week that I was on a 14 day work stretch. While I pride myself on being a little energizer bunny it has been about a year since I've pulled a stretch like this. Over that year I must have gotten into one hell of a groove because I was completely and utterly unprepared for this Monday morning. Friday night was the only time I really had to destressify from my week. The grocery shopping hasn't been done and I wasn't prepared for feeding myself. Not having at least one day to get my crap done just throws me off my game.
When I get into these situations I identify that I have failed to prepare and then have to figure out how to proceed. Add all that to Monday morning work loads and BAM you've got yourself a recipe for a frazzled Katie. I couldn't seem to focus on anything today. I had a great breakfast of bran flakes and blueberries but when lunchtime came around I got to a meeting and then BAM it was 3p. I didn't have the fuel to focus on my afternoon project and I certainly didn't have fuel for Zumba. If I had prepared I'd have had my new favorite snack for days like today on hand: NUTS. Nuts have held me over all weekend when I was too busy to eat a real meal and I didn't feel like I was sacrificing my goals because I was too busy to pursue them. But then I ate them all and BAM I'm hangry and off my game.
Instead of beating myself up for all of these flubs I cut myself some slack and used the time I wasn't at Zumba to get all the bills paid. Typically this is a stressful task every month but I've finally got myself into a system where I can put my headphones on and attack it like a Head of Household MAVEN.
It only took a weekend of work to make me reappreciate my weekends as they are ordinarily. I love getting up Saturday and Sunday and making something for breakfast. I love having some sort of Saturday plans with Ben and I love coffee and the Sunday morning shows. I'll take time to enjoy them a little more now that I remember what not having them is like. I have two more of these weekends that will tie my weeks together in April. Next time I'll need to be better prepared because I won't survive otherwise.
<3 Katie
287 lbs
Feeling like tomorrow is laying at my feet
When I get into these situations I identify that I have failed to prepare and then have to figure out how to proceed. Add all that to Monday morning work loads and BAM you've got yourself a recipe for a frazzled Katie. I couldn't seem to focus on anything today. I had a great breakfast of bran flakes and blueberries but when lunchtime came around I got to a meeting and then BAM it was 3p. I didn't have the fuel to focus on my afternoon project and I certainly didn't have fuel for Zumba. If I had prepared I'd have had my new favorite snack for days like today on hand: NUTS. Nuts have held me over all weekend when I was too busy to eat a real meal and I didn't feel like I was sacrificing my goals because I was too busy to pursue them. But then I ate them all and BAM I'm hangry and off my game.
Instead of beating myself up for all of these flubs I cut myself some slack and used the time I wasn't at Zumba to get all the bills paid. Typically this is a stressful task every month but I've finally got myself into a system where I can put my headphones on and attack it like a Head of Household MAVEN.
It only took a weekend of work to make me reappreciate my weekends as they are ordinarily. I love getting up Saturday and Sunday and making something for breakfast. I love having some sort of Saturday plans with Ben and I love coffee and the Sunday morning shows. I'll take time to enjoy them a little more now that I remember what not having them is like. I have two more of these weekends that will tie my weeks together in April. Next time I'll need to be better prepared because I won't survive otherwise.
<3 Katie
287 lbs
Feeling like tomorrow is laying at my feet
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