Overcommitted yourself? Me too! 📆 😅

Hi ,

Thanks so much for clicking on this email. 💖

I don’t know about you but July is kicking my butt!

School holidays are always a whirlwind for me, but this time I took it to the next level. 🫠 📆

I didn't take my own advice, and boy, did I pay the price!

👉 I overbooked myself
👉 I squeezed in too many clients,
👉 I forgot about the importance of admin time.

Oops! You know what they say, sometimes we learn the hard way.

Week 1 of the holidays hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a real challenge!

Week 2? Let's just say it was an uphill battle. 😵‍💫 ⛰️

Just when I thought I had it all figured out, life threw me curveballs.

Kiddos NDIS plans had funding cuts, and I had to dive into a sea of phone calls and emails to sort out the issues. 📲 📩

Exhausting, right?

I'm always talking to my mentees about the importance of;

🤩 Planning ahead
🤩 Avoiding overbooking
🤩 And leaving room for flexibility in their calendars.

I'm usually so much better at it, but this time, I dropped the ball. We all have our moments, don't we?

But you know what? Instead of beating myself up over it, I decided to take charge.

✨ I looked ahead and blocked out time in the next school holidays for admin and slush time for the unexpected.

✨ I also made sure to continue my morning walks because they keep me calm and centred.

✨ And not working in the evenings was a game-changer. It's so tempting, but when I do, I end up with terrible sleep, waking up super early (because I can't stop thinking about work), and migrating to the couch at 5:30 a.m. to start my day.

Talk about a vicious cycle that leaves me feeling like a zombie!

✨I also made sure to prioritise our Wednesday dinners out. Good food and quality time with Paul? Yes, please!

✨ And to top it off, I carved out time to catch up with a friend who's in town from Sydney. How good is time connecting with those you love?

Now, did these things magically make my to-do list disappear? Nope.

Did they miraculously reduce the number of sessions I had to get through? Not a chance.

Did they make me feel like I had it all together? Definitely not!

But you know what they did do?

🤩 They kept me calm.
🤩 They helped me stay grounded.
🤩 They prevented me from being overwhelmed.

And that, was HUGE.

So, remember, even if you become a scheduling superstar, there will still be days or weeks that are jam-packed. It's completely normal.

But here's the secret: When life gets chaotic, focus on the things that make you feel good and keep you grounded.

It's all about finding that balance and taking care of yourself in those moments of chaos.