I've noticed the last few Mondays have been a challenge for me. Too many things on my to-do list, not enough hours. It's a difficult day to get through with a weekly appointment that takes 5 hours out of my day after the traveling. It leaves me feeling resentful about not having enough time.
This morning I woke up dreading the day and the pressure of everything I need to do. So what do I do when I need a mental break? Head to Pinterest, of course! I went with the intention of finding a snarky quote to commiserate about how much I hate Monday.
But then I thought, wait -
my days on this planet are too short to spend time and energy not looking forward to one on a weekly basis.
So it was time for some soul-searching and pulling out my calendar to make some adjustments. Why in the world would I pile up a huge list of difficult and time-consuming tasks on a day when I wake up feeling overwhelmed and know time is short?
That's just silly because hello,
I'M THE BOSS!!!!
I rearranged my schedule. Monday is now for playing, exploring, creating for fun. It will be a day that I look forward to because it's my day to grow and try new things. It's not a waste of time or dilly-dallying. When you are a creative and your job is to come up with new ideas, you have to make time to fill up your well. You can't throw in a bucket and expect to get the good stuff if you don't make time for it.
I'm officially declaring Mondays are no longer a day for to-do lists and deadlines for myself. Those can happen Tuesday - Friday.
There is plenty of time for everything I want to do, just not all in one day.
And why am I writing this in a blog post? Because it's hard to give myself permission to play. Even if it's very well-intentioned and productive play. Notice I even had to calendar it in so it feels like 'work'?
I'm off to do what I love today, it includes pulling out some paints this morning and working on a few new bead prototypes this afternoon. And it's a luxury to have this time, but also a necessity because life is just too short to go around hating on Mondays!
Need help managing your time better? Here are a two helpful articles to get you started.
Creative Time Management
Time Management Tips from Lisa Jacobs
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