When we create to do lists, it can be overshadowed by the things we haven't written or typed up. Life! Example your GP contacts you to have a consultation, like myself, because I have a whole in my heart have to have checks on my health, and these are life tasks that can stop us in our steps in getting our to do lists completed.
Life will come before anything else and I had to put my schedule on hold because of my son a few weeks ago, had chicken pox's and so had to put my to do list on hold that week, and get some time in the evenings. The inner critic, can begin to talk to you, in your mind, but I silence it by saying to it "I will get the items on my to do list completed, it just won't happen in that week because of life".
Flexibility is a must for me, and even if it means doing it before bedtime, it will get done. I give myself a cut of time of 8 to 9pm, and then it is bed. Sleeping well is important, and having a stable routine can help too, as each night, I will shut my window, then pull down my blind and close my curtains to get myself ready for good nights sleep.
I will put my night gear on and set my alarm for the next day.
I make my lists for each day the night before and will schedule items on Sundays for the week ahead.
I prepare myself, should this change because of life, like what days don't I have appointments on, and using google calendar to block schedule, and I go through my weekly plan using OneNote, but also write a written plan in a notebook and what items can be put on hold and be spread across the week and month.
I set Quarterly goals, along with my days and weeks of what I would like to accomplish.
Paying can effect our confidence, especially if you are on low income. I find spreading my money I spend out, helps and if I need to pay for an item that has broken and guarantee has ended, I have money to replace that item.
Technology can become faulty, and so it is good to have paper around, in case that happens and making a note of what I can do by hand, that I still get bits on my list completed.
I will go through what I can do with my phone, what I can write on paper, until the device that has stopped working, is fixed, "That's if it can be", but that can stop us in our tracks and feel that we have accomplished nothing, and for me that can effect how I feel for the rest of the day or week.
Always check the guarantee on technology and if it can be replaced with no extra cost, then it is sense to take advantage of that. We can't help devices that stop working, but what we can control is on how we deal with it. If a site has an APP can be used, on any device, like writing I often will use google docs, rather than Word.
I find that when devices stop working we tend to blame ourselves, and yet it is technology. It is often unpredictable. They are manmade, and so no item will last forever, in my experience, as I used to be a Customer/Technical Advisor for a manufacturer called, Philips and would help people use their Digital Boxes and products, and so, in doing this, technology will always break down and we aren't be blamed, as we buy items hoping that they will last a long time, but they never will.
So, take away the pressure and get back to the to do list, once you've completed life tasks, and never beat yourself up over it, that is life.
I am doing a Life Coaching programme, that I have set up, called "2022 Project" so if you'd like to check out this content please go over to my site: https://everyonecanbuildacastle.com
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Many thanks for reading,
Carrie X
