When the busy creeps in

Last week, after getting home from vacation, I had a BUSY week. Busier than I’ve had in a long time.

Coaching sessions, doctor appointments, meetings with collaborators, a podcast interview, presentations, and planning.


On top of that, I got home at 2am Monday morning and my sleep schedule was wrecked for the week.

While there are lots of ways I measure my well-being, my exercise is a good indicator of how I’m doing at taking care of myself overall. Last week, I skipped four out of seven days. Whoops.

And it did not feel good. Mentally, I was not thinking/feeling great. Physically, I was sluggish. Emotionally, I was a wreck.

It’s a familiar story. Things just keep popping up, and it all feels important, so you drop to the bottom of your to-do list, which means you don’t fit into the day at all.

Sometimes that is inevitable. We all have a busy day or week with things that we can’t put off, and we just don’t get to be a priority for that time. But when that becomes our entire life, every single day, it’s a problem.

You can’t do everything. You’re not meant to do everything. It’s important to define what’s most important to you (your values) so you can make sure you’re living in alignment with them.

If you say you value health, are you spending time nurturing your mind, body, and spirit?

If you value family and relationships, are you spending quality time with the people you love?

If you value creativity, are you spending time in creative pursuits, consuming and creating art?

If you value nature and the earth, do you spend time connecting with it?

Next week, I’m going to share a new resource with you to help you walk through the process of defining your values and designing your lifestyle to live in better alignment with those values.

In the meantime, reflect on this upcoming week and consider where and how you are fitting yourself into your life. And then make it happen. Because you’re worth it.