Status: Survived

I was recently listening to a speaker who was talking about trees. The whole message can be found here, but I'll do a quick summary. He commented that, during seasons where conditions are ideal, trees grow at a normal rate. But, during seasons where growing conditions are NOT ideal, trees slow down there growth and devote their efforts to those things necessary for survival. In life, it is good advice for us to slow down a little and steady the course when conditions are less than ideal.

Now, I said in the last post that I would let you know what I thought of the 1-3-5 time management method. I love it! Today was one of those days when I just needed to conserve energy and survive and this plan is perfect for that. I only have ONE big thing that I want to get done during the day. I can work on the moderate and small things as I have time. If I don't finish them though, it's not the end of the world. They can be moved to days that are less busy and stressful.

Wednesdays are my worst days. Work is busy, I am home for a couple hours, and then I have to go to another meeting in the evening that usually lasts a couple hours. I just don't have time. Oh, the bliss of only having one thing to worry about. It really helped my stress level today and I actually got almost everything done on my 1-3-5 list, including getting 10,000 steps in today!!!

I think my favorite part about this method is that I am ending the day and I am not berating myself for not accomplishing enough. Sometimes, we say things to ourselves that we would never say to anyone else. I would never tell my friend, "What! Really? You didn't get six things done AND make dinner AND take care of your kids AND go to your meetings AND exercise! You must be lazy, you slacker."

NEVER! I would never say that to anyone. I would be pointing out the amazing things they did accomplish during the day. So, if I would never say that to anyone, why should I say that to myself?

Only one thing. I only needed to accomplish one big thing today and I did more than that. And I survived the day. And I can start again tomorrow ready to accomplish even more. And, I don't hate myself tonight. I call that successful time management.

Tomorrow, 10,000 steps again and staying within my calorie count for the day.

Today's motivation:

This is Sarah Tubert and she is amazing! She is signing a song from "Hamilton" the musical. Not only is the song inspiring, but she is so cool to watch! I cannot watch this video without wanting to be better, to try harder, to do more. To be as cool as Sarah Tubert... and Alexander Hamilton. :)