Ketchup day!
What’s your plan for today?
What do you need to catch up on?
What task keeps rolling over on your “to-do” list?
If you find yourself overwhelmed by the end of every week, and suffering (please, no martyr games!) through the weekend to get done whatever you think you’re “supposed” to do – maybe it’s time to rethink your system.
- First, make a list of what’s overwhelming you. Include all the simple things from those first three questions at the top of this post.
- Second, ask yourself if there is anything on that list that can just wait. Do you have to shampoo your carpeting and wash all the window treatments in the same weekend? Do you have to clean out every closet in one day? No. No, you do not. Solution number one: Pace yourself.
- Next, identify what items can be delegated, and to whom. Really. Who can do laundry? Anyone over the age of 10. Who can do the grocery shopping? Your partner, especially if there’s a list. Who can shampoo the carpets? Umm – the carpet cleaners? Solution number two: Ask for help; then accept it.
- Finally, create some time just for family and friends. No tasks – just fun. Fun and games, fun and food, fun and sun.
Enjoy your weekend. Every weekend.
