Burrito, Mac & Cheese, Salad.

 This will likely be another short post, since I have a newsletter to write today, and would like to get started on it during lunch.

Technically I’ve got a few days to write it, but I always like to set my deadlines a little early so I don’t feel rushed if it takes longer than I plan for, which it usually does.

This was weekend one of my bachelor-o-thon. Suzannah is away visiting her parents so I have to cook clean take care of the cats and garden, as well as my normal weekend stuff. I think it’s all possible, but I always find that the first few times you do something new, it’s pretty inefficient. You’re still figuring out your systems, how long things take, etc. So I got only a fraction of what I wanted to get done. I almost have a few meals prepped, but certainly not the whole week’s worth. Today and yesterday were chipotle for lunch, and there’s probably going to be some more of that by the end of the week. Flashbacks to my summers doing my Montessori training, where I didn’t have time (or a kitchen) for making my own meals. It was an airbnb, but I didn’t feel comfortable getting their kitchen messy, so the most I did was make some salads. And lunch was chipotle most days because that was the best vegetarian option. I can live off of it for a while, though it does get monotonous. 

I need to figure out some way to get myself back in gear at the end of the day for more work though, since I’ve got a lot that I want to get done in the evenings. With Suzannah gone, it’s the ideal time to work overtime, but to actually do that I need to manage my energy and emotions well, or nothing is getting done.

Some thoughts bopping around in my head related to that: 

- different work is rest

- heavy meals keep me from getting back up and getting to work right away

- a habit that re-energizes me right when I get home would be very useful. (I’m considering a short nap and/or 15-20 minutes of excercise)

Book recommendation: Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg

I’m listening to it as an audiobook and it seems like an excellent resource for anyone who wants to create new habits. Which should be anyone who wants to improve themselves and/or their life.

I’m thinking about the upside of being so busy all the time: it’s fertile soil to practice really good time management. I may have had this thought before, but it’s like weight training, where you put on a weighted vest and just go about your day like that, and when you take the vest off, suddenly everything is easy. Hopefully, if I learn how to manage my time well in the current circumstances, anything less will feel easy. Even my current situation feels easier than last year, just because it’s less stressful, now that I’m with my mentor.

I may have allergies. Or I had a quick cold at the start of the weekend. In either case, sneezing and extra fatigue.

OK, definitely time to go now. See ya next week, at which point it will almost be time for Suzannah to come back and make me eat something other than chipotle burritos, Annie’s Mac and cheese, and salad. :D

-I Out