I’ve been running on empty, so I’m reclaiming May
Ah, hello! [the millennial in me wants to add that teary-eye emoji here SO BAD].
Every part of me is trying to make this post “Evergreen” (something people can read at any date / time and relate to what you’re writing about), however, I’m scraping my entire strategy-driven brain right now and simply just writing from the heart (or rather, my overwhelmed, overstimulated and over-consumed brain).
You read it In the title, but this is where I’m at: I’m a Mom to two littles (a 4-year old and a 15-month old) and I’m currently working part-time doing all things creative: UGC video content, creative strategy, static content, email marketing, video editing - I could go on. I told my husband last night that I “feel like my hands are in too many cookie jars”, and though that sounds really fun and delicious, it leaves my brain running on empty.
As a previously-hyper-organized person, I’ve found myself recently being really messy in life.
I’m not getting back to any text messages from friends or family.
I haven’t meal planned or prepped in two weeks.
I leave emails unread and ghost work opportunities that have come my way.
May is giving spring cleaning vibes and with that I am spring cleaning my life and business. This means:
A daily 15-minute digital clean up: 15 intentional minutes on email and DMs - timer on, no doom scrolls allowed. I just want to get back to the people waiting on me (and not let good opportunities sit in my inbox for days).
One meal prepped per day. Not a full menu, not five trays of freezer meals. Just one thing that Future Me will thank Present Me for. A batch of muffins, chicken in the slow cooker, chopped veggies - whatever I can quickly fuel myself with throughout the day.
A clean kitchen before bed. I know this one’s cliché, but for me it’s the domino that knocks everything else into place. If the kitchen is clean, I sleep better. And when I wake up to a fresh space, I want to be in it.
Putting my phone down by 9pm. This one’s hard, REALLY hard and I’m embarrassed to even say that. From scrolling to to-do lists before bed, I must pick my phone up 10,000 times between 9-11pm. It’s just gotta stop - period.
None of these are even all that huge? They’re not “change your life in 30 days” kind of things, but they’re small enough that I’ll actually do them (I hope), and consistent enough to make a difference. I don’t want to sprint through life anymore - I want to feel steady. Present. Like I’m not constantly forgetting something.
So this month, I’m slowing down on purpose. CAN SHE DO IT, FOLKS?!
And if you’re in the same season of running-on-empty, maybe this is your reminder that you can spring clean your life too - hopefully without burning it all down. 😅
Thanks for being here,
Kate
