today's brain dump
My brain dump of today. To put the thoughts I've been having lately on paper...
Most of my headspace is going to the topic: how do I do all the things I want every week? I feel so out of my routine. And it's hard to find it again!
I've been thinking a lot about this. Because it seems my head and my time have room for 2 different things/hobbies every week. Not more. If I want to add one more thing, it just doesn't work.
Right now I'm struggling to do the things I want. Ideally, I would like to go for a hike 3 times a week (currently it works to go 2 times). And do 2-3 times of lifting a week (currently it works to do 1 time). So that's sports.
Since last week I'm trying to add linocuts to the mix. That also asks for some time, to make new lino's and print them. And to update my insta and website.
Right now it feels like either / or and not both. And I'm trying to find the thing in my head that is blocking me to do both. I want to all do 3 of them: hike, lift and be creative. It does not sound like it's too much. But somehow I just can't manage to do all?
Sometimes it feels like time is slipping away from me. I want to do so many things, but there's just not enough room in my head. And I feel like I'm also not really 'on top of' my calendar anymore.. which I can blame the heatwave for ;) It threw a wrench in the works. And I had to let go of sports for a week. Which is fine.
But I feel like I want a better plan. A week with fixed times for things. And a modified plan for the weeks when things don't go quite as planned (like weeks with a weekend away, an extra day of work or a heatwave). A plan I can hold onto and that I can quickly get back into when life gets messier.
| day | to do |
|---|---|
| monday | morning: hike or ruck ❁ evening: weights + bike |
| tuesday | morning: hike or ruck ❁ evening: printmaking |
| wednesday | morning: hike or ruck ❁ evening: weights + bike |
| thursday | evening: printmaking |
| friday | evening: weights + bike |
| saturday | ʕ◕ᴥ◕ʔᶻ𝗓𐰁 REST DAY |
| sunday | evening: hike or printmaking |
It hasn't been the first 'new routine' I have posted on my blog. But it definitely helps with getting back on track. I keep changing my routine, putting it up in my calendar so I can see it every day and then starting with it. In between I tweak some things or change up some days. But it helps me to feel a sense of security. That if I skip a day, I'm quickly back on track. So it's worth doing it!