This week is looking like a dumpster fire

I’m up at 5:30 am trying to get ahead of the ball because this week looks like a sleep deprived toddler.

Every night this week I have an obligation. Half work, half pleasure. Which rolls right into the weekend with work on Saturday shuffling into family plans on Sunday. Regardless completely full.

Yes. I recognize the privilege it is to have a full schedule. This fact does not negate the feelings I have around it, mmmkay?

I swear I do this at least four times a year, a domino week. And I really wish I’d learn to cut it out already. Not because I’m not excited to host my first book club, not because I don’t love teaching workshops, not because I don’t want to celebrate my Grandma’s birthday.

But because I know the busy-ness takes away my presence. And when I am living into Thursday on a Monday…I get pretty grouchy and distracted. As I write to you at 5:30 am trying to stay on task.

Here’s to letting this domino week be the only one this year. Time to practice my boundary setting muscles with my schedule. The best part? I know no one would’ve been mad at me for not committing or adjusting the date either, I just kept saying yes to it all. Time to enforce the no, old girl. We know better now.

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