The problem with being high functioning is that nobody checks on the person who looks like they’re handling everything. Sometimes that person doesn’t even check on themselves. I know because I’ve been that person. For a long time, I believed taking care of myself was selfish. My needs and wants almost always took a backseatContinue reading "Why High Functioning People Ignore Their Own Needs"
Maybe You’re Not Lazy. Maybe You’re Overloaded.
For a long time, I thought I had a discipline problem.I would make plans and not follow through. Start projects and leave them unfinished. Ignore text messages. (Apologies to anyone reading this who currently lives in my collection of 46 unread text messages. I’m still working on this one.) Leave things sitting on my to-doContinue reading "Maybe You’re Not Lazy. Maybe You’re Overloaded."
Eventually the Garbage Has to Go Out
In my SIMPLE framework, the “P” stands for processing and this is probably the one that hits me the hardest. Because I think processing is the part most of us try to skip. We want to smile. We want to stay inspired. We want to manage our schedules, homes, finances, routines and responsibilities better. ButContinue reading "Eventually the Garbage Has to Go Out"
Maybe We Were Never Supposed to Do it All
Somewhere along the way, I started feeling guilty for needing things that were just for me. Time alone. Quiet. Space to think. Space to create. Even something as simple as sitting down to write this post. And the irony is… as I’m writing this right now, I’ve probably been interrupted at least 15 times. NotContinue reading "Maybe We Were Never Supposed to Do it All"
How I Actually Use SIMPLE (Without Trying to Do It All)
When I first came up with SIMPLE, I thought I had to follow all of it… every day. Which, looking back, is kind of ironic. Because that’s exactly what I was trying to get away from in the first place. I took something that was supposed to make my life easier…and turned it into anotherContinue reading "How I Actually Use SIMPLE (Without Trying to Do It All)"
What SIMPLE Actually Looks Like in Real Life
I wish I could say I follow SIMPLE perfectly every day. I don’t. I’m the same person who convinced myself I was going to start waking up at 4:30am and go to hot fitness classes. And in my head, it made perfect sense. I’m not a morning person… but somehow I was going to wakeContinue reading "What SIMPLE Actually Looks Like in Real Life"
Why Everything I Tried Kept Failing
If your brain feels like 47 tabs are open, you’re in the right place. Not the kind of busy that looks productive.I mean remembering ten things at once, forgetting most of them…starting your day with a plan and ending it wondering what you actually did. That kind. For a long time, I thought the problemContinue reading "Why Everything I Tried Kept Failing"
Simply Sonia 