Shout out to Betsy Ogden and Monale Alemika for buying me coffees this past week! ☕️ Betsy is the creator of Fitpicks - a curated newsletter that features health and fitness resources for women over 50.Monale writes about careers, digital wellness and doing good work. When she's not doing that, she's also a marketing pro and tech trainer! --Since last week I have continued to feel a bit "off". With everything going on in the world and my injury recovery, I feel like this happens ever so often. Where I almost feel like there's this perpetual dark cloud hovering. And my tendency when I feel that way is to crawl into my shell. I'm like a turtle in that way.On Tuesday, I attended my gurl Kandice's self-care retreat. I almost didn't go because of how I was feeling, but it was one of those things where if you are tired and busy and sad, you need it more than ever. So I logged in and sent her a message asking her if it was OK to keep my video off, to which she said "absolutely". And it felt good to be really present for that hour. It was an incredible experience. Kandice reminded us that we don't have to only practice self-care when we are feeling bad or run down. We can even practice it when we are feeling good. And I forget that sometimes.And she had us reflect on this poem (in #lifevibes) as part of the retreat, and it spoke to me so much. A reminder to slow down and take my time. To take (more) breaks. To rest. And to remember that ultimately the work will get done. But we need to take care ourselves along the way.Since then I've been adding more breaks to my day. And taking 17 minute naps when I need to. One thing I've also realized is that I may need a little more structure to my days, so I am looking into ways I can do that. My &yet boss Sarah has been using the Discipline method to structure her days and I'm thinking through how I might be able to use it. What I love about this "themed days" approach is that there is a built-in guarantee that everything will be covered eventually. So for example, if I have a collaboration or connection task to do, I don't have to do it right then and there, I can schedule it during my next collaboration day. Just these few baby steps are helping. I'm still feeling a bit withdrawn and in my shell, but that may be needed right now. This month, in particular, has a lot of emotions tied up in it. But the darkness is slowly starting to fade. On to the picks!
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Shout out to Betsy Ogden and Monale Alemika for buying me coffees this past week! ☕️ Betsy is the creator of Fitpicks - a curated newsletter that features health and fitness resources for women over 50.Monale writes about careers, digital wellness and doing good work. When she's not doing that, she's also a marketing pro and tech trainer! --Since last week I have continued to feel a bit "off". With everything going on in the world and my injury recovery, I feel like this happens ever so often. Where I almost feel like there's this perpetual dark cloud hovering. And my tendency when I feel that way is to crawl into my shell. I'm like a turtle in that way.On Tuesday, I attended my gurl Kandice's self-care retreat. I almost didn't go because of how I was feeling, but it was one of those things where if you are tired and busy and sad, you need it more than ever. So I logged in and sent her a message asking her if it was OK to keep my video off, to which she said "absolutely". And it felt good to be really present for that hour. It was an incredible experience. Kandice reminded us that we don't have to only practice self-care when we are feeling bad or run down. We can even practice it when we are feeling good. And I forget that sometimes.And she had us reflect on this poem (in #lifevibes) as part of the retreat, and it spoke to me so much. A reminder to slow down and take my time. To take (more) breaks. To rest. And to remember that ultimately the work will get done. But we need to take care ourselves along the way.Since then I've been adding more breaks to my day. And taking 17 minute naps when I need to. One thing I've also realized is that I may need a little more structure to my days, so I am looking into ways I can do that. My &yet boss Sarah has been using the Discipline method to structure her days and I'm thinking through how I might be able to use it. What I love about this "themed days" approach is that there is a built-in guarantee that everything will be covered eventually. So for example, if I have a collaboration or connection task to do, I don't have to do it right then and there, I can schedule it during my next collaboration day. Just these few baby steps are helping. I'm still feeling a bit withdrawn and in my shell, but that may be needed right now. This month, in particular, has a lot of emotions tied up in it. But the darkness is slowly starting to fade. On to the picks!