Hi friends,
I’ve been trying over the last few weeks to get consistent. Consistent with my foot care business and my online presence, but this time with baby steps.
I find for myself I need structure and routine in order to be productive, get things done, and also rest. I know it may sound a bit weird, but it helps me when my timing is planned.
I’ve spoken about time blocking in the past, I think I use to do it before realising it was a thing, but it works. For example, between 7-7.30am, get girls up and washed and dressed, 8-8.30 breakfast, 10-11am clean the house, etc. I know not work related but it’s just an example of what really works for me.
And what I’ve found in the past has worked for me when being consistent with my work and online presence, is allocated days to get things done. E.g. Monday- house work/work admin, Tuesday-YouTube film, Friday Upload, Saturday- Prep instruments and bag for new week. I use to get asked a lot by people how I was able to fit it all in with work-life, online presence and motherhood. Well it was time and day blocking.
Sounds very rigid but it worked for me, so wanting to tap into it again.
I also think I had burnout when I started comparing myself to others, got distracted and lost what I was doing. For example, I know a few people who have stopped with social media for this very reason. It’s very fast paced, ever changing, and demanding (or pacifying if only absorbing the content). Yet, I do enjoy being online, but aware the need to protect me, by organising myself and sticking to my routine/schedule without overdoing it.
This is the same for my foot care business. Monday’s I don’t see any foot care clients, it took me a while to not respond to messaged or squeeze someone in on my day off if I had no available appointments. But I’ve had to protect myself from overwhelm and burnout, which basically sums up for me why time blocking, or ‘day blocking really works.
So baby steps it is.
If you’ve also felt like this let me know, will help that I’m not the only one!
Until next week,
Jess x