For me, it all started with a wall calendar that had stickers (who didn’t love stickers?!) to mark holidays, special occasions, and responsibilities.
Flip the page to today, and we all know how easy it is to fill a calendar. Obligations, responsibilities, and other people’s priorities can suck up every single space on your calendar.
Using my calendar wisely instead of the calendar using me has taken some practice.
Now, I intentionally carve out space on my calendar to hold sacred blocks of time for my life priorities.
Work, outside projects, errands, and chores WILL still be there when I am done with family dinner, taking an extra long hike with the dog, attempting to meditate, laughing with a friend, gardening (see Issue #15, my loofahs are almost ready to be harvested!), relaxing...
Even if you don’t love calendaring as much as I do, here’s to finding your best way to protect chunks of time to care and tend to yourself.
- Sarah Egan Warren, Co-Editor of Reify 8&21
The rebellious act
of choosing you.
"it's ok to take small steps and deep breaths, love…
but also, let yourself start to take up your space.
and don't you dare say you're sorry when you do.
and you'll be rejected for these wings, these fires,
"My natural state is rebellion. Trying to adhere to a strict, time-based schedule just does not work for me. I’ve tried variations on ultra-scheduling, time blocking, and all the related methods and my brain just refuses to follow them. And my lack of adherence to that schedule just stresses me out and kills my productivity entirely for the day. I end up getting less done than just having a to-do list or *gasp* winging it...
All of this adds up to a really tough time trying to do any kind of time blocking in the traditional sense. Which is why I came up with an alternative method of time blocking. One that incorporates flexibility automatically."