Working through the weekend always throws me.  They’ve been one of the ‘perks’ of my job ever since the year dot so you’d think I’d have figured out life the week after them by now.  You’d think.

What actually happens is that I run around like a sleep deprived (and headless) chicken trying to catch up on things that should’ve been done over the weekend plus the current week’s commitments.  It’s setting myself up for failure and it’s not pretty.

So I took a different approach this time.

I made things easy for myself and did only the desired and the necessary.  In that order.

I’ve been running and I’ve paused to enjoy the fairylights draped over the trees of the park next to the beach / ferry wharf.

I’ve been detouring for coffee afterward.

I’ve enforced breaks at work, delegated and sent apologies where necessary.

I made time on my day off by not baking for this week’s morning tea but rather buying a selection of tried and tested comfort foods.

I used that time to go on a little road trip (read driven down Parramatta Road in between peak hours).  When you’re not driving to work, the construction work and its associated vehicles is fascinating to watch.  So much has changed since the last time I drove here and it looks as if there’s still much to be done.

Dinner prep has been minimal.  In lieu of zoodles, I went with a 50:50 mix of spaghetti and broccoli. 

And DIY cauliflower rice?  Not when you can buy it ready made and ready in 90 seconds at Costco.

This week was still about juggling but I’ve managed to help myself by reducing the number of balls I needed to keep up in the air rather than adding to them.

How’s your time management been this week?