So my post the other day on working vs not working also brought up some ponderings on my regular visits on the topic of schedules, discipline and structures.
My tendencies for ups and downs are really being challenged lately as I find myself lacking consistent structure. I still keep a schedule. I still am planned day-to-day or even weeks ahead, but I am required to be a bit more flexible and am finding myself a tad busier than I would like to be. At the moment, it is okay as my busyness is in networking, which I need to do to promote the business. I am hoping that in a short time I will be able to decrease the networking activities and be busy with clients or my other aspirations.
Still, I am finding that my writing is getting pushed aside again. While I am maintaining this blog reasonably well and trying to stay up with my business blog and social media, my personal writing has greatly diminished. Although I was working on my novel quite a bit over the summer, it has been weeks if not a couple of months since I last worked on a chapter. It doesn’t help to not have Internet at home, but even when I am taking time to be on the computer I am usually focusing on other activities.
The question then is whether or not I need to return to a more structured schedule. Perhaps I do. Perhaps this will help me to keep my boundaries clear with time on activities and do what is not only productive, but also beneficial. At the moment, I have a full schedule:
Sundays – focus on work to promote new teacher training course in Abu Dhabi & afternoon tutoring
Mondays – Yas Mall walking, coffee with ladies & afternoon tutoring (sometimes networking event)
Tuesdays – morning run with ladies, pottery, afternoon tutoring, yoga client and sometimes networking
Wednesdays – morning golf and coffee, evening photography or networking
Thursdays – Yas Mall yoga, coffee with ladies and a free afternoon/evening (sometimes photography)
Fridays – morning yoga client, brunch or evenings with friends
Saturdays – morning and afternoon tutoring, evenings to relax
So, every day is quite full. I am still trying to wake up at 5am to meditate, though I am struggling with this. When I do I feel good, but then I feel quite tired. I am going to sleep later than usual these days, though not exhausted as I would feel from a full day of work at the university. We have taken the week off from the gym, but I am still doing yoga at home most days and then next week we will be back to the gym for weight training. π
I am not sure how the days pass so quickly and I definitely do not miss my old life by any means. Yet, I do wonder – wasn’t I supposed to be ‘retired’??? π
In any case, I just need to stop to take note, breathe and make sure that I do not over extend myself so as not to lose energy and get worn out. Still, I am enjoying each day fully!!!
~T π
