You Don’t Need More Hustle. You Need Less Shit on Your Plate.

I had to rewash a load of Lululemon leggings and soccer clothes this morning because I forgot they sat in the washer overnight.

Again.

At this point, I honestly think rewashing laundry is just part of my personality now 😂

This morning started with me reheating my Nespresso while trying to remember whether Revel needed her soccer gear for practice tonight or tomorrow. Somewhere in the middle of all that, I realized I was standing in the kitchen staring at absolutely nothing because my brain was already running through 900 different things before 8 AM.

And I know I’m not the only person feeling like this lately.

I keep seeing all this content online about “better time management” and “optimizing your schedule,” and truthfully? I don’t really think that’s the issue for a lot of people anymore.

I think people just have too much on their plate.

That’s different.

Especially if you work from home, because nothing ever fully separates. You can be answering emails while staring directly at dishes in the sink, mentally reminding yourself to switch laundry, trying to remember what’s for dinner, and realizing you forgot to text somebody back three days ago.

All at the same time.

Yesterday, I walked into the pantry and completely forgot why I was there. Not for like two seconds either. Long enough that one of my kids asked me what I was looking for.

I genuinely had no idea anymore 😂

And before anybody says “you just need better systems,” believe me, I’ve tried.

I swear I’ve signed up for half the internet trying to get more organized.

Project management apps.
Time blocking.
Morning routines.
Productivity hacks.
Fancy planners.
Color-coded calendars.

At one point, I had so many systems set up that keeping track of the systems became another thing I needed to manage.

Which now sounds ridiculous typing it out.

Also, social media makes this so much worse sometimes, too, because somehow everybody online has:

• a spotless house

• organized meal prep containers

• a perfectly aesthetic office

• consistent content

• matching workout sets

• unlimited energy

Meanwhile, I’m proud of myself for remembering to thaw chicken before 5 PM.

I literally delayed my walk today because my Apple Watch was dead, and apparently, I can’t mentally handle walking without closing my rings anymore 😂

That probably says enough about where my brain is at lately.

I don’t know. Everybody just seems fried lately. I was even talking with my friend, who is a stay-at-home mom who runs an online business, and she was bitching about the same thing.

So, I know we aren’t alone on an island.

Not dramatic.
Not falling apart.
Just mentally overloaded all the time.

And I don’t think another productivity app is solving that.

Lately, I’ve actually been removing things from my schedule instead of adding more. Less pressure to constantly optimize everything. Less trying to follow business advice that doesn’t even fit my actual life.

Because some of the online business advice out there seems built for people who apparently have:

• uninterrupted workdays

• no kids

• unlimited energy

• and somebody else cleaning their house 😂

That is not my reality.

And maybe that’s why I’ve stopped caring as much about looking perfectly polished online lately, too.

Some of my better-performing posts recently were literally:

• coffee

• yard work

• soccer

• random everyday life stuff

• plants I may or may not accidentally kill

Nothing groundbreaking.

Just real life.

I think people are craving more of that now because everybody’s exhausted from constantly feeling like they need to perform online all the time.

Weirdly enough, my business is actually better when my brain doesn’t feel fried all day.

I think more clearly.
I’m less scattered.
I’m more creative.
I don’t feel as irritated by every little thing.

Turns out, constantly running on mental overload is probably not a great long-term strategy.

Who knew.

Anyway, this turned into more of a rambling life update than a polished business blog, but maybe that’s kind of the point.

I don’t know. Maybe everybody doesn’t need another productivity hack right now.

Maybe everybody's just mentally maxed out for a minute.

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