We’ve made it through the first week of summer break. A very hectic week as we try to figure out routines and space and feelings. Lots of BIG stuff to sort through.

I keep coming back to something the coach said during a rowing class - sometimes you need to undercook (what you are doing). I get what that means for rowing, but what about the other parts of my life?

It’s being more strategic in what I do and how I do it so I focus on what brings me joy without draining my resources.

Okay. What does that actually mean in my life? 

For me, right now, my need for belonging is great. It is essential to who I am - my identity which is evolving as I become an empty nester. But my resources - especially time and energy - are completely drained. So, to undercook, I need to:

• Prioritize the essential

• Focus on the simple

• Be consistent  

• Be flexible

• Give myself grace

• SAVOUR my time 

I am a visual person who also struggles with anything that makes me feel less “rebellious” like To Do Lists, Requirements, and Deadlines. So I’ve created this image - 6 buckets in a fast moving river. The buckets change quarterly to reflect what and how I want to fulfill my purpose. Right now it’s these 6 things. The river banks are my boundaries. While I don’t like requirements and deadlines, I know I can’t function without a framework and boundaries. It may sound like semantics but to me it replaces triggers with motivators.

How are you going to “undercook” your summer?

xoxo

Wendy