Life has been a little wonky lately. I feel like I'm behind on everything and struggling to crouch down on my hands and knees to reach all the dropped balls that have rolled under metaphorical sofas and tables. I feel like I'm constantly blindsided by everything that's happening in my life.
When I vent about juggling a lot, something people frequently tell me that I have to "let some things slide" and not do ALL the things. One of the things that often gets dropped is email. Gmail puts 95% of my emails into the Updates or Promotions category so that I can conveniently ignore them for weeks on end. Until I realize that I missed something. Today I stayed at work late because the power is out at home. I had a lot of grading to do, but instead I focused on going through my personal email inbox. It felt really really good to catch up on some of the emails and find things I needed to get done, or that were lurking in the back of my thoughts. I'm not done yet - I think I have about 5000 more emails to sort through, but I made progress. And I at least sorted back to February. I need to unsubscribe to a bunch more. Anyways, it's time to pick up the kids. But I feel better. I did something that is usually considered a waste of time, but helped decrease my anxiety and sense of overwhelm. Hopefully the power will come back on quickly 😒
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