I think this is the best Planuary I have ever had.
The change I made last year from trying to plan for the year ahead to just planning one month at a time – with a general idea of where I might want to end up – made a big difference.
Finishing last year soft also made it a lot easier to think clearly about things this month.
And finding a good dosage for my ADHD meds is definitely a factor – it’s a lot easier for me to see tasks and projects as separate entities these days. And it’s easier for me to pause one thing and start another. And knowing I can pause at a specific point makes it easier to start in the first place and…other ADHD things.
I’m moving forward with various things but at a sensible pace, not feeling like I have a lot to catch up on nor like I have to get them done before I forget.
That’s not to say that every day has been perfect or easy but bad days feel more isolated, less like they are part of a big old mess of challenges.
My routines and schedules and plans are a little more closely matched to my capacity and to reality.
I have put a few fixed points into my days, as I said I would last week. I have a few sections of dedicated time for specific projects and I have been figuring out which days make sense for different types of exercise.
I’ve seen lots of social media posts complaining about how long January has been this year and that’s totally fair but I have been noticing something different.
Usually, my Januarys, even my Planuarys, have been hectic. A mix of super-slow and super-fast time that simultaneously gave me time to plan AND dumped me into February feeling behind and disoriented.
This year, January/Planuary feels like it is moving at a good pace. It feels clear and even. I feel like I am in charge of what I am doing instead of being reactive while being dragged along behind a relentless month.
I don’t know if I am getting more done, less done, or if things are about the same, but I do know that I feel better about my work, my plans, and about Planuary.
I’ll take it.
