Productive

My current feeling:
Productive.

My current thoughts are:
First day back at work yesterday. Lots of emails to wade though and a couple of Teams meetings. A new strategy helped me stay focused and productive. I put my phone back in my handbag when I started a new piece of work and only got it out again once I’d finished. That way I maintained effort on what I was doing rather than being distracted because I could see my phone. Today I’ve got lots of meetings so it’s going to be hard to stay attentive but I shall employ the same tactic, out of sight, out of mind.

My physical state is:
Chilled.

My physical state is a result of:
No workout yesterday as we’re back to learners practice at the Cathedral. Did go for a brisk lunchtime walk though.

I will make today extraordinary by:
1) Lunchtime walk and podcast.
2) Workout.
3) Productive day.

My desired emotion for today is:
Motherly.

I am a woman who:
helps her adult child out when she needs it.

Today I will let go of:
anxiety.

Today I choose to add:
contact.

My wins, accomplishments, gratitudes for today:
New practices.

The thoughts that support my celebrations
My new tactic of putting my phone out of sight helped keep me focused on the task I was working on, whether clearing emails, inputting figures into a spreadsheet, or updating project logs.

I want to improve the following for tomorrow:
Wednesday we have a face to face senior leaders team away day to discuss 2025 priorities, projects and governance. Time to set my stall out.

Words of advice, wisdom, encouragement, humour from my future self:
R phoned at 6.30am this morning because her card wouldn’t work at the barrier at the train station. She was in tears because she’d thought she’d not budgeted properly and was out of cash. She needed to get to work and would now have to call an Uber. I transferred some money but not sure how long it takes to get into  her account. I’ve told her to check her account when she gets to work and let, me know if she needs more to keep her afloat until next payday. She was crying down the phone at me in an early morning brain fog and there’s nothing else I can do from here. I’m now worrying until I hear from her again.