#the nomad speaks
Another thing I realized today about being an adult is that you never really get anything done. Life really is one thing after another. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. That’s just how it is. You’re not a failure if you end up having to keep cleaning up after yourself. That’s just how it is. We clean up and make messes again and have to clean up again. It’s like having to keep buying groceries. You may finish the task at hand for now and it’s good that you finished it. Some things you just gotta keep doing over and over again and they’re only done for now. They’re never really done for good. And then there are the things you start and never really finish. Like writing a book or an art project. And that’s ok. Not everything needs to be finished. There’s lots of things you’ll never finish. And that’s ok.
I think the key to functional adulting is accept that you have limitations. You can’t do everything all at once and nor would you want to. Today I made a list of very achievable tasks and accomplished all of them. I kept the list short. No more than ten or so tasks and I was rather specific in how I wrote down my tasks. I tend to write my tasks in sentences and try to include any specific details. If my tasks are too vague it’s not that real to my brain. For example if I need to go buy a sketchbook instead of writing “1. Sketchbook” I write “1. Buy sketchbook at the art store.” I might even put the name of the specific store if I have my mind set on that particular store. This makes the task concrete and real to me and I’m more likely to do it. Also be willing to change your plans and adapt. I wanted to buy a particular makeup sponge today and I looked for it at two different stores but it wasn’t available. But I did find a similar kind of makeup sponge that would do the job just as well. And it wasn’t that much more expensive and I didn’t want to go to another store on the off chance that the other one wasn’t there either. So I still accomplished my goal even if it wasn’t exactly how I thought it would turn out. Also once the stuff on the list is done I don’t do any more big tasks for the day. No more errands. No more chores. This way I don’t suffer burnout. You got to say no when you reach your limits and stick to them. Respect your body when you’re tired as much as possible. And sometimes you just gotta let things go. You don’t have to do everything. Do what’s important to you and what absolutely needs to be done. Anything else is extra.
Holy shit this bitch be Adulting ™today. I’m gonna apply for some jobs, return something I realized I didn’t want instead of letting sit in my room till the receipt expires, I’m gonna buy some groceries and a new sketchbook! And guess what?! I made a list. Yeah a fucking list. On my phone. And I wrote down my Adult ™goals on a big sheet of paper and pinned it to my bedroom wall. Holy shit my meds are working.
