How

I often get the question:
How do you do everything you do?

And my answer, always, is:
I have no clue. 

Every week, I look at my schedule and I think "How in the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks am I going to get through this week and do everything I need to?!"

And the reality of it is that some weeks, you do the bare minimum and that's all that gets accomplished. 

This week, I have a pretty full schedule:
Monday -- Gym, School, Open Field, Baseball Game
Tuesday -- Gym, School, Pitchers/Catchers
Wednesday -- Gym, School, Weights after school
Thursday -- School, Gym, Healthy U Meeting, hang out with friends
Friday -- Gym, School
Saturday -- Lub Dub Run! 

One time I got a fortune that said "Don't over-fill your plate unless you intend to share"
Well... I frequently thought of that piece of advice and dismissed it completely: I didn't intend to share, ever.
So I kept filling my plate
However, I am learning...

I have had to look at my life and try to cut some things here and there.
Or else, what I do for each of my commitments isn't 100% 

I have learned to say "no" to people, and I now understand why people don't get very involved.
I've tried to think of ways that I can actually be LESS involved in things, so that I have time for myself.

That's part of this Healthy U journey too I suppose:
Learning to make yourself a priority as well.
Finding time to shop and meal prep each week.
Having time to reflect in our journals and blogs
Learning that it's okay if we've blown a meal or even a weekend.... how we come back from it is what matters. 

With this week beginning testing, I know that I will be mentally exhausted from school.
I bought all my food for the week, but have to prep tomorrow.

And whatever gets done is what gets done.