Future Self Gift Recap

Ok, after my last post about thinking about my future self, I started off strong and petered out. 

Monday evening.  I pulled out an extra toilet paper for next morning when used up roll.  Small but put a smile on my face the next day that I was thoughtful. It was kind of like my partner did a thoughtful gesture, but it was me being nice to me. 

Tuesday morning. Clean and tidy house to come home to. This was a big gift. At the end of the day I'm tired and I focus on essentials. In the morning I quickly tidied up, including putting away projects I was half done but had been laying out, unfinished for more than three days. Quick sweep of all the cat fur, and quick swipe of bathroom surfaces. And what a great gift to come home to. 

Wednesday evening. I feel like I've dropped the ball a bunch by Wednesday and my future self is picking up a lot of slack. I meant to cook some batch meals after work but sat down to rest and never got back up. As the night was coming to the end and I was exhausted, I was looking for something quick and easy I could do for my future self and realize, back to basics, I picked out tomorrows outfit, head to toe. 

Thursday and Friday I didn't consciously think of anything to do. But I've learned it takes time to adapt a new habit. So I'm practicing and learning how to rewire that part of my brain, I small step at a time. This weekend, I've been focusing on queuing up things for next week. I made a bunch of meals for next week. And I've been working a master outfit plan to keep getting dressed simple. And of course, the greatest gift is not doing too much and letting myself recharge. 

My biggest take away from this exercise was to do a combination of big and small. The small things were pleasant surprises. And at the same time it was important to step back and think what would I really appreciate. It wasn't about getting "things" done because the "things" list is never ending. It was more what would I remember and appreciate. It's kind of like Christmas/birthday gifts. There's always a long list of things that would be nice to get, but then fade into obscurity, but what are the gifts that last over time. This weeke I've really been appreciating what my weekend self did, even though I didn't even get to half of the things. But I chose well and focused on the ones that had the biggest impact.