Exercise? Gone. Healthy eating? Gone. Fun and recreation? No time! Then friendships began to suffer. The final straw was when family time started disappearing. For a while, they’d been able to justify it to themselves by thinking “well, we had that really great Saturday night together last week. It’s the quality of time we spend together that counts, not the actual amount”. But it was becoming harder and harder for them to focus and enjoy the interactions that were becoming less and less frequent.

So what did they do? Firstly, they took stock and applied the 4 Ds – Delete, Diminish, Delegate and Delay. Check this post out for more information.

Remember planning saves time. Take a breath and really look over those tasks. Hand back what you can, ask for help, delay non-urgent tasks, focus on the very essential items til you feel you’re no longer treading water. Over time, my client was able to see the light and began to feel grounded once more. Slowly, slowly, other parts of life (exercise, healthy eating and fun) returned to their daily routines.