Sunday Edition: How I Organized This Week with 'Priorities and Possibilities'

Plus an invitation to book club!

The Sunday Edition is Tuesday’s little sister—off-the-cuff updates I’d bring up over a coffee catch-up with a friend.

It was my first full week without school, and it feels amazing to have the pressure of classes and internship completely removed. I wouldn’t say it was entirely chill (as you’ll see below!) but I’ve been in planning mode around some exciting developments for Morning Person and a major life update I’ll share soon! (Clearly, I have trouble sitting still for too long…) One way I kept myself on track was by writing a list of ‘Priorities and Possibilities’ at the start of each day.

• For ‘Priorities,’ I wrote a maximum of three things I had to get done. These could include fun things (bake a seed loaf for my writing group, take Toast on a walk) or work/life responsibilities (get car serviced, prep for a meeting). The key, I found, was not over-committing, and being realistic around how long each task would take. A single meeting, for example, might be scheduled for an hour but often takes me 90 minutes, since I pad it with fifteen minutes of prep followed by a fifteen-minute walk, before returning to work.

• For ‘Possibilities,’ I jotted down the things I would like to get to, should I find the time. Sell clothes on Poshmark, clean my fridge, answer that one email.

I was amazed by how much more manageable, and enjoyable, it became to tackle my to-do list, with this simple change. I’m even planning on using it to journal about my ‘Priorities and Possibilities’ for the next few months and years. I shared below how I actually applied it each day! But first, a fun book club announcement!

I am so excited to share that I’m partnering with

Camille Styles

of

Breathing Space by Camille Styles

for our September Book Club pick, Culpability by Bruce Holsinger! We’ll be hosting two discussions in September—here are the dates to add to your calendar:

• Wednesday, September 10th at 10 am PST:

  Camille Styles
  and I will discuss our thoughts on the book over Substack Live. Just download the Substack app, enable notifications, and the app will notify you when we’re live!

• Tuesday, September 16th at 5 pm PST: Book Club Meeting on Zoom. This one will be for our paid communities to discuss the book, ask questions, and share your thoughts. Just scroll past the paywall, to the bottom of this post, to get the link where you can sign up.

Read on for how I applied my ‘Priorities and Possibilities’ strategy to this week, plus…

• Highlights and photos from each day

• What I wore each day

• A recommendation I can’t shut up about

• My favorite way to practice self-care during a WFH day

• So much more… this issue is packed!