Finding Balance

I have been intending to blog this week, but I ended up being busy and running around so I didn't get a chance to until today, which led me to the topic that I wanted to post about. Did you ever have one of those days, weeks or months where you felt like you had a ton of things to do? Not one big thing, but a bunch of small stuff going on and you're constantly running here or there? That is how my life has been lately and I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it. On one hand, I like that I am staying busy. I am grateful to have friends which therefore gives me things to do and get out of the house and I am blessed to have a job I like. On the other hand, I sometimes feel like I am only at home for short periods of time other than when I'm asleep and I don't get any good quality time to be by myself and recharge.

As I've said in some previous posts, as an introvert, social situations can be fun but draining for me and I need time alone to reset after I have had a lot going on. Finding the balance between being busy and having enough time to myself is still a challenge for me. Sometimes I look at my calendar for the week ahead and I wonder to myself "why did I plan so many things this week?". I'm not gonna lie... there are times that I look through the plans I have and see if there is anything that I can reschedule for a later time so that I can instead spend that time relaxing. Is that horrible? The things that I have planned are always things I like and with people I enjoy being around, but looking at a week that jammed full with plans overwhelms me.

I'm sure I'm alone in the fact that sometimes I am overly ambitious when I'm planning out my week. I think that I have all this time and I'll be able to get everything done, but I don't always consider my mental health. Often if I have too many things going on, I'll end up with introvert hangover and that isn't pleasant for me, or anyone who has to be around me. Never heard of an introvert hangover? It's an actual thing. There is more info about it in this article (of course it's from Introvert, Dear which I have mentioned in previous blog posts). If you ever see me exhibiting these signs, feel free to point it out to me... sometimes I don't even realize what is going on and I'll be eternally grateful for your help. Each time that I finish a busy week and I get through everything I have planned, I say to myself, "OK, I won't do that to myself again... I'll make sure to not make my days so busy", but of course, I inevitably do it again... and again... and again.

What are some things you do to find balance in your life? How do you manage your time and make sure that you have the time you need to recharge?

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