Wellbeing Wednesday and working to an order of operations
As I write this post and figure out what it is that I want to you know, so that you also are able to live your life day to day with efficiency and effectively so that you achieve, I had to order my thoughts so as to have this discussion with you. And it goes something like this. When I put out an SOS and then began to work and operate my first busines of cleaning peoples homes, my only thought question for myself was: will doing the only thing that I feel I am good at help me overcome my overwhelm while helping me create and structure the education that I want to deliver in the future?
The answer was yes. And this is how: It all began with knowing that I had mental health problems that would never go away, so I had to find a way of taking care myself through movement and music so that I could life day to day with a little normality. Being OCD with cleaning was and still is my go to when it comes to taking care of my mental health.
Who would of thought cleaning work would help me to help myself: I certainly didnt. But here is the thing, I would think about what mattered to me at the end of each day and I would start there.
You are always managing. Each day you wake up, you are wondering if you can do a load of laundry, along with, do you have enough money to make it through the day? Both of these things affect your wellbeing on a Wednesday.
Monitor
How do I feel about mess in general – and how does this affect my mental health? Since that time I have learned some of what I know and am able to do stems from the relationships that I have and had with the women in my life past and present – my mother and both of my grandmonthers. Turns out this is how I initiated the bonding. ( I did this by following these ladies around with a broom and shovel and I would do what they did) While visiting my dads parents in Greece – this is where my name is from (FYI), my grandmother always liked having a clean tidy home for her and her family ( ie: my dad) to live in, so she was constantly cleaning, and so was I. My mother is the same way, but for me it is different. I want to feel that everything is clean and tidy, not just seeing it. Why, because when you can feel the clean in the atmosphere and you can smell the resources used to get the place that way. The result of this is, you feel good, not so overwhelmed and being able to relax is easy. So always think about what you can do to monitor your mental health.
Manage
This brings me to the next bit of mess – your money. If I asked you roughly how much money was in one of your bank accounts, would you know and would you be able to tell me? This for me is something that while it will always be a work in progress, my mental health is better for the way in which I manage how much money is in the bank. You see, there is also money, not alot, but enough to lift my spirit of not feeling good with money to knowing and being able to achieve the having of money where I want it if and when I need it. This is important, because the reality is that we all need money to well live life, day to day.
Move
Now this next bit is about how I manage the money that I do have. When financial experts tell you it is important to budget, they are not kidding. And while the word “BUDGET” screams BORING, having a budget blowout is not what you want. Trust me I have had too many of those. So each month, no not week, that is the next thing – I add all of the musts that the money MUST take care of, and then I take care of that thing, ie having a website on line with a blog for you learn from. Once I have budgeted for having a business website, I see if there is change, and I move it, to another account, so that I can keep living – this is also about making sure I take care of my mental health.
Maintain
So the two bits of info above is about the admin that I engage in daily and weekly so that I always win with life. After this, I go back to the monitoring of the mess, (cleaning that is), that each time I have to head out, and only I am there, I make sure that I start and maintain my fitness for the day and maintain my house with cleaning. As I do this I am also leaving the house for a while to do other things.
The answer was yes. And this is how: It all began with knowing that I had mental health problems that would never go away, so I had to find a way of taking care myself through movement and music so that I could life day to day with a little normality. Being OCD with cleaning was and still is my go to when it comes to taking care of my mental health.
Who would of thought cleaning work would help me to help myself: I certainly didnt. But here is the thing, I would think about what mattered to me at the end of each day and I would start there.
You are always managing. Each day you wake up, you are wondering if you can do a load of laundry, along with, do you have enough money to make it through the day? Both of these things affect your wellbeing on a Wednesday.
Monitor
How do I feel about mess in general – and how does this affect my mental health? Since that time I have learned some of what I know and am able to do stems from the relationships that I have and had with the women in my life past and present – my mother and both of my grandmonthers. Turns out this is how I initiated the bonding. ( I did this by following these ladies around with a broom and shovel and I would do what they did) While visiting my dads parents in Greece – this is where my name is from (FYI), my grandmother always liked having a clean tidy home for her and her family ( ie: my dad) to live in, so she was constantly cleaning, and so was I. My mother is the same way, but for me it is different. I want to feel that everything is clean and tidy, not just seeing it. Why, because when you can feel the clean in the atmosphere and you can smell the resources used to get the place that way. The result of this is, you feel good, not so overwhelmed and being able to relax is easy. So always think about what you can do to monitor your mental health.
Manage
This brings me to the next bit of mess – your money. If I asked you roughly how much money was in one of your bank accounts, would you know and would you be able to tell me? This for me is something that while it will always be a work in progress, my mental health is better for the way in which I manage how much money is in the bank. You see, there is also money, not alot, but enough to lift my spirit of not feeling good with money to knowing and being able to achieve the having of money where I want it if and when I need it. This is important, because the reality is that we all need money to well live life, day to day.
Move
Now this next bit is about how I manage the money that I do have. When financial experts tell you it is important to budget, they are not kidding. And while the word “BUDGET” screams BORING, having a budget blowout is not what you want. Trust me I have had too many of those. So each month, no not week, that is the next thing – I add all of the musts that the money MUST take care of, and then I take care of that thing, ie having a website on line with a blog for you learn from. Once I have budgeted for having a business website, I see if there is change, and I move it, to another account, so that I can keep living – this is also about making sure I take care of my mental health.
Maintain
So the two bits of info above is about the admin that I engage in daily and weekly so that I always win with life. After this, I go back to the monitoring of the mess, (cleaning that is), that each time I have to head out, and only I am there, I make sure that I start and maintain my fitness for the day and maintain my house with cleaning. As I do this I am also leaving the house for a while to do other things.