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organization & planning tools to help busy minds free up mental energy
Hey there!
What if you could finally
take back the mental energy overthinking has been draining from you with a few simple tools?
At least 57 thoughts
are racing through your mind at any given moment . . . making even the simplest tasks feel totally overwhelming.
My name is Michaela and I know the struggle.
As an overthinker myself, I’ve created organization and planning tools that put everyday tasks on autopilot to free up mental energy in my busy mind.
I want to help you do the same with fully customizable organization and planning tools throughout my blog and shop.
Imagine this:
You feel a wave of peace rush over you every time you step into your home instead of feeling like you just walked into a 3D to-do list.
You always leave the house feeling confident in your outfit because you no longer have to sort through the mediocre clothes you never choose to find something to wear each morning.
You find time to pick up your hobbies again and don’t feel guilty about it because you've intentionally set aside time for them and know everything else will still get done.
You no longer run into piles of new clutter every so often because you’ve set up easy routines that keep up with it as stuff comes in.
Cleaning feels like a breeze because you’ve broken it down into manageable steps that only take a few minutes each day.
You no longer have to cook every single day because you’ve created a system that makes use of leftovers.
The days (. . . or weeks) when you do fall behind don't derail your whole life, because you've set up systems that help you get back on track quickly, without a lot of extra effort.
HERE'S THE PROBLEM:
Your struggling mental health is the very thing preventing you from setting up the systems that could drastically help your mental health.
It's an overwhelming, vicious cycle.
These are some of the roadblocks you find yourself up against:
ALL-OR-NOTHING THINKING
You feel like any efforts to put your life in order will be wasted unless you can make everything perfect (a recipe for constant frustration).
ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
You get stuck thinking about all of the things you need or want to do and it leaves you feeling overwhelmed (so you never even get started).
DIFFICULTY PRIORITIZING
You struggle to know which task to take on first, so you often spend way too much time on things that are less important (and feel like you didn’t accomplish anything when you’re done).
TIME BLINDNESS
You think your list won’t take long to finish but soon find yourself in the overwhelming middle of a bunch of half-finished projects (or you think it will take way too long and don’t get started at all).
DISTRACTION
You do get started, but quickly go down a rabbit trail of doing something else… and then something else (so you never finish anything).
TRANSITIONS
You are able get something done before getting distracted, but your flow gets totally derailed once it’s time to move on to the next task (so much for productivity).
UPKEEP
You feel like it will be a waste to try to get things organized because there is no system in place to keep up with everything (and things will go right back to how they were before).
BUT YOU NEED TO
do something because this is a
SNAPSHOT OF YOUR MIND:
You’re trying to think of what you need from the store
this week
while also remembering
that you still need to wash
the towels
and sneaking in
daydreams about the outfits you might wear on vacation
this summer
and simultaneously
procrastinating taking back that bag of returns by the door.
The tools I share interrupt these potential roadblocks and make it easy for you to clear the mental clutter while still making sure nothing important slips through the cracks.
I've done the legwork of creating systems that work well for you.
And I know they work because I originally created them for myself.
Thanks to my tools, I’ve been able to put so many daily worries on autopilot:
BEFORE: I had a lot of extra clutter in my home that caused subtle, ongoing stress.
Now, home feels like a haven of peace since I’ve removed so much unnecessary stuff and actually use what I have.
BEFORE: I reached for a frozen dinner or made a sandwich whenever meal time rolled around.
Now, I’m eating so much healthier because I’ve made a plan that uses easy recipes and lots of whole foods.
BEFORE: I cleaned approximately once a year (yikes), because my all-or-nothing mindset made it sound way too overwhelming.
Now, I have a system that keeps my whole house clean and I only have to spend around 15 minutes a day cleaning (excluding most weekends!).
BEFORE: I had a lot of trouble picking out outfits and often found myself wearing clothes that I didn’t totally love.
Now, I enjoy sifting through my curated closet because it’s filled with just the clothes I feel really good in.
BEFORE: I dreaded packing and often stayed up late the night before a trip to get it done, which meant I started my trips exhausted.
Now, I have a method that makes it easy (dare I say fun) to start planning weeks in advance and requires less brain power altogether.
BEFORE: I did random exercises I picked up here and there at the gym and could never stick to a routine.
Now, I have an easy workout builder that keeps me on track and can easily be changed when I want to switch it up.
But why haven't other methods worked?
One word: Inflexibility
Meal plans that use recipes you don’t really like and make way too many leftovers or don’t fit with your schedule never last.
Workout plans that use equipment you don’t have or incorporate a few exercises you hate easily throw you off track.
Cleaning routines that include tasks that aren’t important to you or don’t make sense for your home make cleaning way harder.
Decluttering checklists that include lots of stuff you don’t even have make the whole process seem harder than it actually is.
What do these all have in common? They kinda almost work.
At best, they’re good starting points.
At worst, they create more work for you to make them work.
After all,
they weren't designed
for your life...
they were designed for someone else's life.
How are my tools different than others –
such as to-do lists, meal plans, or cleaning checklists?
THEY'RE NOT ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL
You can fully customize them to fit your life and its current circumstances.
THEY'RE SUSTAINABLE
They account for the future upkeep that will be needed and are adaptable.
THEY REMOVE LAYERS OF RESISTANCE
They take care of the step that takes the most brain power – planning.
THEY HELP YOU FOCUS
They cut out analysis paralysis and the daunting task of prioritizing.
THEY SERVE AS GUIDES
They keep you on track, preventing you from going down rabbit trails.
THEY'RE DESIGNED TO THINK FOR YOU
They do this instead of giving you more unnecessary mental clutter.
THEY DON'T REQUIRE PERFECTIONISTIC RIGIDITY
They can be picked up right where they were left off if you do fall off track.
If you're starting to think you won't have time for all this...
remember: the routines you already have in place could be making your life harder than it would be to start new ones.
For example...
Not having a cleaning routine may mean last-minute madness that leaves you stressed to the max every time you have company over.
Not having a meal plan may mean reaching for the fastest thing you can grab each time you’re hungry and dealing with guilt after every meal.
Not having your closet organized may mean you’re spending tons of money on clothing pieces that are super similar to some you already have because you forgot you had them.
SURE...
Creating new routines takes TIME AND EFFORT.
BUT ISN'T IT WORTH IT to save yourself
stress, guilt, and even money —
all while making more time for the important things in the long run?
During my busiest years
(when I was in school full-time and working part-time),
I didn’t feel like I had a second of spare time to figure out better systems for any of this.
This was mostly because it sounded overwhelming and complicated to do so.
I had no idea what it would actually look like or how long it would take.
Looking back, I can see how spending some time to do so would have paid off over and over again – on a daily basis.
I could have saved stress and time that I will never get back.
What are you going to do?
The best part, though? You don’t have to take the slow, hard way of making your own systems from scratch now that you’ve found me.
I’m here to give you shortcuts.
So...
Are you going to
continue giving away your mental energy?
Are you fine with continually allowing stress to fester because of dysfunctional routines?
Are you okay with still feeling helpless, even though you know there are solutions now?
Can you be content with living in a space that feels chaotic?
Are you willing to leave your health at the mercy of daily, last-minute fast food?
Is putting off the hobbies you love, whether that means painting, writing, or rock climbing, something you can live with?
Or...
Are you ready to
reclaim your mental energy?
Are you open to replacing any current dysfunction with systems that fit your life in this season well?
Can you wait any longer to put some of your least favorite tasks on autopilot, leading to less stress and more time for the things you want to do?
Do you long for the day when your home feels airy and simplified, free of unnecessary clutter at every turn?
Are you okay with the continual spikes of stress that result from a lack of planning?
