Balance (Five Minute Friday)

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What does one write about balance? As the year draws to an end, I find myself thinking about what word will guide me through the coming year. I also think about the goals I would like to achieve next year.

Right now, my life doesn’t have much balance. I am working as many hours as I can stand to try to keep my head above water in a temp job that I really enjoy. I spend my days in front of a computer screen creating emails and comparing documents closely and deciding which templates are required to get the recipient to follow the rules so we can put their requests forward and know it will pass some future audit. When I get home, the last thing I want to do is check my email. You would think being in front of a computer all day that the last thing I would want to do is sit at my desk in front of a monitor, but I do. Admittedly, it is sometimes just to watch YouTube videos.

I also find myself looking through the bullet journal I have been using this year. I have recently listened to Ryder Carroll’s The Bullet Journal Method, not once, but twice and some parts three times. This made me reconsider the way I used my own bullet journal. It doesn’t consist of “to do” lists, but “ta da” lists. It is more a place to record what the highlights of the day were than anything else and a place to record how much water I drink, steps I take and minutes of sleep I was able to get the night before. That is just the weekly spreads though. I also record my word counts each month the books I read, track the podcasts I listen to and so much more.

I’m trying to figure out how next year’s bullet journal will help me achieve that sought after balance in my life. If you have suggestions on this or which word of the year might be the right one for me, please feel free to comment below or contact me directly so we can talk about it.

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: Balance
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.

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