A thing that I think about a lot lately is how we sometimes follow some subconscious “rules” that make things harder for ourselves.
Like, when I travelled, I used to unpack everything when I got home, and then before the next trip, I was always stressed because I still needed my toiletries to get ready the day of the trip, and then had to make sure I didn’t forget to pack anything. Until I realised that I could just buy a second of everything and just… keep the toiletry bag packed.
(Ironically, I realised this on my last trip before covid hit, so I didn’t actually get much use out of the idea yet.)
Or putting the bathroom cleaner in the bathroom, instead of with all the other cleaning stuff. Makes taking it out and quickly cleaning the sink so much easier.
Or, taking pills. I always saw people putting the pill in their mouth and then taking a drink of water. Tried that, constantly gagged and choked. Turns out, I have a much easier time if I put the water in my mouth first and then put in the pill, because it dulls the sensation of “there is a thing in my mouth that I have to swallow whole”.
Or, literally last night, I realised that instead of putting all my underwear in one place, and all my socks in another, and all my shirts in yet another, I should just make little bundles of a work shirt, a pair of socks and a set of underwear, so I only need to grab one thing in the morning instead of several, and then standing in the bathroom and realising I forgot socks.
I’m pretty sure I had more, but of course now I am forgetting them. Like the socks in the morning.
Oh yeah. Food. You know how parents always tell you, “no, you can’t have candy now, dinner is almost ready?” I kept telling myself that, and then getting hangry, and clumsy because my blood sugar is low, so I’ve started having a glass of water and a piece of candy before I start cooking, and then I can do the cooking much more easily.
(A friend linked this when I told her the candy thing, and yes.)
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