I have really had to learn how to ask for help over the last two weeks. That realization that I cannot do it on my own creates a physical reaction, almost like itchy skin after rolling around in the grass for too long as a kid. Or an adult. Whatever. The point is that I always feel like I can manage it all on my own and it’s become evident that I cannot.

Tackling the following, small items over the next 6-8 months:

• Wedding – 92 days left to plan and execute (5 months in total)
• NY Marathon – 4 months left to train (5.5 months in total)
• Move to the shore from outside of NYC – COMPLETE!
• Working full time with work travel (lots of quality time at the airport)
• Back to Crossfit post-injury (the first workout back left me sore for 3 days! Thankfully has been better since then. Whew)
• Vacation, weddings, social activities
• Starting my own side venture
• Learning to play guitar (I can read music but my playing needs a LOT of help)
• Scuba Certification
• Find a good community /cause to volunteer (need to be better about giving back)
• At least 30% of my pilot’s license hours (I need 50 hours)
• Maintain healthy living (i.e. cook a lot)
• Plan our honeymoon (I have no clue where we should go ahhhh!)
• Stay sane

I acknowledge I like to take on as much as I can and tend to be more motivated when I have a few “things in the hopper.” I would never actually say this phrase out loud but captures the sentiment well.

So managing my life lately has been a combination of effective tools and taking time to breathe and be easier on myself. A few Mlee Marker recommendations in list form to be called “THE MM LIST.”

THE MM LIST: 

• Teux Deux  for organizing what needs to be done
• Google Documents for sharing information; I normally use excel
• MyFitnessPal (both app and desktop; I especially love the desktop version)
• Spotify (dead silence isn’t very effective for me) – Experience by Ludovico Einaudi is a really good one
• Reading for marathon motivation: A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles through the streets of New York by Liz Robbins
• Reading for mental clarity: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
• Vitacost for quest bars and supplements
• What I am listening to: Harder to Kill Podcast