just keep swimming

LISTS, LISTS, LISTS Make to-do lists to anchor you and help map out your day, but don’t beat yourself up if you can’t achieve everything on the list – or indeed, much at all. Pushing through the day can feel like a giant to-do in itself, especially when people expect you to continue doing things like… umm… going to work, putting the bins out, and keeping food in the fridge. Frankly, it can seem like a lot.

But making a daily list of what you should and would like to achieve can be a total godsend when you feel it would be easier just to climb back into bed. A list is a trusty pal that will give you some purpose when you’ve forgotten what the hecking heck you’re here for. And excellently, you don’t need anything fancy for this strategy –