When it comes to balancing a desire to spend time outside with indoor obligations that keep your job and life running, a little bit of organization goes a long way. I’ve realized that powering through one simple planning task every one of us faces is the difference between living in harried chaos and feeling like everything is under control with plenty of time for everything I want to do, including heading into nature. So what is it? Menu planning. (Yes, seriously.) But I have figured out a way to make it as painless as possible (while still hating it). Listen now to find out what works for me, why it has such a major impact and how it could help you, too. Connect with this episode: Join the Humans Outside Challenge Follow Humans Outside on Instagram Follow Humans Outside on Facebook Some of the good stuff: [:35] The major problem of this time of year [1:00] Here comes the chaos [2:07] The impact of time management [2:30] I hate this, I really do [3:06] Here’s why I do it anyway [3:21] My system for tackling this [4:30] The next step: food prep [4:45] Why this matters for going outside [5:31] Yup, I’m still learning.