I really appreciated this piece. It helped me see where I need to adjust a few of my own habits and set clearer personal boundaries. I’ve been working on finding a sustainable work/family/writing/Substack balance too, which for me has meant fewer posts. One or two a week instead of three to four. That change alone has given me more space for book promotion, writing the next book, and honestly, just trying to keep up with the inbox that quietly refills overnight!
I love that you started with the body, Dorie. I do that too, to notice where attention is actually needed. Water especially. HUGE. Morning coffee, tea in the afternoon, and water all day for me.
Nodding along to the family dinner. Yep yep. Dinner at the table, although I’ll admit we’ve been slacking lately, so this was a great reminder of both the how and the why it’s such an important habit, especially with a young child in the house. We have a similar practice to yours. Our version is one good thing that happened, one hard (or not-so-good) thing, and one thing we’re grateful for. I remember when my boys were teens, we didn’t do that, and sometimes getting them to talk was difficult. I hope that this practice, early on with Jude, will encourage better communication later on.
“The point isn’t perfection, it’s consistent practice and gentle return” made me laugh out loud; it could have come straight out of my book!
And I think I need to get to know Ian DM Taniels better. Sounds like we may have a lot in common (plus my oldest son is also named Ian, which made me smile).
Remember when I said I read your book sample? “The point isn’t perfection, it’s consistent practice and gentle return” made me laugh out loud; it could have come straight out of my book!” This is exactly the mood it put me in. So thank you, I should give you credit for that line. It truly was inspired by you!
Really great article! I can relate to many of these (still working on doing better hydration wise as well). And the burnout thing hit me hard a few weeks ago. I’ve got a lot of my bigger work on pause right now because of it. Sometimes you don’t realize how overwhelmed you are until you take a break, I guess.
Very true. Burnout is incredibly hard to deal with especially when it sneaks up on you. I have the inclination to always try and push through. Our bodies will only allow that for a very small amount of time. Taking pauses is an important factor for all of us, a necessary step. Be kind to yourself and give yourself grace. Rest for a bit and then try again.
I wish I had some kind of plan to work with dealing with substack. I am behind on my comments, I'm behind on everything that I subscribe to and love to read. I'm late with my own posts. None of the guidelines I set for myself worked so far because the life is hectic right now and everything goes wrong turning any kind of set plan to dust the same moment I'm about to implement it. My brain doesn't really work in steps getting stuck with an idea and forgetting everything else around. I called my doctor and her upped my insulin for some reason, the long acting one to 65 units... fail to see the reasoning behind this :)
I feel that deeply. Life priorities are always first!
Don’t beat yourself up for not being able to comment, like, or post anything when life real life is too stressful! That is putting too much pressure on yourself.
You have to be gentle and kind to yourself.
Also the insulin thing if you want, I can DM me and we can talk about that. I’d have to review some of your numbers to be able to give you an explanation on possibly why your doctor did that.
That in itself is overwhelming,simply because stress is an agitator of diabetes. If your stress level is high, your blood sugars are not going to be good.
Oh I'm not worried I'm taking it easy and actually preparing for snow storm by reading a book with my daughter for her school. My kids are more important and she picked a cool book from the library that we are both enjoying
Thank you for inviting me to write this piece with you, it turned out wonderfully. I always look forward to our collaboration. You are especially great to work with. Thank you for putting up with all of my idiosyncrasies.
Thanks for this piece! Great to see I’m not mad in thinking Substack/online life can overtake other areas of life if we aren’t careful!
You are not mad, lol. You are spot on.
It can be sneaky or “cumulative” and suddenly we’re not in control anymore! Glad you liked it!
I really appreciated this piece. It helped me see where I need to adjust a few of my own habits and set clearer personal boundaries. I’ve been working on finding a sustainable work/family/writing/Substack balance too, which for me has meant fewer posts. One or two a week instead of three to four. That change alone has given me more space for book promotion, writing the next book, and honestly, just trying to keep up with the inbox that quietly refills overnight!
I love that you started with the body, Dorie. I do that too, to notice where attention is actually needed. Water especially. HUGE. Morning coffee, tea in the afternoon, and water all day for me.
Nodding along to the family dinner. Yep yep. Dinner at the table, although I’ll admit we’ve been slacking lately, so this was a great reminder of both the how and the why it’s such an important habit, especially with a young child in the house. We have a similar practice to yours. Our version is one good thing that happened, one hard (or not-so-good) thing, and one thing we’re grateful for. I remember when my boys were teens, we didn’t do that, and sometimes getting them to talk was difficult. I hope that this practice, early on with Jude, will encourage better communication later on.
“The point isn’t perfection, it’s consistent practice and gentle return” made me laugh out loud; it could have come straight out of my book!
And I think I need to get to know Ian DM Taniels better. Sounds like we may have a lot in common (plus my oldest son is also named Ian, which made me smile).
Thank you both for sharing this.
Remember when I said I read your book sample? “The point isn’t perfection, it’s consistent practice and gentle return” made me laugh out loud; it could have come straight out of my book!” This is exactly the mood it put me in. So thank you, I should give you credit for that line. It truly was inspired by you!
Awww big silly grin on my face now! 🥰
Thank you so much for reading and the thoughtful comment!
I'm happy you liked this piece ❤️
Really great article! I can relate to many of these (still working on doing better hydration wise as well). And the burnout thing hit me hard a few weeks ago. I’ve got a lot of my bigger work on pause right now because of it. Sometimes you don’t realize how overwhelmed you are until you take a break, I guess.
Very true. Burnout is incredibly hard to deal with especially when it sneaks up on you. I have the inclination to always try and push through. Our bodies will only allow that for a very small amount of time. Taking pauses is an important factor for all of us, a necessary step. Be kind to yourself and give yourself grace. Rest for a bit and then try again.
I agree, I’m the same way, always just trying to tough it out and push through it. I’m trying to do better listening to my body when it says enough.
Thank you so much for reading and commenting! Good habits take a long time to build step by step and are so easy to lose.
And yeah, I feel your comment about breaks (I'd add: or your body) telling you it's been too much.
Lol, yes, my body does tell me that often (And with little mercy 🤣)
Understandable. I feel that as well, deeply.
I wish I had some kind of plan to work with dealing with substack. I am behind on my comments, I'm behind on everything that I subscribe to and love to read. I'm late with my own posts. None of the guidelines I set for myself worked so far because the life is hectic right now and everything goes wrong turning any kind of set plan to dust the same moment I'm about to implement it. My brain doesn't really work in steps getting stuck with an idea and forgetting everything else around. I called my doctor and her upped my insulin for some reason, the long acting one to 65 units... fail to see the reasoning behind this :)
I feel that deeply. Life priorities are always first!
Don’t beat yourself up for not being able to comment, like, or post anything when life real life is too stressful! That is putting too much pressure on yourself.
You have to be gentle and kind to yourself.
Also the insulin thing if you want, I can DM me and we can talk about that. I’d have to review some of your numbers to be able to give you an explanation on possibly why your doctor did that.
That in itself is overwhelming,simply because stress is an agitator of diabetes. If your stress level is high, your blood sugars are not going to be good.
S! Thank you so much for sharing all of this.
Dorie is better equipped to share some valuable advice, but I'll DM you in a moment.
Hang in there!
Oh I'm not worried I'm taking it easy and actually preparing for snow storm by reading a book with my daughter for her school. My kids are more important and she picked a cool book from the library that we are both enjoying
Awesome. You got your priorities straight then!
The book's name: How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous. Fun!
😂😂😂
https://substack.com/@simperov/note/c-204568868?r=5iu8qf
That sounds to me like a perfect Saturday. Enjoy your day.
Thanks, I'll return to substack later :) Probably tomorrow
Really fabulous thoughts here. I will take some of your advice and apply it. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Thank you for inviting me to write this piece with you, it turned out wonderfully. I always look forward to our collaboration. You are especially great to work with. Thank you for putting up with all of my idiosyncrasies.
Thank YOU for all the ideas, the support, encouragement and just in general for being such a kind human being.
I love working together! Bouncing ideas is always fun, the creative process is super smooth, hahah, the result is again something I'm very proud of :)
To many more collabs!