Get it Out of Your Brain!

I'm exhausted. All day, every day. I can get a full night sleep, drink water, eat healthily, and still feel warn out when my head hits the pillow each night. What I have found to help me the most has been doing a brain dump. This helps me when I am at my most stressed out, anxiety-filled, hanging on by a spray of dry shampoo days. For me, being the holder of all information becomes taxing and overwhelming. When I have too much in my head, I can't focus on anything and then in turn nothing gets done. I then end up crying on the floor about how overwhelmed I am.

I've used a billion systems- planners, calendars, to-do lists, post-its, journals, you name it I've tried it. None of it has worked as well for me and our family than Google Keep and Google Calendar. No one longer do I have to be the holder of all information. We both can share when it's Sprinkler Day or Mom's Night or Doctor's Appointments. It can be accessed from a phone, computer, tablet, anything.


I don't know about you, but  this situation used to be reoccurring in our house:

Bobby asks me to get him something at Target. I always forget what it is. I text him, he can't remember either. Then, I get home and we both realize he's out of shampoo. I then have to go back the next day. It's incredibly frustrating. 

If we don't make time to do it, we won't. Also, if we rely on our overly crowded minds to remember - we're not setting ourselves up for success. And I don't know about you, but I want to fricking succeed. I don't want to be warn out. I want to be clearheaded and present for the things that absolutely matter.

Do you keep trying to remember when the last time you washed the sheets? Yeah me too, put it in your Google Calendar for a repeating events. While you're at it, send it to me too. 

Do you forget where the Costcos are on your drive to Cincinnati? Blast, me too. Put it in a Google Keep list. 

Wanna remember all of those hilarious things your kids say? Create a list to write it down. 

Regret not talking to your grandma/best friend/college roommate enough. Put it in your calendar for once a month. 

Look, I know this isn't new. I know that there is probably something better. So here's the message that I want to share - get it out of your head. Parents have so much to remember every single day. We are drowning in this world of information. This life of taking care of everyone and everything. By ridding ourselves of the details we keep in our heads, we are allowing ourselves space to think, love, and care more about the real things that matter instead of what needs to be packed for school each Monday.

To make your Google Keep lists even easier to use I've created Google Keep Headers so you can find your lists even faster. Be sure to pin the lists that you use the most at the top. Nobody has time for scrolling to the end. If you love them, do this girl a favor and let the world know.

You've Got This!