Quiet Env

My weekend reset is simple — clear the kitchen, floors, bathroom, and sort the laundry. No deep clean or ’nice to have’. These are bare minimum but essential to start a new week feeling fresh and motivated. I’d heard about the concept for a while but didn’t try it until half a year ago. It fit naturally into my life. For me, the weekend reset is non-negotiable. Before this, time just felt like one long line without a clear start and end. Seeing the mess building up, I always felt like I had to sort it, had to find the time for it, constantly. That mental load was always with me — and the frustration never went away. ...

I make a to-do list for the weekend. I pull out a square sticky note early in the week, add things I want to get done, and move it with me through the journal, always keeping it on the current day’s page. On Saturday morning, I prioritise the tasks and decide which ones to tackle that day, then add them to my daily to-do list. It’s a new habit and it’s going well. ...

Last week I was thinking I’d have to get a new notebook for journaling. I’ve used Leuchtturm hardcover A5 for recent years and thinking of getting one again online, probably Amazon. During the lunch break I popped in Waterstones and while browsing the shop found the notebooks. They had the colour, dusty rose, which was one of the couple of colours I was torn between. I didn’t expect it, but they were a little cheaper than Amazon. ...