FOWI: Finding the right balance

FOWI - Focusing on what's important

Term time is about to begin and for many, including me, this means that I have to juggle much more on my plate. Throughout the summer, I have been waking up late and haven't had the most productive days; this has been great but reality is now knocking on the door and I know this can't happen anymore. I enjoy doing many things and like to have all of these hobbies, however, I need to find the right balance between everything or I will soon be swimming in all of it! 

Blogging, I discovered years ago but only had the courage to start this year and since then I have enjoyed every minute of it. To start, I didn't have a schedule, I just uploaded whenever but after a while, I found that posting every Wednesday and Sunday worked out well for me. This continued until exam season crept up on me and it all got too much - blogging had to be my second priority. I wrote a post around that time explaining my choices and everyone seemed to be very understanding. Then, summer came along and I was in my blogging element - for a while, I uploaded every other day!! I feel that I had so much more time to blog in the summer, although the summer isn't quite technically over, and it was great! Now, I am going to go back to my Wednesday and Sunday schedule - I hope that's alright for everyone! I would just rather upload posts that I'm proud of than lots of make-do ones! This, for me, is a good balance because I plan to write posts on Saturday and keep them as a draft until a post is due up. 

Aside from blogging, I have some other hobbies. I regularly play badminton and I dance on the weekends. For the moment, I really want to keep these up because it gives me a chance to exercise often and it gets my mind away from the stress of everyday life. If I can't afford to go to these clubs because of other commitments, I'm going to have to bite the bullet and stop going until everything settles down! 

Something that I know has to stop is my obsessive Netfilx and Youtube bingeing! I can spend hours on end watching both of them whilst procrastinating  what I should be doing! When I get home from my day, I need to complete everything that I need to do before relaxing. 

This year, I will have to make some big decisions about prioritising my time to find the best balance I can. If you are in a similar situation to me, what are your tips on finding the right balance?  

xox