Small inconveniences. Simple solutions.
Smoothing out life's little issues one Amazon purchase at a time.
I stopped drinking alcohol a little bit ago (a story for another day - tested the “it makes me feel terrible” theory recently and as it turns out, it still does). Where my evenings used to be wrapped up with a glass of rosé and the feeling of my always-on brain chilling out for a bit… I’m now spending more evening time thinking about how my brain gets that wound-up in the first place.
It’s usually not one big thing that causes it, but a lot of little things (too many on one plate) throughout the day.
I could write a novel on both the women and wine topic (a little bit here) and the always-spinning brain topic, but for now, we’re going to talk about how little things going sideways throughout your day can add up to big overwhelm in the evening.
When you have a glass of wine in your hand at night, after the kids are in bed, you don’t feel like walking around the house (or reflecting back on your day) identifying little things that could be made smoother. For me, I simply want to collapse on the couch and scroll on my phone or watch Netflix.
Removing what I thought was “helping” me actually showed me that it was making my anxiety worse and stealing my time. These days, while closing down the house for the night, I’ve been thinking about how to make my days run a little smoother and the little things I could be doing to help that. This practice is a fun game for me now. Where are the pain points? How can we fix them?
😖 Problem: Bryan wakes me up every night when he comes to bed because our bedroom door simply cannot shut quietly. Even when he’s gentle, it makes a loud sound.
✅ Solution: I bought these tiny clear stick-on bumpers from Amazon and applied them to the door frame. Viola. Silent-closing door. For $10 I saved myself from waking up at least once in the middle of the night.