Some weeks are lighter. This isn’t one of them for me~ I’ve got a full week ahead~ so I’m not waiting until Monday to get into it. Sunday is where I started on a few things, and I've already been doing a few things early already. Not rushed, but getting things in place and prepped and ready where I can. Looking at what’s coming~ Getting organized~ Lining things up so I’m not scrambling later. Because when the week is full, the setup matters. I don’t need to do everything today~ but I do need to make sure I can move clean when the time comes. That’s the ramp up~ Like the garden~ before a big push, you prep. Clear space. Set your tools. Know where you’re starting. So today is just that~ Getting ready. Getting clear. Stepping in a little early so the week doesn’t run me over. Where is everyone else at this week?

Weekends used to feel like a reset button. Now I see them a little differently... Not as something to fix the week…but as a quieter extension of it. Perennial Planning isn’t about cramming rest into two days because the week took everything out of you. It’s about noticing what actually has space to breathe right now and flow with you. Some weekends are for restoration. Some are for tending loose ends. Some are for quiet joy. Some are just… slower versions of everything you’ve already been carrying. And sometimes, nothing gets fully “reset” at all. It usually just means you’re in the middle of something that hasn’t finished unfolding yet. So instead of asking “How do I make this weekend productive or restorative enough?” Shift your mindset to~ “What actually has room to move right now?” Then meet it there~ gently, honestly, without forcing a season that isn’t ready. The garden doesn’t rush just because it’s Saturday~ 🌱

Spent today in the garden and with client work… and it struck me again how similar the two really are. Nothing happens all at once. Not in the soil~ Not in our work~ And most certainly~ not in our lives~! We plan in layers~ We build in layers~ We grow in layers~ Some things are being planted. Some are quietly taking root. Some are finally ready to be seen. Perennial Planning isn’t about forcing everything to bloom at the same time~ it’s about understanding when each layer belongs. Because when things are layered well, we can do more… without carrying everything all at once. A great mentor and friend of mine always refers back to Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott consistently~ and this is another good time to bring it up. So wherever you are today~ planting, tending, or harvesting~ You’re in your season. Where are you working right now~ what layer are you in? 🌿

Your capacity isn’t fixed. It moves~ day to day, season to season. Rising and falling like the tides~ Some days you can hold a lot. Other days, even small things feel heavy like rolling waves. That’s normal. We are people~ and even in nature it means that there is a change, and it’s not a bad thing. You noticing It means you’re paying attention to yourself. Perennial Planning isn’t about forcing consistency~ it’s about adjusting with honesty and opening to your day to day self. What does your capacity look like this weekend? And what would it feel like to plan with that, instead of against it?

We’re right in the middle of the week now~ far enough in to feel it, not quite at the finish yet. Where is everyone at today? Are you in a push season~ moving things forward, getting momentum going? Or are you in something quieter~ maintaining, catching up, or even just trying to keep things steady? Perennial Planning isn’t about being “on” all the time. It’s about knowing what season you’re actually in… and working with it instead of against it. Drop where you’re at below~ Growth, Maintenance, or Rest 🌱