How I try to be more organised 📋

It feels like we are approaching summer, finally, and I’m so grateful for the blue sky that appears more often. ☀️

It’s also nearly the solstice, and with bank holidays and school holidays, not to mention spending a fair bit of time at the allotment – this quarter is passing by so quickly. 🌱

In a few weeks I’ll be part of the volunteer crew with the Travelling Homoeopaths Collective at Glastonbury. 🎪

I’ve not been since 2022, but luckily I still have my packing list from previous years so hopefully I will have everything I need for all the different kinds of weather that’s possible in any one day.  ☂️

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Save the date!

My next homeopathy webinar is coming up next month.

Homeopathy for Anxiety and Depression ⛅️
Friday 4th July, 11am - 1.30pm BST

I’ll share more details in another email next week.

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If you are new to this newsletter, welcome!

I’m Tracy. I’ve been a homeopath in east London since 2007, and sharing my practice reflections through this newsletter since 2014. 👩🏼‍💻

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How I try to be more organised 📋

Did you (like me) switch careers to homeopathy so you could have more freedom?

I hoped it would be easier to find time for life outside work when I was no longer working 10 hour days as a teacher.

It’s hard to create work life balance, whatever you do, and if you have kids or pets or take care of a loved one, it’s even harder.

Something else that’s hard is setting boundaries between work and personal life.

I feel like I’m constantly trying to be more organised with home life so I can focus on my practice.

I also want to be more organised with my practice so I can enjoy my family and personal life.

Being organised sounds easy, but if your life is anything like mine, every day brings at least one, if not several unexpected things that need managing.

Plus, everything always e-x-p-a-n-d-s to fit the time that’s available. ⏳

When it comes to my practice, I want to feel I’m being professional and that means doing things in a ‘timely way’.

Also, I find it hard to settle until my work tasks are finished.

Knowing I’ve done all my casework each week is a good feeling, and this is ultimately why I am always trying to be more organised.

Organising home life

I always wish my home life was more organised, but most of the time I feel I’m doing ok.

Here are the things I have found most helpful.

1. Having a cleaner 🧽
   Worth every penny just so I know one day a week everything will be clean.

2. Meal planning 🥗
   We have a list of meals for weekdays and the recipes are all quick.

3. Shopping list in the kitchen 📋

   I tell everyone to add things to the shopping list when they run out.

4. Laundry free days 🧺
   To prevent multitasking I don’t do any laundry on my work days.

5. Quick daily tidy up 🧹

   Mess makes me stressed so I have a quick tidy-up a couple of times a day.

Organising work life

The main way I do this is by spending a lot of time on my calendar in general.

1. Appointments on two days only 📆
   My client work is feels more manageable when I only do two days.

2. Each weekday has a different focus 🧘
   Monday - consultations
   Tuesday - consultations and casework
   Wednesday - finish casework, post, yoga class
   Thursday - newsletter/admin or personal day
   Friday - personal day

3. Block out a free week every so often 🫙
   Once every couple of months I block out a week to be client free.

How I feel about my schedule

I really like it!

I like that I know which days I’m working and which days are flexible.

I still consider myself a ‘full-time homeopath’, I just happen to work part-time hours.

How about you?

What do you do to help yourself be more organised?

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments.

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Brain food💡

1. All the SEO updates you need for 2025
   A helpful summary on this podcast from The Entrepeneurial Therapist

2. The joys of getting organised
   Great tips if you’ve let things pile up a bit.

3. Navigating reproductive grief
   The emotional challeges of infertility.

4. The epidemic of fatty liver disease
   A valuable overview of an issue that we all need to be aware of.

5. 10 gentle self-care practices
   Caring for others starts with caring for yourself.

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As always, thanks for reading.

I’ll be back soon with some news about my next webinar: Homeopathy for anxiety and depression on Friday 4th July, 2025. ✨

Tracy 👩🏼‍💻