This week has been a classic example of organised chaos!
We've had our family of five for almost a week now. They've settled in well and Abbie is loving having a girl her age in the house.
And then I got a phone call from my brother.
He'd totally forgot about a work trip he had planned. My mum was supposed to be looking after his son that day, but with her health issues, that can't happen.
So this morning consisted of getting up at 6:30AM (thanks to the 16 month old alarm we now have).
Two pints of water, coffee on, feed the baby, somehow squeeze in a trip to the toilet. And then I made packed breakfasts and lunches before getting my nephew back to school (which is a 25 minute drive away).
Back home, walk my daughter to school, give the dog a quick walk and in my office for 9AM.
Now being honest, this is an exception for me. Life is busy, not usually as bad as this, but it's never settled.
And the same for my client this morning at 9AM.
We've worked for a few weeks looking to implement structure and routine, but the realisation is very different. His life is chaotic too, 4 kids along with long stressful hours at the desk.
We've been barking up the wrong tree.
Organised chaos is our goal. Or as I prefer to call it, flexibility.
We've set goals we'd like to achieve, but we're parking the set structure for now.
The easy option for him would be to say life is too busy right now, let's revisit health later.
But life never slows down and if he can do it now, he can do it for the rest of his life.
