60. Analog for Anxiety // How my notebooks are helping me cope with life // Olive TN + Field Notes 

I loved how she mentioned the smell of basil. I also have basil growing and sometimes rub it in my hands and smell the aroma before journaling and doing mindfulness exercises. I do this with a few things I find aromatic and pleasant. I'm currently going through the book "30 Days to Reduce Anxiety" by Harper Daniels and using that for journaling and using some CBT exercises as well.

Reverse SAD is very real and it's even harder to deal with because the majority doesn't really respect it in the same way that they respect SAD. When it's rainy and what not, it's acceptable to complain about the dreariness but when the sun is out, everyone expects you to happily skip thru the fields. It's a struggle for sure. Hang in there.

Thank you for sharing your tools and strategies for anxiety! It's so helpful to hear what helps others in challenging times. I am just steps behind you, in that my only son is off to college in a couple weeks. It hasn't hit me yet, but I have a feeling nothing prepares you for an empty nest. Loved seeing your journal and how you stay organized! I use a bullet journal, and I love getting ideas for new ways and approaches! Sending a fellow mama virtual hug to you 💗

This is so good, thank you for sharing the cast green, the blackberries, the freshly made bed, all of it with us. This soothed my ruffled feathers! ❤🙏🏼

empty nest, such a deep sad feeling... I can relate. Two years ago my youngest daughter, the only one still living at home, moved to Germany. Now its just me and my little dog at home. You will get used to it, some day, but not today, not yet. Missing him, is letting you feel how much you care and it feels closer . I wish you all the best

Hi K, This is awesome....I loved seeing all the different ways to file your information into your diaries. I am going to start some of your ideas your shared. So thank you so much. As for your son living his dream sweetheart.....you gave him the gift of Independence and also the gift of living his dream...an amazing gift to have given any other soul. We are all here to lift of children and help them rise to the glorious human beings we know they are. You are amazing to have achieved this as a Mother. Good on you. Pat yourself on the back and celebrate what you have done. The only advice I have to help your through this period sweet lady is stay busy when you need to, cry when you need to and rest when your able to....and like your doing...keep taping into the things you know work like walking in nature and looking after your self. Every day that passes is one day closer to see your son again. I am sending you love and encouragement K....You are amazing woman with an amazing son.....Take care ...Terri from Australia 🦘 🇦🇺 💜

Yay! I look so forward to your videos K & I've been thinking about you since your son left home❤ Hope you are coping well bc I know how much you must miss him & look forward to him coming home for a visit -I also hope your kitty is doing better:) So happy your channel is growing so quickly -you're almost at 1,000 subs!! 😉👌💕

I have the same exact setup (Travelers notebook with the blue county fair field notes on top). I saw the thumbnail and was shocked lol. Thanks for this video

Such a great video, thank you.

I love your planner

This video in itself is so soothing to my soul! TYFS 🧿❣️✨

Oh my god I’ve never realized this consciously but I do the same thing re: thinking about months in thirds!!! This has been a game changing realization…

Washington State - yeah!!! Love the video, SAD is difficult, can’t imagine having the reverse. It must be so hard to have those challenges when others on the upswing. It is interesting to think about that being difficult. I am a SAD individual, however, seeing your anxiety coping methods for Reverse SAD are wonderful for when mine is kicking in. Add in my autoimmune disease and stress and anxiety seem to rule, so watching this video gave me some ideas to help it. Thank you!

💙💙💙 Top tier tips! Love the little field notes, seems like a super useful system!

7:49 ... Is that writing board , a Passport size ?? 8:41 ... Is not having only one card to represent the year...eg: the "hangman" card , projecting a stale prediction (feeling shipwrecked for a whole year) ? The Hangman card was a method of hanging,that was a common punishment at the time for traitors in Italy. Modern Meaning: The Hanged Man is the card that suggests ultimate surrender, sacrifice, or being suspended in time. I'm not sure, but I always thought these cards were a daily or seasonal card draws...this way you continue to progress in your spiritual cultivation and development , through the passage of time.

Are the summers humid where you are? I find the humidity rising in Japan summers gives me anxiety every time because I start to feel like I am not getting enough oxygen and since I usually hyperventilate or breath hold (hold anxiety in my chest) I feel like sometimes it triggers a pattern for me and my brain gets confused and I get anxiety! Being aware of this helps enormously. As does refusing to wear tight, underwired bras haha! Well done for getting through what must have been such a difficult time for you. I have one son and I am the sole parent present for him 95% of the time and despite having another eight years before he potentially leaves home I already lie awake in the small hours thinking how hard that will be hahah😅 Love watching your planning videos, found them via Sylvia with a Plan.

Thanks for sharing your system. Really interesting. I'm starting to think about planners for next year. I worked in a Hobo-Weeks a bit this year, but I'm not sure if I will next year. I discovered those little field notes, recently and they are intriguing. I'm also interested in TNs. I need to take a closer look at what they offer. I have been thinking about you and your son. I used to work on Parris Island as a mess hall manager. I worked in the Weapon's Battalion unit, so every marine recruit passed through that hall eventually. Huge cavernous dining hall. The recruits were so beautiful - all ethnicities represented, there. I loved them all, for a bit. Take care, Kay.

I have both forward and reverse SAD.

your approach is so helpful! what did you call the sticky note method: alistair is that the person who sourced it? would love an in-depth video on it 🧐

Cool. So you don't actually make the day plan, you just write down the task to do and dates, but don't consolidate the tasks for the today and this week?

Love the video! Can I ask, where did you get the monthly tabs for your monthly insert?

I am on full disability for a depression/anxiety combo so I know how horrid especially anxiety is. I am fascinated by the basil. I have no gardening skills at all and have even managed to "kill" succulents that people swear will live anywhere. I think I over watered according to one of my friends. Anyway...is there anything particular I should know about growing basil inside? I would enjoy that so much then maybe slowly venture out to other plants. Very enjoyable and well-presented video.