How to Plan Your Week Without Overwhelm
- Sarah Miller
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
Let’s be real. If you’re a neurodivergent mom running a business, planning your week can feel like trying to herd glitter.
One minute you're on fire with ideas. The next, you're staring at your planner like it's written in ancient Greek and wondering how it's already Thursday.
Good news: You can plan your week without spiraling into decision paralysis or perfectionism.
Here’s how.
🧹 1. Start With a Reset
Clear your physical space and your mental space. Even five minutes helps. Light a candle, throw all the random papers into a “deal with later” box (we’re not judging), and do a little brain dump.
🧠 2. Dump It, Then Sort It
Write out everything floating in your head—work stuff, kid stuff, “should probably eat a vegetable” stuff. Then group into categories:
Must do this week
Would be nice
Can totally wait or delegate
Pro tip: “Clean the entire house” can go in the fantasy category.
🧭 3. Use Anchors, Not Schedules
Rigid schedules are cute until someone gets a stomach bug or you hyper-focus on building a website at 2am. Instead of trying to schedule every hour, anchor your day with just a few key things:
Morning focus
Midday check-in
Evening wrap-up
If those three points happen, you’re winning.
🧩 4. Pick Your Top 3
Each day, choose three priorities. Not seventeen. Not “everything I’ve ever procrastinated on.”Just the big three.
If you knock out those three, everything else is gravy. (Or leftovers, let’s be honest.)
💤 5. Plan for Energy, Not Just Time
You know those tasks that sound easy but take so much mental energy? Yeah. Put them on low-energy days...or pair them with high-reward things like “buy a fancy coffee after sending that awkward email.”
Track your energy patterns and plan with your brain, not against it.
☁️ 6. Give Yourself a Buffer Day
Leave space in your week for catch-up, margin, or chaos. Call it “Flexible Friday” or “Whatever Wednesday.” This is not laziness. This is strategy.
✨ Final Thought
Planning your week doesn’t have to be another thing you dread or overthink.The goal is to create space, not structure yourself into burnout.
Give yourself permission to plan like the brilliant, real, imperfect human you are.
📌 Need help building systems that work for your brain?
Sarah Miller Consulting is here to help ND mompreneurs create businesses that feel like freedom, not a second full-time job.
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