Planning, without taking into account my fluctuating energy, was always going to fail, leaving me feeling frustrated and quietly eroding my confidence. So this week I stopped planning by days and times altogether. No Monday goals. No hourly schedules. No long to-do lists that silently judged me. Instead, I started planning around energy zones. I’ve only been doing this for a few days — but the impact has been immediate.

This post discusses chronic illness, fatigue, and emotional exhaustion. Please read gently. Which egg am I ? This week was a test of my endurance. It was also a proof of my resilience. At the start of the week, I had surgery. Nothing major, but it left me completely drained. Recovery overlapped with dialysis, appointments, and the constant drain from having chronic kidney disease, and it all began to feel overwhelming. I felt close to my limit, I felt broken. I needed the r