At Last, The Secret To How To Create Your Own Weekly Gyst (Get Your Sh*t Together) Day Is Revealed

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A ‘Get Your Shit Together’ day! The 1 day or even 1 hour per week you dedicate to resetting, planning, and preparing for the week you have ahead of you.

It takes just as much time, effort, and money to not have your shit together as it does to have it together.”

I’m not sure who said it or where I even found it, but I remember reading it repeatedly, saving it on my phone, and entertaining for a long time how true it was.

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to have my shit together. Growing up, I was never one of those women who “wanted to have it all”.

What is a GYST day?

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The best thing I have added to my routine is a day to do all the things that have fallen through the cracks throughout the week. I call it a GYST day or a get your shit together day. GYST days have been a pin of my routine for three years now and I adore them.

It is a day to clear my plate, take care of myself, reschedule things that aren’t pressing, and start my work week off fresh.

Make a to-do list of work tasks that must be done. That includes calendars, lists, menus, and meal prep.

If you are feeling overwhelmed or out of sorts in your life, adding a GYST day to your weekly or monthly routine can help you clear your mind, center yourself, and get your life back on track.

Here’s my GYST day category breakdown:

1) Maintain: Complete the tasks that feel like maintenance.

Ideas: Wash your sheets, get leftover tasks done for the week, wash or clean out your car, make appointments, follow up with people who haven’t emailed you back, etc.

2) Prep: Get prepared for the week ahead.

Ideas: Prep your meals for the week, lay out clothes for the next day, plan your schedule and workouts for the week

3) Care: Show extra love to yourself.

Ideas: Do a face mask/hair mask, take a bath, do foam roller stretches, go for a run or to yoga

How to plan out your weekly GYST day

Step 1: Write a list of tasks as they pop up throughout the week

Throughout the month, before your GYST day approaches, start writing down all the little tasks that you keep putting off or don’t seem to have enough time for.

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Maybe it’s setting up your budget, cleaning out your car, washing your sheets, or taking in your dry cleaning.

Your GYST days are made for all those little tasks that pile up and bother you, but rarely seem to happen.

Step 2: Map out your GYST day

The morning of your GYST day (or the evening before if you’re extra efficient), look at that list of tasks, and figure out how to best schedule your GYST day.

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Maybe you’ll start your load of laundry before you head to the grocery store. While you’re prepping meals for the week, you can look over the goals you’re working on.

Plan the day, hour by hour, so you have a framework to go by and you’re making the most of your productive day.

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As important as all the productivity is, the end-of-the-day relaxation is just as important as checking off all your to-dos. Be sure to take time to think of how you like to spend your evenings.

Step 3: Start your GYST day fresh

To ensure you’re at your maximum productivity, eat a healthy meal to start the day. And ideally, exercise before starting the rest of the tasks.

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It starts you off with a boost of energy, and you already will check one thing off the list at the beginning of the day.

It’s important to prioritize and stay away from an all-or-nothing mentality. We’re human, and creating a full-on GYST day isn’t always going to happen the way we want it to. Make it a goal to find at least a couple hours every Sunday, or whatever day works best for you, to get the tasks done that make the most difference in your week.