Welcome to Prologs. My name is Mary, and when I get overwhelmed and start feeling behind,

I find it helpful to zoom out and remind myself that I am still in the beginning of my story.

I'm sharing all of my life's chapters, mental health, relationships, wellness, beauty,

the chaos of being in my 20s, in all of life's unexpected turns.

Prologs is the best way to start your week, so join me every Monday morning for a new entry into my digital journal.

Hey, everyone. Welcome back.

Today I want to jump straight into it, and I want to talk about productivity tips and things

that I do that are meant for people with low energy or even people who struggle with depression.

I'm bipolar and I frequently have depressive episodes. I've had a couple this spring.

But in general, I'm just a low energy person. I'm not the type to jump out of bed with a spring

in my step and think, oh my God, another day to tackle. That's just not really me. I am a napper. I am a sleepy,

tired person. It's actually to the point where it's been so bad lately that I think I should

get a blood panel done or something and get my hormones level checked, my thyroid checked. I've been so

tired lately, and I think maybe that's emotional burnout, rearing its ugly head again.

I don't know what it is.

I just feel very tired and very low energy a lot of the time, especially lately.

Unfortunately, I'm also in a very busy season of my life, and there's a lot of things that I have to get done every day.

I can't put life on pause to deal

with my low energy or my depression ever. So along the way, I have come up with this list of tips

that I use literally every single day to help me get things done even when I just feel unable to. Sometimes you have to rest. Sometimes

you have to honor your body and what your brain is telling you and you simply have to take

time off and you have to give yourself rest time. Like rest is productive as well, but sometimes you

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