Last quarter, I did everything I said I would do.

🥚 Egg retrieval
🎬 Sponsored YouTube videos
💻 Software consulting projects
🔊 Public speaking
🎨 Building out my YouTube studio

And in my little goal tracker in Notion, this looked like a major success:

But this is what “success” looked like behind the scenes 👀

I got swept up in the new year energy and wildly overcommitted. As a result, my personal life turned into absolute chaos — and honestly, I’m still recovering.

In other words:
I hit my goals… but I ignored the cost.

❌ Overcommitment

Overcommitment usually comes from a good place. We want to be our best selves, and the new year pushes us into action.

But this was classic overcommitment—I simply took on too much.

I’m starting to realize that it’s not about being less ambitious.
It’s about being honest about our capacity.

If you feel like you’re hitting your goals but your life is unraveling behind the scenes, that’s not a sign of weakness. It’s a sign that something needs to be re-evaluated and realigned.

🐣 Egg Freezing

Looking back on Q1, there’s one “project” that absolutely wrecked me: egg freezing.

Yes, the one where you pump yourself full of hormones and then have your eggs surgically removed.

The physical toll was intense—and the estrogen withdrawal sent me into one of the worst depressive states I’ve ever experienced.

That experience forced me to confront something I’m very good at ignoring:
my body does not care about my deadlines.

I was dealing with excruciating ovary and back pain, waking up at 3 a.m. completely dependent on prescribed painkillers just to function.

I have zero regrets. The relief I feel knowing I gave myself options for the future makes it completely worth it for me.

But I’m doing round two in June/July, and this time I’m doing it differently.

❌ No deadlines
❌ No sponsorships
❌ No extra projects

I’m allowing my body as much recovery time as it needs.

On my calendar, the green bar below represents egg freezing. In Q1, notice how little recovery time I allowed. In Q2, notice how intentional that buffer is now.

I’m setting a very real boundary.

Last time, I went back to work about a week and a half after surgery—and then kept piling things on. This time, I’m adding an additional three‑week blackout period for anything outside my 9–5: YouTube, consulting, public speaking, all of it.

Because last round, I overcommitted and ended up needing to film content only a few days after surgery… in a literal adult diaper.

I used to look back at that experience and think: “Wow, I’m so hardcore”

Now I look back and realize I was unrealistic about my capacity—and honestly, lucky I didn’t seriously mess up my health.

🎯 Q2 Realignment

For Q2, I wrote out all my goals… and then I cut them in half.

I even gave up my reading goal 😭

I also added a new category: life maintenance.

Because big projects don’t pause the rest of life—things like rotating your tires, going to the dentist, cleaning your room, or just being a functioning human still takes time and energy.

This quarter isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing what actually fits.

🎬 What’s Next

One of my biggest Q2 goals isn’t increased output—it’s building sustainably.

And with that in mind, I’m really excited about an upcoming video where I break down how I maintain my business, YouTube channel, and side hustles while working a full‑time 9‑5.

I’ll be sharing more details on how I track goals, plan my time, and manage daily tasks without burning myself out.

What makes this extra special is that this video is going to be sponsored by Microsoft Surface.

My first laptop after college was a Surface 5. It’s what I used to grow my business and build everything I have today—so partnering with them years later feels like a true full‑circle moment.

It’s exciting—but it also makes me more aware of how I want this work to feel day to day.

I enjoy being busy.
I like building things.
I like momentum.

But I want it to feel energizing—not stressful or depleting.

I’m learning how to build in a way that actually fits.