#alastair method

A lot of people, especially those of us in lower income situations, often miss environmental cues that might be affecting their health, especially if it's a situation they're either used to or can't do anything about (if you're a minor, or if you just don't have the funds available, this can be a huge struggle).

Still, being aware of these issues and identifying the changes you can make in your situation can be helpful.

So today I want to do an exercise with you - yes, with you! Grab a pen and a notebook or notepad, and let's do a house walk through together. In your notebook, I want you to write down what room your in, then take a look around and make note of anything in the environment that's wrong or off. And I do mean anything - you can take a look at my notes below for ideas!

After you've done this for every room (or every room you have access to), come back to this post for the next step.

Take your list and your pen (if you want, you can use different colored pens, or stamp markers even) and mark down which things on the list you can fix now, which you can fix later (if you need money or supplies), and which you can't fix (because you don't have access to the resources).

Use this list to make a plan for yourself, and every day for the next week, I'd like you to try doing at least one thing on the list. See how it makes you feel to get those things done.

Keep in mind while you're looking through my list that your list may be much shorter - that's not a problem! My list is very long because I have a year's worth of work to catch up on still.

Anyway, here's my list, written using an Alastair system. The first column is "N" for now, second column is "L" for later, third column is "⊘" for things I can't do (due to this being a rental). The fourth column is my actual task list.