When Things Feel Heavy | Simply Adulting™

A place to sort what you are carrying

Some weeks, everything feels heavy at once, and it is hard to know where to start. This tool walks you through the Load Sorting Method from the workbook, so you can separate what needs action from what you are simply carrying.

You do not need to wait until things feel unmanageable. Use it whenever responsibilities start to blur together. The goal is to sort, not to fix everything at once.

Type into each section on your phone, tablet or computer, or print it and write by hand.

What is inside

1. How to Use This Tool: When it helps and how to begin.
2. Sort the Load: Write down what feels heavy and mark each item as a responsibility, an expectation or leftover weight.
3. Act, Adjust, Set Down: Decide what to do, what to soften and what can wait.
4. Stabilize Before Expanding: Name the few things that matter most this week and notice where you are carrying too much.
5. Support as Structure: Write down who can help and how you will reach out.

Companion to Section 7 of The Adulting Starter Workbook. Digital PDF, 6 pages.

This tool is also included in the Adulting Starter Toolkit.

The framework is here. You do the work. You decide what fits.