Dear Brain,
Dear Brain,
Quick question for you—and allow me to preface this by expressing my eternal gratitude for all that you do for me on the daily. I appreciate your stamina, your creativity, your thoughtfulness, and your business acumen. All the things.
But if you could let me know what the actual fuck you have against daytime hours? You insist upon kicking into hyper-overdrive at 3:00 a.m. and I don’t appreciate it.
Not for nothing, but we’re going over a list of inane items that have no bearing on anything and there is absolutely nothing I can do about said items in the middle of the night.
The other day, you decided to go on a quick espresso run and try a Zumba class at 3:24 a.m. where we engaged in the following conversation:
I ironed a shirt last week. Did I shut off the iron? What cocktail should I try next Friday when I’m out with the girls? What was that thing that woman told me the other day about that place that has all that stuff? Should I look at my phone right now? What if something happened between 11:00 p.m. and now? Why do I hate broccoli rabe? And why is it in every dish I want to order? I need to buy another pair of black pants; 137 pairs don’t seem to be quite enough. Do you think Jen is still mad at me because I stole her puffy stickers in 5th grade?
Look, I know that during normal business hours you have a ton on your mind, but I’m just not sure it’s productive to be running around in the wee hours trying to answer these questions.
So, no offense, but I’m trying out a method that serves me well during the day and I’d like to see if it will help you the next time you decide to try your hand at tap dancing in the middle of the night. I call it the: “Get thy thoughts out of thy brain and onto paper, STAT” method.
I’m sure you’re wondering why I don’t pick up my phone and add these to the ever-growing list that resides in my Notes app. That would be slightly counterproductive. More importantly, there is something incredibly therapeutic about writing things down on paper and crossing them off a list with a red pen when completed that makes me absolutely giddy. Clearly, I’m not talking about researching major life conundrums such as the Puffy Sticker Sitch of 1981.
Sound fair? Look, I love you. I vow to try harder to think about all the things before we go to bed and put them down on paper so that you don’t feel compelled to grab that espresso pre-Zumba class.
Again, thank you for all that you do. I know your job is super stressful and your boss can sometimes be a real B. But we’re in this together and I don’t want anything bad to happen to you. You need your beauty rest; it’s a wild world out there. We have non-broccoli rabe dishes to order and new black pants to buy.
I’ll leave you with this: Could you please track down Jen from 5th grade? I will apologize for those stickers.
Thanks!
XOXO
Kim
KIM MILES is the Founder and CEO of the production company, Miles in Heels Productions. She is a highly sought-after keynote and TEDx speaker, emcee, creative collaborator, and event strategist. Kim has more than 20 years experience producing programs for clients, including the Massachusetts Conference for Women, Babson College, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Wellesley College, MassChallenge, Women in Technology International, Colwen Hotels, Regis College, Bryant University Women’s Summit, MetroWest Conference for Women, and many more. She’s a proud member of the WIN Lab Coaching Circle at Babson College as well as the Innovation Women Speakers Bureau. Kim is on Instagram Facebook
