Happy Momentum Monday (on a Sunday)!

Alrighty, I’m back and recovered from last week’s drama. Thank you to everyone that sent reply messages letting me know you enjoyed the candor of the email. It for sure helped combat against my feeling like a slight loser/failure. 😅🙏🏼

This week I want to talk about something that has some up a few times in calls recently, and that is a little lie we’ve all been fed, which is:

👉 “If I just get everything done, THEN I can relax.”
Ahh, the audacity! (Spoiler alert: that list? Never. Ends. 🙃)

There’s always going to be another dish, another load of laundry, another email. Life isn’t a checklist you complete and ride off into the sunset—I’ve come to realize it’s actually a cycle. And when you start seeing tasks as part of a loop instead of a ladder, something magical happens:
💡 You stop waiting for it all to be “done” and start just…doing what you can.

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Why This Helps ADHD Brains

✅ It reduces pressure. If “done” isn’t the goal, then you’re not failing for having a messy inbox or socks that still need folding.
✅ It helps with task initiation. Instead of “Ugh, I have to do everything,” your brain can go, “Alright, let me just handle this part of the loop.”
✅ It builds momentum. You’re not frozen by perfection—you’re moving through the cycle, one doable section at a time.

Try These ADHD-Savvy Shifts

🌀 Reframe Your Thinking
Instead of saying “I have to finish everything,” try “I’m just doing one part in the cycle right now.” It takes the edge off and makes starting way easier.

🧺 Chunk the Cycle
Pick one “cycle-based” task—like laundry, cleaning the kitchen, or even work emails—and break it into tiny loops. Just start one load. Just 10 minutes to wipe things down. Just the unread emails from today. And there you have it. Progress.

🔄 Bookmark, Don’t Burn Out
If you hit a stopping point, don’t say “I didn’t finish.” Say “I’m just in between loops.” Because that’s the truth—and it keeps your brain from spiraling into guilt mode.

Okay, So What Do You Do With This “Cycle” Thing?

Let it free you, not freeze you.
When you stop trying to “win” at laundry or emails or the other millions things we have to do every week (as if there’s a final boss level?!), and start treating them like ongoing rhythms—you take your power back.

Instead of waiting for the magical moment where it’s all done, you get to define your own finish lines. That’s huge.

✅ Did one load of laundry? Perfect, you participated in the cycle.
✅ Hit “reply” on three emails and/or deleted five? Cycle’s in motion.
✅ Ran the dishwasher but didn’t unload? Still counts.

It’s not about done, it’s about engaged.

This mindset shift turns stuckness into movement. You don’t need to “finish.” You just need to move it forward a little. Then you get to walk away without the guilt.

This Week’s Action Item:

Pick ONE recurring task you usually dread because it’s “never-ending.” Instead of aiming to finish it all, aim to move it forward one cycle or just one loop in the cycle.
Now, define your version of a win for that task this week.

Not all the laundry → just one load.
Not inbox zero → just respond to the two emails that matter.
Not cleaning the whole kitchen → just wipe the damn counters.

Then? You’re done for now. You did your part. That’s enough.

Wanna tell me what task you’re gonna cycle through this week? Hit reply and spill the beans. I love cheering you on.

With you in the loop,
Leah 🌶