Due to the many positive replies on my Instagram post, I will share with you my chart.
Keep calm and chart on….
It needs some explanation. The 1st day of your cyclus is your 1st menstruation date!
Fill in the actual date / month on the sheet, so you can always review your period.
I make this sheet every month handwritten. I take a FLOW notebook and tear out a page. Because it’s selfcare / self love; I like it to make it ‘special’ and give it some extra attention. But if you don’t have any time, I can send you an Excel if you prefer, so you can fill it in on the computer.
On the left you see different words. On one side mostly emotions and on the other paper side-effects and circumstances. Sometimes I mention (1-10) , 1 means very bad – 10 means perfect! The topic energy and sleep; I fill it in every day. The other topics depends. The words I mention are personal – I improved my sheet a couple if times. Maybe some words do not resonate for you, you can replace them of course.
Another thing I use is, sometimes I wake up very happy – and I have mentioned 7 for example, but in the evening I am a little bit sad, then I mention by ‘sad’ 3 with a circle around it. I divide the day in 1; morning – 2; day – 3; evening. Maybe you wake up and you are full of energy but something happens or maybe not – but in the evening you feel in disbalance – I write 3 with a circle. Maybe you are very tired in the morning (1), but you did some yoga and me-time and you are energetic (2) in the afternoon.
Important note : So as you see I make a distinction between the numbers (1-10) and morning (1) – day (2) – evening (3). The day indicators have a circle around it. This is of course totally up to you how you like this. See pictures below to make it more clear.
Something else what I do, you see the word Sex, here I draw a heart, and if you had sex 2 times that day, you draw 2 hearts. And with the word Sports, I mention the first letters of the sport I did; BeachTennis, Kite, Tennis, Hike. See picture; it’s an example, because day 1 of the cycle is your menstruation – day 1; I don’t have sex, but maybe you do.
Reminder this is all for your own insights; so be honest!
According my opinion, this really really really helps. It needs some motivation – to fill it in EVERY DAY – but it’s 2 minutes.
Good luck!
Made by Laine 