I am going on maternity leave in just under 12 weeks.
I am the most senior person in my (v v small) office.
I have dyspraxia, and sometimes struggle with keeping on top of the organisational side of my role anyway - I'm v good at the technical side, but keeping all the balls juggling can be a struggle even when things are going smoothly. At the moment, things are going v far from smoothly: I have to oversee the recruitment of new staff, a move to a new office premises, a revision to our internal financial policies and about ten other unexpected but necessary processes before I go on leave, sucking my time away from my normal workload, and leaving me completely overwhelmed and unsure where to start when I do have time.
I got an email on Monday about something unforeseen and catastrophic, which has now been dealt with, but it was so much the final straw I cried for 45 minutes and I couldn't stop, which really worries me. (Thankfully nobody else was in the office at the time) I've started forgetting meetings and missing deadlines. There is no real extra help available: everyone is very supportive and will just say to only do what I can manage but if I leave things in a mess for my cover, it will ultimately be me who suffers when I return from leave.
I really need some kind of process or plan to get me through the next few months. I've cycled through various techniques to try and organise myself over the years, from 'Getting Things done' to using a Filofax to Marie kondo at home and not really stuck to any of them. If you are good at staying on top of your workload, especially in times of crisis, can you please advise me on a way to get through all this with my sanity intact? It goes without saying that there are also lots of things I need to start doing at home to prepare for the baby, and I've lots of maternity appointments and classes and things and I'm terrified of missing one of those. Any advise would be great.