I know the "good" thing to do when trying to organize your day is to make a list of all the things that need accomplishing then start at the top and work your way down. Check, check, check when all is done. A feeling of great accomplishment is achieved! Not so much for me. I think about all that needs to be done, and the list is ALWAYS loooooooong, and I get so overwhelmed, I skip the list and accomplish nothing. One of my friends mentioned a slightly altered way of doing the list and so I am going to try that for this week. Her suggestion was this - make your list but then number it in order of priority. Duh! Why didn't I think of that? So, here is my list for the week, numbered in order of priority. I will renumber it each day, just in case something more urgent pops up but I will try to maintain these same items. Hopefully by the end of the week, the list is finished.
- Make supper (you like how I have to put this on the list? 5 pm rolls around and I have simply FORGOTTEN to make supper. I have had this jar of dry chili mix sitting on the counter for days. Today is the day!)
- Put away laundry (the laundry that has been sitting in the basket for days).
- Clean up my bedroom. (I believe your bedroom should be a sanctuary, a retreat from the chaos that envelops the rest of the house. Our bedroom is the worst room in the house, well, next to the office. See #4).
- Clean up the office.
- Vacuum carpets. (The only carpets in our house are in our bedroom and the office. Which are so messy you cannot really see the floor. Thus, #3 and #4.)
- Clean up garage from the garage sale.
- Post maternity clothes online.
- Decorate for fall. (This I would rather have at #1 and then skip the rest of the list).
- Clean bathrooms. (They are okay for now but won't be when I actually get to this!)
- Sort lego. (Subject for another post another day!)
This list doesn't include the obvious like teach school, get dressed, make breakfast, breathe. Maybe it should. Then I could check something off!
Wish me luck!
#3 is a constant struggle for me. I love how peaceful and welcoming it feels when our room is all tidy and clean. And how can I expect our kids to keep clean rooms when I'm not setting a good example! Thanks for kicking my butt into gear. :)
ReplyDeleteAh lists. It's a love-hate relationship, really :). But these days, if it's not written down, I forget it even exists. Even if it's crunching under my feet on the floor :). And I really hate that 5:00 dinner bell and everything even remotely interesting to eat is frozen and requires effort to assemble!
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