Hey Buster, whatcha up to?
I'm having time management/motivation issues. I feel kind of overwhelmed, yet bored by the things I should be doing pretty much everyday (you know the ones: exercise, scriptures, dishes, laundry, reading good books, helping kids with homework, reading the paper, taking a shower) and the things that should be done recurringly (plan cub scouts, organize my house, grocery shop, the {darn} PTA things, wash the car), and the things that if I even did once this year, it would be fantastic (organize photo albums, call the house painter, get the swamp cooler and A/C checked out [holy zamboni, it's going to be almost 100 degrees this week!], family history).
So instead, I do (almost) none of it.
I read blogs. I feed Norah lots and lots of times. I go to Sonic. I pick up Legos. I read Sunset. I play Scrabble with that Scrabble vixen Diana. I play Elliot's songs on the piano. I check my email about 400 times. (Will somebody email me, already?)
And I'll probably do it all again tomorrow, unless someone wants to teach me how to be a wise steward over my time. Thanks.
So instead, I do (almost) none of it.
I read blogs. I feed Norah lots and lots of times. I go to Sonic. I pick up Legos. I read Sunset. I play Scrabble with that Scrabble vixen Diana. I play Elliot's songs on the piano. I check my email about 400 times. (Will somebody email me, already?)
And I'll probably do it all again tomorrow, unless someone wants to teach me how to be a wise steward over my time. Thanks.
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OK not same, similar.
I have SO much to do each and every day. And it piles up and becomes overwhelming. Yet...often I choose to spend my day like I did today, which included: nursing, taking a nap, not showering, watching snippets of Uncle Buck whilst nursing, reading snippets of InStyle whilst nursing, and eating pudding. Oh and I did get exercise in the form of going on a walk to 711 to get a Slurpee.
Thought I'd share that with you. Maybe it will make you feel better about the way you spend your time!
Oh yes, the second draft, it's well...hey look at that I just broke my Tetris record...yum cinnamon bears...checking Yahoo's front page...begging Chup for a shoulder rub...
I hear you Sistah!
Billable hours are great time management motivators. (They also really stink.) So just be glad you don't have to fill out a time sheet at the end of each day, declaring how many tenths of hours you spent on the things you were supposed to be doing. Thus you don't have to face the dilema I'm facing now: Do I bill the time for commenting on Emily's blog? Of course I don't. But that's why sometimes I get to the end of a day and can only bill two-thirds of the hours I spent here.
ings:
You still wouldn't be finished. There is always something else to do. That's what I've figured out. I think you do a terrific job in all the important areas. Just appreciate who you are. I appreciate you. You do sooooo much.