It's about this time of year that I start going through my monthly 'To Do' lists & worrying that I might not actually action everything I wanted to. Do you have a 'To Do' list? I have a small notebook just for 'To Do' lists - I also list other things, like craft projects - current & future, furniture to reupholster/repair/rejuvinate, garden projects, The Op Shop Wish List, ideas for birthday & christmas gifts, things I want to cook, ideas for small businesses, etc, etc. Lots of lists. Lets call it my List Book. I also have a diary. They match. It's tragic.
Anyway, as the year starts to wind up toward Christmas & time starts to go faster, I always check out the things that didnt get done & think Holy Crap!! How am I going to get all of this done??
But then I always do. Before I escaped from the corporate world I undertook a lot of time management courses. A LOT. At the behest of my boss, who was convinced that if only I had better time management skills, I would be able to juggle more work. Guess what, Dickhead? It was the EXCESSIVE WORK LOAD that stopped me being able to juggle more work, not my time management skills! Suck on that, fucktard!
What? No, I have not had therapy about this. Ahem, moving right along...
As I was saying, there is alot of stuff to do before Santa gets here. This list does not include items from other specific lists (Christmas shopping, House Renovations - general, Sewing, Family stuff, etc) It is just composed of the leftovers from each monthly list. I would like to share that list with you. I was going to appologise for posting in point form (again), but if you are anything like me (& you must be to be visiting here) you are thanking me right now because you luuuurve point form. It's awesome.
- Put the filing cabinet in order - almost finished..
- Make freezer jam. Just waiting on Mango season.
- File recipes
- Celebrate Halloween
- Start Christmas craft
- Paint the front door
- Plant some fruit trees
- Sell a lot of stuff on ebay. Seriously, there is so much. I just have to get the ball rolling.
- Finish the gallery wall project
- Start yoga classes. Or maybe Zumba...
- Make Gingerbeer
- Make Dentist appointments for the kids. Oh OK, me too.
- Stake the Beans & Cucumbers
- Fix the lounge upholstery. (I'm nervous. It's leather.)
- Make a large hypertufa pot for fish & water lilies.
- Move data from old laptop & desktop to new laptop
- Scan old photos to digital
- Move all photos to external hard disk
- Put pictures on the walls
- Sew some floor cushions.
Oh I could go on & on, but it's getting boring. I'm confident it will get done, but there seems to be lots of day to day stuff popping up to suck up my time. For example - I had planned to spend tommorow making cakes for the school fete this Sunday, but at 3pm I was handed a crumpled note inviting me to attend a charity morning tea tommorow at 9am, & please bring a plate. For readers outside of Australia, the phrase 'bring a plate' means 'bring a plate of something nice to eat' ie biscuits or slice or something. I'm thinking of skipping this morning tea, because it was short notice & I just didn't have time to bake anything tonight. The first rule of time management is to be protective of your time.
I'm sorry, did you just say I had some sort of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Why thank you, but I haven't even mentioned my love of excel yet. Look on the bright side, imagine the spreadsheeting high jinks I could get up to if I had an iphone!
Psst, Santa? That was a hint!
Mrs BC
xx