I've been back at work for all of a week, now, and already life is in its normal state of jumbled-up busyness and organization. Thank god for Himself--not only did he make me a margarita which surpassed the size of my largely-useless reproductive system, he cleaned the condo yesterday. If it weren't for him, I'd probably be a quivering stressball right now.
It's weird, it's totally psychological, but if my home is disordered, I feel so restless, so ill-at-ease, so not-together. I feel like I can't do anything until the home is in order.
So I get it in order.
It just doesn't stay that way.
All of my high-minded goals--planning meals for the week, planning my work outfits, setting up a chore chart--all of them fall by the wayside as I find myself struggling just to hold the line. Doing the laundry, getting enough sleep, feeding the cats, the kind of quotidian stuff that needs to happen every day, or almost--that's the stuff that absorbs my energy and attention. The extra projects, and the planning of a more sane life, that's all stuff I barely have time to think about, let alone tackle.
Wah, wah, wah. Woe is me.
In her blog, Organizing Solutions's Marcia Francois Joburg advises adding only 6 things a day to your to-do list when life gets hectic. I thought that was a great idea, but misunderstood it as adding as many items as you want, but committing to doing only 6 items a day. That actually works for me better than her original idea, because if I didn't add everything, I'd forget!
So, that's how I'm keeping it together this Tuesday. I'm gonna do 6 things, and call it a good day.
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This is not my life. But sweet fancy Moses willing, one day it will be!
Yes, I join you in that sentiment. I've largely given up though. Have you read David Allen's Getting Things Done? I've found it worked best for me (sort of).
ReplyDeleteI've not read it, but I have heard of it. I want to read it, but...it will make my to-do list longer!
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