Man, do I feel behind.<\/p>\n
Just yesterday, I glanced quickly at my last few months of posts. Or should I say…lack thereof. It’s really quite sad how rarely I blog these days. I need to do it more. It’s good for me to get stuff out of my head. And I miss the online connections that I used to have. So why don’t I blog more (or do better with chores and kids activities and just staying on top of stuff)?<\/p>\n
Well, of course, I’m busy. Yes, of course, I have 3 kids under 3. Yes, we’re dealing with colds and lack of sleep and a couple of deadlines and Megan’s first birthday this week and just general life.<\/p>\n
But really, that’s no excuse. None of it is. Because, frankly, I have lots of time in my day. I have LOTS of time in my day to get done the little things I need to do. If I’m honest, I have to admit I’m just wasting the time that I have been given.<\/p>\n
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, really. And I’ve batted around a few ideas that just help me get more together. Here’s some of what I’ve been thinking…<\/p>\n
– Create a 10-Minute Task list. The more I think about it, the more I realize that most tasks can be done in (or broken down into blocks of) 10 minutes (give or take). So instead of writing an impossible-to-complete To-Do list every day, I wonder if I might get more done by choosing a handful of 10 minute tasks to focus on. Not “Clean off the counters” but “unload the dishwasher” + “load the dishwasher” + “wipe off the counters.” That way I could cross of each small task as I go and before the end of the day, the counters would actually<\/strong> get clean. <\/p>\n – One Load a Day. I know lots of people who do one load of laundry, all the way through, every day. And it works for them. I tend to be a LAUNDRY DAY kind of person. And it works for me, most of the time. (Okay, except for the folding…man, do I wish I could get the dried stuff folded and put away!) Still, I wonder if doing a load every day would help. As someone who doesn’t do it, it seems like it would be depressing because it would make an mountainous task go on forever…on purpose. But maybe that’s just me. Still, it’s something I’m considering.<\/p>\n – Keeping Track. I haven’t done this one yet because I really, really am afraid of what I’ll find out about myself. But I’m seriously considering doing an honest inventory of how I spend my day. You know, break it down by hour or even 15-minute blocks. And force myself to record what I do all day. How many times a day do I really sit down to “just check my email” which turns in to 30 minutes of doofing. In that 30 minutes I could have done 3 10-minutes tasks, right? Yeah, this one’s definitely scary, but it might be just what I need.<\/p>\n – Just do it. Today, we drove to Springfield to meet my parents at a restaurant for lunch. We all left our respective places and connected for about 90 minutes over lunch. It wasn’t something I planned out (I set it up yesterday & this morning) because sometimes just doing it when I think of it keeps me from talking myself out of doing stuff that I know I need to do. Like calling a friend or sending a thank-you or taking time to pray and read my Bible. <\/p>\n I’m sure there are lots more great ideas out there. And I am totally open to suggestions of anything you’ve tried that has worked for you. But the fact that “life is crazy” right now just no longer seems a valid excuse. When is life NOT going to be crazy? And without going all OCD on myself and my family, I know it’s really possible for me to get things more together than they are right now. <\/p>\n I guess I just need to buckle down and start somewhere. Which is why I’m going to go make my bed…right now, before I check Facebook!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Man, do I feel behind. Just yesterday, I glanced quickly at my last few months of posts. Or should I say…lack thereof. It’s really quite sad how rarely I blog these days. I need to do it more. It’s good … Continue reading