Goal for the next 10 days - on and off topic

Make a schedule. Include stitching time. Check things off as they are done. You get a real feeling of accomplishment.

Donna in Virginia

I call it the "green" list - after a personality trait quiz - things that we responsible types need to get done - list them and check them off.

And I agree with Donna - put stitching on there!

linda

I'm a list-maker, too. Is that common among members of this group?

And Cheryl - I was thinking that we'll check back with you on July 8th and expect a report!

Sue (wait...I'd better write that down somewhere, or I'll forget....)

I'll try, but do remind me.

In about 15 minutes, I'll stop puttering, wash my hands throughly and get stitching while I watch The Price is Right.

Then a shower and go do the sign in for the charity bingo and go to the PO.

C-

Sounds like a plan - but, more important - will you stay happily married ;^) with all that togetherness. Sounds like you could make him do some chauffeuring, so you can stitch and garden.

Ellice

Well, DS will be working mornings and DD has evening LAX clinic. And I forgot DS's b'day and his current plan to have an Air Soft game here on

I find if I make a list of 'To Do' things - they actually get done - it feels great to check off each thing as you complete it. Couldn't live without my list. :-)

Sharon (N.B.)

Just trying to find that list I made of Things To Do Today lol

Even if I don't put it on paper.....I usually have a mental list. I've got all sorts of lists in my desk...how many plants for along the back wall, books people have recommended (that one's on upteen scraps of paper)

Nancy

I was listening to NPR one day and they had this guy on who was talking about his ADD tendencies.

I forget exactly who he was.

But he said that his to-do list actually starts with turn off alarm clock. Get out of bed. Go to bathroom. Etc. It didn't used to be like this. He used to have the normal to-do list that only included the "important" things. And many of them never got done. But then he hit on this system.

He said at the end of a day, when he looks at his list, and he accomplishes nearly everything everyday and feels terrific about himself.

Just a thought...

Donna in Virginia

I am so GREAT at lists, and there is a joy in checking off items. Sadly

Gill

Nancy, can I guess you are younger than 60s?? That is when I forgot the=20 list, but at least remembered the item on it. LOL

Gill

LOL - this sounds familiar. I did daily lists when I was an undergrad. As I was always overcommitted, that worked really well for me in prioritizing. Then I stopped doing it - though I guess at work for some years I did lists. What I didn't do was keep a written Daytimer, having for most of my life had a phenomenal & eidetic memory. I did keep a basic calendar - but that was somewhere.... Finally, one day my deputy at work cornered me with a couple of the guys and said "you HAVE to get a Daytimer - you cannot keep track of all this travel and meetings anymore" Personally, I think it bothered them that I remembered stuff while they were fumbling around. But, truth be told, I had hit the overload level, and from then on kept a Daytimer with a calendar pencilled in, and at least I'd try to have key items listed on days.

Funnily enough, when I have event clients - I keep amazingly detailed lists of the event. And always do the integrated timelines including all the vendors and participants - caterers & photographers love them. But, I can't do this for myself.

Ellice

So, did you get stitching, girlfriend???

OK - this sounded like a doable plan.

You've inspired me - to think about my "stitching" and other stuff. So, today - after walking home from work (2 mi, including my time to whine on the phone to Donna) in the 90% humidity -yuck - and collapsing til I no longer looked like an exploding tomato (can you say cold shower?) - I finally, finally decided what pieces I'd send in to ANG Seminar. Which meant installing the new Artisan 800, so I could print the forms (DH would've done this, but he forgot his checkbook, argh), fill them out and get them mailed. Which also meant calling my local, favorite framer - who is now temporarily out of her shop and working from home while waiting for new location to be approved by zoning - and making sure that she could have these pieces done to ship by about July 20. Which in turn meant deciding that I could actually finish these 2 pieces. Uh huh. So, DH rushed home so that we could get to a PO to have the postmark for today. Of course, I forgot that I would have to write a statement about each piece detailing the thread and color changes, etc. So, we missed the local 6 pm closing which meant he nicely said - let's not screw around - and drove us about 15-20 mi each way to the main metro area post office that is open til 8! FWIW - there is a branch at Dulles which says last pick-up at 8, but the window closes at 5, and I had to be sure there was a post-mark on the envelope.

Post the dash, we stopped for dinner at a local pub (with coupon, of course), watched inept dart players, and DH finally said "So, hon - are these pieces done?? Do you need to schedule some stitching time?" Which made me thing - ummm, well "the first piece I need about 6 hours (probably much less). The 2nd piece, er, ummm, 20 hours?" So, tomorrow - yardwork in the morning, then stitching, stitching, stitching. For the next week, I guess. That's the plan. Aside from some time working on the house refi papers. Ugh. And, I get to put together the new Daylight Lamp (bought from closing LNS at true bargain as owner sort of feels guilty towards me - or so I've been told)

Now, I have to do a stitching list, as I think I have significant commitments for this, and, well, I'll probably forget something if I don't. But, at least DH told me "concentrate on the stitching." To the point of "no, we don't have to go to "freedom fest" - the community pre-4th celebration tomorrow - "you have to stitch" . He's very behind this Master Teacher thing, which is really nice. I think I'll keep a time journal of how long all these things that must be done before end of July take.

ellice

Did get some in, including some frogging... sigh

More on the rest later

Just a little....coming faster than I would like. Seriously, I do make written lists. As with many though, it's finding them once I've written them.

Nancy

Just a little....coming faster than I would like. Seriously, I do make written lists. As with many though, it's finding them once I've written them.

Nancy

Or sometimes when I scribble something in a big hurry it's a matter of figuring out what I wrote. I find that my never great handwriting has deteriorated as I got older.

Lucille

It's the red hair that does it

New frame shop or in a new LNS?

I've done something similar - driven to the open late PO to make sure you got that all important postmark

First priority is the paper work. Mind you, first thing on my list Monday is to rehire the rental property agent to relist the place.

We'll be looking for it

You are so not the only one! I've really thought about using that notes journal that came on the phone.... But that means finding the phone or getting DD to relinquish it...