An intro…I wrote this ten days ago before my family came to town. I’m finally getting settled back in the routine. But, it’s always funny reading something from 10 days ago. That could just as easily be 10 YEARS ago. But, I’m going to leave this post AS IS without edits. I’ll post another in a few minutes to let you know how my “Operation Get My Ass in Gear” phase is going.
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Yes, I am still “out of sorts”. I’m trying not to take it personally like I’ve failed or anything. It’s hot, there are crazy thunderstorms interrupting our usual and predictable playground schedule, I’m a little wonky from being with a toddler 16 hours a day by myself and we are living in a temporary apartment while we remodel. So, I guess being “out of sorts” is good news. It could be so much worse.
But, I realized that my “out of sortness” is having an affect on too many things. I just paid $12 in overdue library fines because I just sort of stared at the books for the 2 weeks they were overdue. (That would buy a good weeknight bottle of wine!) I missed a doctor’s appointment a few weeks ago because I uncharacterically ddin’t even write it down! And, I’m sleeping really wonky hours.
I decided I can’t solve all of life’s complicated problems right now…uh, that’s a little bit overwhelming and I’ll probably just put my head in the sand. So, I made a list and came up with a time management “philosophy” instead of my usual 9 page “to do” list.
1st Priority – The urgent stuff – That would include food/eating, showering, anything my toddler needs (diaper) and anything with a deadline (like bills); Also, PLAY FIRST. I tend to run around and be scattered and then remember that my son has not had just plain silly time. So, I’m including random, silly, playtime as a 1st priority.
2nd Priority – Keeping the Order – Bills, Keeping up with Laundry, rudimentary house cleaning (I’m not Martha Stewart ya know)
3rd Priority – Planning – Looking ahead to the next week and month – I like this one because I don’t actually HAVE to do anything. I just need to think about it and make a plan, right?
Other – Project Stuff - Job Searching, Blogging, Grad School Prep – Nothing with a deadline, but what I find my time gets sucked.
Silly, but basic. I found myself putting off the urgent stuff while I got paralyzed thinking about (and googling to death) all of my long term things. Not that they aren’t important, but I’m already feeling a little better the last few days just focusing on the boring and tidy urgent things. I cleaned my desk, got paperwork filed, got caught up on bills and insurance filing. So, my only “urgent” needs for a week or so are of the eat, play, sleep variety.
I’ve always been a really organized, list making task master, but I’ve been waffling so much. I don’t really CARE about having a clean house, but it does feel a little saner when I’m not tripping on things and losting things on my desk. (And spending less money because I’ve actually done a little grocery shopping and can actually eat in instead of going out). I’m going to try my Operation Get My Ass in Gear for a few weeks to see if it helps clear up some of my out of sortness. And, maybe I’ll stop obsessing about what I’m going to do in 10 years.
Anyone else out there dealing with this?
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