I have a list of things to do that is as long as my arm.
Some must be done soon (I’ve promised someone, or we leave on holiday, or I’m paid to do it).
Some don’t really need to be done at all. I bought a tallboy chest of drawers from a man moving out of the country. This was in support of my determination to de-clutter and organise my walk-in closet. I have so many things stored in the closet that there’s not room to put all my clothes away, so they are stacked on top of the dressers, on the chair and crammed in on hangers.
In the past three months a few things have jumped past this task in my ‘10 Most Important Things to Do’ list.
1- plan a holiday, 2- take a holiday, 3- plant potatoes, 4- harvest potatoes, 5- read Harry Potter 7, 6- make a commitment to get a hobby (to improve my work-life balance), 7- meet Mike for lunch, 8- read Capers Jones new book about software estimating, 9- download the holiday snaps, 10- start a blog.
We’ll see now how much enthusiasm I can muster here. And then see if I can transfer that enthusiasm to taking care of things that I really should take care of.
This is your very first comment! Love the blog!
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who sees clearly out her windshield…
conscious of…. & driving her total vehicle…
who has a MAP designed by her own hand….REALIZING the aerial view…..seeing & FEEEEEEELING Life’s amazing topography…
who has a compass she trusts under all circumstances…
& goes where it points…
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Hi OM –
I love the blog and love the list of ‘displacement activities’. My list reads something like: 1. get back to my digital art; 2. get a another new job; 3. get skype so we can talk, 4. get back on my trikke; 5. Send Tucson photos to OM; 6. Clean up my web site; 7. Bump my web site up the search engines – cuz I’m READY to get to work and share the wealth; 8. cut my list down to 7 things to do.
love, susan
ps. pick up a copy of the 4-Hour Work Week – Dave will love it!