I am still on vacation but have done quite a bit of work over the last few days. Also had to make some decisions about my inability to say no. Today I contacted the coordinator of the meeting I was supposed to go to in Chicago at the end of the month. I really really appreciate the opportunity, but as my book slowly sinks and my blood pressure rises, I think I need to back off some extracurricular activities. This Chicago trip was the easiest to let go. Hopefully my quarter will be a little less hectic than the last one. I know that I need to get organized because I work so much better when I have a plan. I am going back to working from a list. Write it down, do it, and cross it off. I need to have a home list and a work list - I'll work on that!!
As for the book, I found the way I started - with a notebook and a plan. It really worked in the beginning, so I'll go back to that format.
The key to my getting organized is getting off my keister and getting things done. Good example - a couple of months ago, I asked my Mama to make some side panel curtains for my front door. SO much heat comes through those windows in the afternoons. She made them and they have been on my dining room table since. Yesterday, I decided to put them up. What a piece of cake - there were already nail holes in the windows and all I had to do was put the brackets up (30 seconds at most) and hang the panels. Done in less than 5 minutes and what a difference it makes in the temperature of the house! Pretty amazing.
I am going to finish reviewing a textbook. Probably another thing I should give up until the book is done, but the money is so tempting.
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