This morning was graduation, which meant I had to get up much earlier than I am accustomed to getting up. I won't complain because I know some of you get up in the middle of the night to deliver papers (LeeAnn:-) Anyway, my plan was to stay at school and work on organizing my office. However, after I got home, I realized that I have not done much since taking the 'before' pics of the dinette. In fact, since I have not yet posted those pics on my blog, I thought I would post them here so you can see where I am, and perhaps offer some words of encouragement. I seem to be at that point in the summer where I know there is a lot more stuff I need to be doing--I just don't know where to start! It did help to talk to Mary Jo earlier today, since she told me that she struggles with getting motivated, too. It helped to know that I was not alone. But how do I get past the fact of always feeling tired and not having much energy?
Anyway, the two pics below are different views of the dinette. Looking at it, I can see that there are about 3 big bins that I need to sort through. That is the most overwhelming part of it--where to put things when I sort. Included in the papers are bills, receipts, notes and readings from classes, as well as work that I have done on research.
Oh yeah, and there are some newspapers in the above photo, which means they must be significant because I haven't ordered a regular daily newspaper for awhile. Still, I need to figure out where to put everything as I sort through it. For now, my plan is to work in this area for about an hour and see what I can do during that time. Hopefully I will have some progress to report by tomorrow. Hope you are more motivated than I seem to be!
Oh yeah, and there are some newspapers in the above photo, which means they must be significant because I haven't ordered a regular daily newspaper for awhile. Still, I need to figure out where to put everything as I sort through it. For now, my plan is to work in this area for about an hour and see what I can do during that time. Hopefully I will have some progress to report by tomorrow. Hope you are more motivated than I seem to be!
1 comment:
Hi Trudy,
Thanks for the suggestions. I am just getting ready to work on the sorting (at home) so your ideas should work well. I will let you know tomorrow how that goes.
I also want to talk to you more about what it means to "stay in the moment." I was thinking today that it is not only about NOT projecting what could happen in the future, but perhaps is also about not regretting what I haven't gotten done in the past. So, how do I get and stay in the moment?
I like the idea of using smaller boxes. In fact, I have some in my closet. After paying bills yesterday, I need to sort and file the receipts that I need to keep, and those can go in the new drawers that I am setting up.
As for sleep, I got a really good night's sleep last night. Unfortunately, that also cut into my day, but at least what I have done so far has been productive.
Thanks as always for your feedback!
See you tomorrow!
Nancy
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