The first step in
crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t. - Joshua
Becker
Out of calmness comes
clarity. - Trevor Carss
Happy first day of Spring! We are moving closer to
beautiful warm days of summer with sand under our toes (depending on vacation
plans!).
Last week, the author talked about not falling into
the trap of Parkinson’s Law and paying now so that the reader can play
later. The author spent this past weekend
paying now so she can play later when vacation comes in less than 90 days!
Knowing she had a lot of spring cleaning to do, the
author created a basic list of things to do.
The plan was to accomplish car maintenance Saturday at 7:30am so she
would be able to spend the majority of the day accomplishing her to-do list. Great plan, but it fell apart when it took
longer than she planned for car maintenance.
Furthermore, the author found something she wanted to purchase so she
decided to make a “quick” pit stop on the way home. Four stops later the author finally arrived
home around noon. Three less hours in
the day did not help the plan.
The author regrouped and decided to order online the
item she was not able to find in stores.
Additionally, she accomplished fixing
a doorknob problem (which she is very proud of herself for), rearranged some
furniture, completed some spring cleaning in her bedroom and came up with a plan
to accomplish two tasks on her to-do list each night this week when she does
not have an activity. Some of the best
planning goes haywire and we have to be flexible, regroup and push forward in
life.
Also, the author learned that she had broad tasks on
her to-do list and needed to be more specific.
The to-do list will appear longer, but it will be easier to have tasks
for each room and estimate time to accomplish the tasks.
In today’s minimalism and technology environments,
there are many articles to give ideas to the reader about decorating and how to
create a plan to declutter and spring clean.
The best plan is the one that the reader will stick with and complete.
ACTION: Review your
to-do list and determine what areas you will work on this week to pay now so
that you can play later.
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