Not to Alarm You, But...

So as promised I did my To Do List yesterday, and I think it went OK.  I will learn to prioritize a bit more and through this journey be able to be more productive and able to work towards goals rather than being foggy and frantic. 
Now, I promise I will not bore you with my whole To Do List everyday, but I will probably give you at least my Top Ten for a while as I am acclimating myself to the new routine.  Not so much because you care, but it gives me accountability.  So Here it goes.

TO DO LIST

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MY TOP 10

1. Time with Jesus - at least 20 min --did a devotional(does not count as reading time) and read the entire chapter of referenced scripture and Prayed past the timer
2. Shower --This one is hard for me, I make myself, and yes sometimes my hygiene a last priority but I did take a bath
3. Get Little Man Dressed and Ready for school --I have to make a way for this to go faster 30 min for one pair of pants is ridiculous, he just won't cooperate
4. 2 Loads of Laundry--I am waiting for number three to finish in the wash as I type
5. Prepare meals-- I can't get by not doing this one, but I did and the meat loaf was fabulous
6. Homework with T--it only took 3 hours of fighting, but it did get done
7. Pack Lunches and get coffee pot ready for Big and Little Man---did it while cleaning up supper dishes
8. Make tomorrow's To Do List--while BM and LM were reading together
9. Read anything for 20 min--- I read 2 chapters of How to Work for Yourself, at least I think that's the Title, I will have to check. 
10. Blog/Journal-- well, I am doing that now

 

OTHER TASKS

1. Start the coffee pot--ha ha I didn't get up in time he was on his own
2. unload/reload dishwasher actually did it twice, well unloaded it twice anyway
3. put my clean clothes away--not done
4. put LM's clothes away--not done
5. Curriculum with charges(daycare kids)--done and loved every minute
6. promote both businesses--I did some promotion of the day care today, but I didn't do much with Wildtree, as of right now, that is my main income and it needed some attention. 
7. sweep and mop the floors--well I attempted to sweep the living room, but that is as far as it got.
8. Change the sheets on my bed--I started but my ADD kicked in and I left the room, I am sure my husband just put the old sheet back on and is sleeping right now.
9. be in bed by 10--well, it is now 11:11 pm so I will say I got an F on that one.

 

Overall I feel like today was a success and the tasks not complete will still be there tomorrow and no one is hurt from them not being done.

 

TODAY'S GOAL

 

I have a nickname only known by a few close people in my life, it was given to me by my Grandfather, my Papa.  It was given to me at a very young age because of something I loved ever so dearly...SLEEP!!!!  Papa started calling me Snoozy, or Snoozy-Q and it just stuck.  Now, I don't go to bed early, or anything like that, but given the right situation and I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat.  Once I am asleep I am next to impossible to wake up.  So today's goal is to overcome the procrastination I implement when I refuse to get out of bed. 

The Goal

Set one Alarm and don't hit snooze!

By doing this I will literally be adding 2 and 1 half hours to my day.  Yes I am that bad.  This will be very difficult for me, but if I succeed I might actually be done with my day by 10 and be able to be in bed and asleep at a decent hour.  Pray for me, and I will pray for you all.  Enjoy your life's blessings.

Do Today, What You Can Do Tomorrow

I feel like the biggest part of my challenge is to make better use of my time, and finding more time in my day.  This challenge is also about building so every day will be building on what I did the day before. This week will be all about putting things off, or quitting putting things off.  My mantra this week is "Do today, what I can do tomorrow".  If it is something I can do today to prep for the next day or if I normally put off Supper dishes until the next morning (yes I do this all the time), I will do it immediately.
Like it says in my blog description, I have ADD and focus and staying on  task is not my forte.
As a business owner and a household manager(sahm) this hurts me severely. I am 36 years old and it is time to pull it together. I can't let a deficit define my life, and hinder my family.
So here is the breakdown of my challenge for a better life, family, and business:
Each week the challenge will have a theme, This week is about procrastination.
Each day will have a goal, I have made the commitment to myself to be accountable via this blog. Goals are important, but you also have to have a course or direction to achieve it (see it all goes back to direction). 
In this blog I will list my goal for the day and the plan of action. In future posts I will start with the results of the day before then go into the new goal and direction.

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I feel like my biggest problem is staying on task so my goal for today is to start a daily to do list, for the next day. Doing it the day before saves time in the morning and allows you to be able to get started when your feet hit the floor.
My course of action will be to identify my 10 most important things to complete, and build from them.  Sometimes you can't finish everything on your list, but your top 10 should always get completed.  Make sure, if you are doing this with me, that you don't become anxious over this list thing, you know what you have to do everyday, the list just keeps you on task. 
I am excited to see how this transforms to real life.  Tomorrow I will post how I prioritized my list as well as the list.  Have a blessed day of planning.

Here She Goes Again

I have always been driven, but I seriously have no idea where. I am running full force and run in the wall because I have no direction.  I don't know how to gain that direction, but I may be able to gain productivity, clarity, and maybe direction with my new challenge for myself. 
Every day I am going to add a new element, and see what happens.   My hope is by organizing my life and scheduling my time I will think more clearly.  So yes once again, I am making changes, but hopefully these will stick.