One side effect of devoting time every day to simple organizational tasks is that they take less and less time once you are on top of everything. Earlier this week, I consumed the entire 30 minutes set aside for organization without even trying. Now, by Sunday, it's actually a chore to fill the time completely.
I love lists. I've made lists for everything: To do lists for home. To do lists for school. Lists of things we need for the vacation next week. I unexpectedly adore it. There's something satisfying about scratching something off a list when it's done. I'm wasting so much ink and so many trees.
Since week 1 is nearly over, I've started thinking about the concept of rewards. I'm not sure if I'll reward myself each week for staying on top of what I've devoted myself to, but this week I think I might. I sorely need a haircut, so I might treat myself to one tomorrow.
... better put that on the list!
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2 comments:
Sounds like organization is going good. I was never very good at that personally, but I am glad others can be. Also, rewarding yourself is a great thing to do! You should definitely do that, just don't go overboard. I was never very good at that either!
I agree; it's easy to let rewards go overboard. I'll have to be careful to examine my long term goals when rewarding myself, to make sure I'm not actually working against myself. Since one of my major goals is financial in nature, I probably won't make a habit of more expensive rewards. Maybe I'll stick to intangibles most of the time, like allowing myself an hour to just sit outside and soak up the summer sun. (With SPF 30, of course!)
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