As some elements of the blog has alluded to, I get stressed and down sometimes, thinking what a horrid and incompetent person I am who doesn't get things done, doesn't make time for her friends and family and the more I think about it, the more I am driven to inaction, preferring to engage in self-flagellation as opposed to solving the problem. I have come to the realisation that the root of all evil in my life is disorganisation and lack of discipline, so in order to solve this, I need to blog about being organised and actually apply it in practice. I am primarily a yes person and this also contributes to the stress, as I say yes but then find I have to cancel things as I've double/triple booked myself (the amount of the times this happens is ridiculous!) and then I feel bad and it becomes a horrid cycle and I don't carve enough time out for myself or value my time. I also waste time as much as I waste money and I'm the greatest procrastinator and of course that further adds to the stress. So you get the general picture.
Anyway new resolves for my 29th year:
- Learn to say NO - absolutely nothing wrong with saying no.
- Do not even think about catching a train for work trips that leaves before 7:00. Putting my foot down on this one - they either pay for me to stay overnight or I don't do it.
- Create a routine and stick to it, come hell or high-water
- Collate all birthdays and important dates and set a functioning reminder system
I'm sure there'll be more to add to the list, but for now, going to design my get organised programme, with a lot of ideas borrowed from Regina Leeds 'One Year to an Organised Life' but really don't want to take that long, so will typically fast-track and do in half a year. (Cos I am (deluded) superwoman).
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