I could say I'd like to get more organized, be more responsive, quit procrastinating, declutter the house, be more efficient, lose weight, blah, blah, blah, you've heard those all before and probably resolved on many of them yourself. Nope, this year I will start with just ONE goal:
Reclaim my evenings for "POTTERING" around the house
That means spending a lot less time on the couch with my buddy Netflix and more time pottering about the house . OK so perhaps built in to that goal is the potential for a bunch of other things, but I need to start simple. I am the queen of grand plans with nothing to show for them and I am easily overwhelmed by large tasks because I forget that they can be broken into tiny pieces. So this year I will start with tiny pieces and hide the grander goal from myself until it seems a bit smaller and more attainable. Larger goal of course is to feel like my house and my life are "together".
So why did it hit me this morning? Well, just last night I broke out my 2009 planner and actually read some of intro materials and even worked on one of the self evaluation exercises. in a nutshell, it asked me to evaluate my strengths and weaknesses as follows:
- I am happiest when... (I am pottering about the house getting stuff done)
- Each day I wish I could... (exercise - walking or yoga)
- I always underestimate how much time it takes me to.... (get out of the house)
- I am always on time for... (pretty much nothing that entails leaving the house except getting my son from daycare)
- I never procrastinate when... (I always procrastinate on everything except paying the daycare lady)
It became clear that the only boundaries I am able to set are around caring for my 2 year old and not letting work or anything else get in the way of that. This is not to say that my son is spoiled or rules my life, but rather my respect for his needs and routines serves as an example on how well I can set boundaries and get stuff done when the motivation is there. But pretty much every other aspect of my life is well... Scattered. Hence the blog name. I mean seriously, I am 6+ months pregnant and can't seem to be on time to or remember my monthly OB appointments... those are kind of important.
The other take away is that I am happiest when getting stuff done around the house, be it laundry, baking, seasonal decorating, remodeling, doing something creative like painting, sewing, or making something, etc... Pottering.
So it seems best that I should first aim to make more time for being happy and most probably the rest will follow (or not but I'll be happy so who cares!?)
Are you as scattered as I am? I hope not, but I invite you to join me on my journey to de-scatter the scattered chick.
Oh, and you may get a few posts of my very random thoughts. Perhaps I should twitter them, but do we really think I need yet another vice? It's not like facebook and email for work and home aren't already super time consuming.
