Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts

9.17.2011

Pimping the List

I don't work on Fridays so it's officially my weekend. Here's what I'm up to. Well, in theory anyway. I'm always optimistic about getting it all done, but I never do.


+ organize this drawer in the tanker (see picture)
+ shop for Ray Bans
+ go to Apple store about refurbished Macbook (even though I hate all the hipsters there)
+ catch up on blogs
+ read Lonny magazine
+ hang mirror in entry
+ watch some episodes of Weeds
+ watch Hobo with a Shotgun
+ clean the fridge
+ take photos of house with new camera
+ go see Brighton Rock or Bellflower
+ go to dog training class to observe with Monika and her dog Sam
+ make Jamie Oliver's bolognese
+ decide on and possibly buy paint for the basement

How realistic does your list look this weekend?

9.08.2011

My Philosophy


I'm not an organized person per se. But I'm trying to be. There is something about the messiness of life that appeals to my inner child. I was never much of a girly kid because I was always trying to keep up with my older brother and his bruiser friends. I couldn't be a sissy and stay in the gang, right? Not saying organized is sissy, just that it's not exactly punkrock either. So now that I'm grown up, I'm working on a few things to control the mess. I like to keep in mind however that, try as I might, the stuff of life (mine anyway) can't be compartmentalized and boxed up for all eternity. That just doesn't seem healthy. So here's a general list of my goals:
+ Keep it simple. I'm not very good at this, or not as good as I'd like. Getting better.
+ Purge. It's liberating, so why don't I do it more often? And why do things always creep back?
+ Follow through. Abandoned projects be gone. Half-assedness can go too.
+ Change is good. I'm great at this! It drives my husband up the wall.
+ Maintain convictions. See above.
+ Find balance. Watch the OCD tendencies for example. Life is too short.
+ Keep insecurity in check. Comparison is the thief of joy.
+ Be brave. I'm still going to be criticized so I might as well do whatever the fuck I want.
+ Don't judge or be a jerk.  Same thing. Unless it's for entertainment purposes.