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Having a Routine is Good.

December 14th, 2007

As promised, I started using the Simple-ology system again this morning, and I feel so much better. Going through the steps of figuring out what I need to do today and getting it into a list has definitely helped. I’ve already done 15 things on my daily target list. Yes, that’s right, 15 things. However, I break every task I need to do down into steps, so dealing with the dishwasher is two steps: empty and put away the clean dishes, then load with dirty dishes and run. It does make for a longer list, but it’s easier for me to do smaller chunks that I can decide when to do. I know it sounds silly, but knowing I can divide the dishwasher stuff into two parts and that I don’t have to do them one right after the other makes it easier for me to accomplish. So, I can empty the dishwasher, go and do something else, then come back and load it - and having the fact I need to load it on the list helps me remember to do it when I get caught up in doing another task.

So, what’s on today’s list of things to do? Gotta do another crit for my writing group, a bunch of things that need to get done around the house, and then 30 minutes to work on The Morgan Affair. This afternoon, once Ariana is at school, I’m going to sit down and start working on the How To Find Your Writing Discipline book I bought yesterday from Holly Lisle. Once I go through it, I’ll do a review.