How to get your Work Done

July 11, 2016

I have a MOUNTAIN of work to do.  To do, there is:
- laundry
- dish mountain
- dress-up box sorting
- kid memory box sorting
- camping list making
- grocery shopping
- dinner making
- bed making (I am washing all beds and making up spare beds)

The mountain is so big, I can hardly find the energy to get started.  But if I don't start, I'll NEVER get done!  So here are a few strategies I use to chip away at the work:
- start with something small and manageable (like laundry sorting)
- start a job and don't think about how big it is (this worked for the dress-up box sorting)
- once a job is done, give yourself a little reward before moving on (like sorting Lego to find missing pieces)
- lump jobs together into units (like load the laundry, bring the kids to the movie, and grocery shop)
- play a pod-cast while you do the no-fun work (like dish mountain)
- cut up a big job into smaller pieces (like kid memory box sorting)

Before you know it, you will be well on your way to getting all your work done.  So far I have:
- done (most of) the laundry
- finished sorting out the dress-up box
- grocery shopping
- half of dish mountain
- started kid memory box sorting
- made 1 bed completely and washed 2 more

Now I am doing what I do best: time wasting.  I will stop writing my blog and work on Dish Mountain part II.  Happy working!

~mom

I Must!

July 7, 2016

I need to run.  Yes, I have been doing my Daily Mile all summer but that changes nothing.  I need to run.  Far.

I am trying to remember that this month, I am working on NOT running.  I am working on becoming STRONG.  I am doing my Daily Mile and my Daily Strength Routine.  It is a pain in the butt.  Seriously.  My butt is hurting..

 I hope that all the hard work I am doing now is going to help me like crazy this fall.  Yes, I've just set a personal best in the half-marathon distance.  But that doesn't mean I'll be jogging from now on.  I'm still curious about how fast I can be.  I just need a little bit of rest before I start working hard again.  Rest.  The hardest part of achieving my goals.  Speaking of rest, the clock reads 11:10pm.  Maybe I should go to bed??

~mom

Hello Summer!

Right. So it's summer again. School is out (cue the crying) and the kids are home. What will we do? How will we survive? Two months is a long, long time...

~mom