Grand Plans

I had grand plans today to accomplish a few things. Okay. So, maybe the plans weren't grand. Maybe they were mostly in my head. It seems that no matter what kinds of plans they were - they didn't happen. I took a nap this afternoon. I feel better physically and emotionally - but, still feel bad about not getting enough done.

Getting Started

Today we were doing a twenty minute clean up. Jonny was working on dishes. He made a comment about how we should just get in the habit of doing the dishes after a meal. Hmm...what a great idea. I told him that we used to be in the habit of cleaning up the kitchen after a meal - but, not so much anymore. And yes, we need to get back to that. There are routines we need to get back to and others that we need to incorporate into our day. I think it's great when the kids mention it. Well, I mostly do. If they're mentioning something sometimes it means we've hit a new low. That's the part I don't like. The part I do like is that they are thinking about issues and solutions. They are more invested in helping out if they understand the reason for it. I think that's big. So, I'm glad he mentioned something. We'll need to get on that one. We're meeting tonight. Maybe we'll discuss household routines. At least it's a start.

Moving Forward

I need to get my act together and figure out how to make being productive work on a daily basis. I have in my mind something like this: "Someday Today!". I need to make an honest effort to just get something done each day. Something is better than nothing. There's too much to do. I also feel as if I could be more energized and productive if something was actually getting done. I think that's how it's supposed to work - the more you accomplish the more you feel like accomplishing. Anyway. It needs to happen.

Productivity

I've been doing a terrible job of being productive these days. It might be because of the holidays. It might feel like life needs to be slow right now. I know it has to be bad when the nine year old states that we need to get back to doing jobs. She's completely right. I've been thinking to get back to routines next week.

Creativity

Maybe a little creativity will help with being organized as well.

10 Ways to Teach Creativity

Project Management Skills

5/27/15
today i noticed that in the case of working on her purse our oldest daughter has done a fabulous job of  consistently working on it each day and coming up with a plan for the next session each time she finishes for the day. i have never been like that. it's odd to me that she has done this because she is one of my kids that struggles with other things that signal executive functioning issues. so, not sure what to think. on the other hand, she loves to plan things - especially events and productions. so, like i said, not sure what to think. i told her today that i was impressed with her project management skills. i've been talking with her brothers about learning to follow through with a plan and be consistent. i think we're going to start calling it project management skills from now on.

Productivity

I need to figure out a way to be more productive. There are so many things that need to get done and so many more things that I'd like to do that I just can't understand why I feel like I'm not able to accomplish things. The problem is in the days when I have time to be flexible with...to work with so to speak. I don't know if I ever learned how to structure my time or what. But, I need to figure something out in order to accomplish a few things and feel like I am capable of accomplishing something. I've heard the rumor/theory that if you accomplish a few things you start feeling 'accomplished'. You begin to have the confidence it takes to finish the next project or task. I'm not sure how to make that work for me. I've never learned it and still haven't figured it out. Maybe that journey is more of what this blog is about...how to actually accomplish - no matter how small.