I went to bed last night feeling like I'm actually getting somewhere on this list. It's not finished yet, but I'm actually crossing stuff off (cleaning the bathroom, packing more stuff, cleaning the office, doing the dishes, and other stuff I kept putting off that I really needed to do.) I'm working on one of the major procrastinators today, and if I get finished in time, I'm planning to head to my parents' house late this afternoon instead of tomorrow morning. That way, I can go to church with my family.

I've also quite... lost the desire to spend umpteen hours on the computer, doing nothing much at all. Therefore, I'm behind on email (even more so, since I was at a meeting all day yesterday) but that's on my list to get caught up before I leave. Or, at least, caught up until I'm only a day behind.

And I've been writing, a little. In fact, I woke up this morning at 7:30 from a really cool dream that will eventually become another short story. Oh boy! But it was fun. And Thursday at work I had another cool idea...

I'm feeling cautiously optimistic that I might actually get my list done early. That's what I'm aiming for, because after the list is finished, my only task is to write in the evenings. So, it's in my best interest to get it finished as quickly as possible, no?

The only way I'm going to get anything done on my list is to leave email and the internet until after I get something done on my list. Last night, I spend 2 1/2 hours on one thing, and didn't get finished until after 11pm, so I haven't had a chance to reply to any email yet. (At least I got it downloaded this morning.)

This is seriously the only way. I know myself too well. I'd sit down "for a break" and never get up. And I wouldn't be writing, either; I'd be searching for something online or replying to email, or... you get the picture. :) I'm even putting the List before writing, so you can only imagine how much I'm actually getting done.

Last night, I crossed off a pretty major thing on my list; I split up the bills and got them sorted into separate boxes. This is something I've been wanting to do for weeks. I also swept and rolled one of the rugs, and intended to clean the bathroom, but I didn't get around to it. Tonight, I will choose something else on my list and do it before I even turn on my computer. And that's the only way I'll get my list done.

--crossposted to DisOrganization.

Nothing done on the list last night, due to the would-be-disaster that awaited my arrival home last night. With that disaster averted, I intend to work on my list this evening. Tally-ho.

I have my list. It's two pages of the blank notebook I've been using to help remind me of stuff I need to do and get done, but it's not a difficult list, really. The official goal is to get something done on the list every day, so I can cross it off. I think this is doable. In fact, I expect to have at least four things crossed off on my list by the time I go to bed tonight. There are 32 things on this list. Some of them are duplicated, because I know I'll have to do them more than once.

I also have a list for work, of the stuff I want to get done for work before I leave. Since I don't know when I'm leaving, I'm also going to try to get one thing done on that list every day. There were seven items on that list. Now there are six.

Both lists cut down my tasks into manageable sizes. Instead of "filing" on the work list, I have three separate filing pieces. Instead of "clean house" on my home list, I've listed every room once, and the basement twice.

After this is all over and I have a job and I've moved back home, I will start the weekly goals again, since that's what this blog was created for. Until then, I'll post updates as to how I'm doing on my working lists, and hopefully get finished.

Wish me luck.