Revision

So I’m looking at The List, trying to remember if I’ve left anything off and oh, there’s so much I’ve left off. I don’t have the scooter repair, I don’t have the bookshelves, I don’t have the dishes, it just goes on and on. And then I realized there’s The List and then there’s Life. There will always be vehicle repair and cleaning and cooking and all the other little bits of crap that go into day-to-day life. If my List is going to encompass Life, I may as well write “everything” and be done with it.

So. Revisting The List with an eye to cutting the life out of it.

As it were.

"A little every day for the next 401 days and with any luck I'll finally be able to give everyone their presents."

Um, a little every day for the next 329 days and with any luck....yeah.

I've finally realized that I'm not going to get where I need to go until I write myself a schedule. I thought a list would be sufficient: "What do I feel like working on now? Let me look at the list!"

No. If it's not scheduled, it's not going to get done.

So, I took out a copy of The List and took down my calendar and I've set up a schedule for the rest of the month. I've tried very hard to a) not over schedule and 2) allow myself enough time to finish projects. For instance, I've set aside five or six hours next week to finish my messenger bag. I don't think I need five or six more hours but you know what? If I finish early, I can work on something else. But I think I'm going to need every one of those hours.

I'll let you know.