organize my life

All my books are now in bookcases nest to my desk. It makes me smile to see all the books lined up in shelves. Plus, the office floor doesn’t have any piles and that means it looks more open and will be easier to clean.

I need to work on setting up a schedule for days when I have to go to work/schools are open and the days when I don’t (holidays and weekends). I think it is important for Z to have some structure on weekends as well.

I started by getting rid of the old computer workstation that was doing double duty as my desk (and failing miserably!) at home. I now have a new desk with several drawers and a builtin place for file folders. I am slowly setting it up, identifying what I need and where it should go. I will be consolidating all my bill payment, correspondence and hobby work areas to this one place so that I have everything at hand.

I am beginning to feel much better about doing the things I wanted done and I can already see that I am willing to tackle things that I would have otherwise put off till later simply because the things I needed to work on them were scattered throughout the house. So that is a big plus.

Another added bonus is I can tell at a glance if I am running low on some things and needs to be replenished (e.g. stamps) so I can plan my errands more efficiently as well.

I am a happy camper! :-)

Slowly but surely I have started organizing my photos both on my computer as well as online. The next step would be to print some of them for our albums and for sharing with family and friends abroad. Still a long ways to go, though.

I decided to tackle my dangerously high pile of unread magazines today. The only options were 1) give them to the library, 2) recycle them.

Since there were articles I was interested in retaining, and there were certain products or a certain “look” that I liked, I started what I call my “dream/wish/creativity catalog” or my “if-i-had-a-million-dollars scrapbook”. :-) I have been flipping through the magazines, cutting out articles and photos/pics. When I am done, each magazine goes into the recycle bin.

I have a long way to go in this but at least it is a start. I get rid of clutter, recycle and have what I need out of those magazines organized. I may just have to reward myself with an ice cream tonight. :-D

Well, I thought it appropriate to start with organizing my 43things list. :-) One down, and many more to go! And yes, 43things.com does help!

I am rethinking this goal since it seems to be too sweeping, too vague. Perhaps I need to redefine this goal in terms of specific areas that need focus. Everyone can do with a little more organization in their lives. The crucial difference is which parts. I need to think about this.

Time management remains a challenge for me, given my habit of procrastination. I need to focus on improving this. It is key to many of the other goals I have, things I want to achieve.

Found some photos from a Chicago trip earlier this year on a CD. Saved them to my media PC. Uploaded them to an online site for prints to be delivered home. Already have photo albums ready for the prints when they get here.

Moved half of my photos from the laptop to the media PC. Need to move remaining. Upload some more pics to flickr and other sites. Get some prints for family and friends.

I have these added to my todo list which I am maintaining online now. That has helped me tremendously in tracking what needs to be done and when.

I have started making some headway in this, primarily because I need to send my laptop in for some repairs which is forcing me to consolidate all my files on to the PC where it is supposed to be.

I wish there was some way to catalog my music online just like I am doing with my books.

I have fallen behind in entering new books in my online book catalogue. I must catch up this weekend.

Also need to reconcile the catalog with some books which I have given away or swapped on PBS