get things done

I hear using paper is better than using software? But any system is only as good as the technology used to implement it! True, you have to LEARN the technology; but, that’s how you internalize the system. Also true: I’m just testing this software… and I hardly ever stick to any one new technology. So, I see myself internalizing some basics and then inventing my own “mental technology” (which often takes the form of a word or phrase that encapsulates the whole—example sCAREd encapsulated my “score card” system: Self, Conscious, Aware, Rational / Reasonable, EDucable).

this guy who wrote this book was on to something.

He employs a method of calendar, to do list, and note taking that is different than what I’m used to, but it’s more streamlined once you get used to it (you only reference the calendar once a day in the morning, for a few moments)

It’s (so far) helped me tackle things I was procrastinating doing for weeks on end. I am kind of liking it. We’ll see how his advice for studying goes…these books are usually written for people in courses like comparative literature, or classical history, political science and the lot.

I don’t know if it will help me with advanced pharmacology or genetics, but it’s worth a shot! Those courses are bound to kill me when I get back to school.

I barely kept my head above water at Columbia, and I did get a few B grades (and one C!) so I’m not as flawless as I used to be.

It was easier when I was a big fish in a little pond…get to that Ivy League pond and it’s a whole different story!

now -

need to read it (the weekend…)

and then

start getting it done!!

after four years, I was able to file the forms for the trust my mom left me…the piece of $h*t lawyer that cashed the check for doing the work, didn’t.

My next thing on the “to do” list is “call the bar association” on that bastard and file a complaint, or start a civil action against him.

I have bigger fish to fry, currently, so it will have to wait until I’m “well enough” or have hair again.

TOTALLY EMPTY!!

AMAZING feeling!!

How did I do it?

1. Put all the old stuff in a folder marked “old”, and clean a little each day (could take some time to epmty that – but doesn’t sit in my face and boggle my mind)

2. Made 4 folders:
A.AI – action items, things I have to do.
B.waiting – things I am waiting for an answer on, and need follow up
C.meetings – stuff I’ll need for schedueled/not-yet-scheduled meetings
D.info – stuff I’ll need as info soon. Other info – I turn into word documents, and file in my regular files.

get THE book.

I’m using the To-Do List method again, but when I don’t write one, just as much is getting done because I still work from the big list I keep in my planner. All I lose is crossing things off a whole little list. All of my projects are underway and I’ve made serious headway with some habits like “watching tv” (It’s only background noise now unless I sit down to watch a Netflix movie) and “stop eating fast food” (there’s always a subway or sandwich place nearby). So I am certainly getting things done, and am excited to move this goal into the win column.

I’ve been staying on top of things, but my nightly ritual of listing for the next day has fallen by the wayside. I’ve been working from memory or the big to-do list in my planner. I’m going to go back to the ritual-method right now.

...but I’m still getting things done, and I’ve very happy with myself for that ;)

but before I went to bed this morning, I washed the dog outside, under the hose. This had the two-fold benefit of getting him clean, and also cooling him off (it was 90 degrees here yesterday!)

I slept for four hours, got up and fed him his dinner.
Then I washed two cars, and caulked the tub.

tonight, while normal people sleep, I might clean the garage.

I said might!

I patched the drywall on the stairs, peeled most of the wall paper in prep for doing a venetian plaster treatment, vacuumed the upstairs and stairs, ran a load of laundry, made dinner (If you can call what I eat between 03:00 and 04:00 “dinner”) took a nice hot bath, gave myself a pedicure, started to re-caulk the tub…what else…

Now I have an interview at 10:00 at an ICU that would be a bit more of a commute, but the experience and money would be way better.

THEN, I’m going to come home, wash two cars, and give the dog a bath before going to bed and hopefully sleeping more than 3 or 4 hours.

My dog’s not happy about the hubby being awway, and living life backwards, sleeping days and living nights, like a cat!