Get better at Getting Things Done

seriously!

procrastonator thy name be ashley…

Hmmm well it’s a year since I wrote anything constructive about this – does that indicate a general failure to achieve this?

Possibly. I still find that whilst I am always able to do what is asked of me it often takes far too long. I’m not nearly as productive as other people I know in a similar position – and it’s not down to lack of effort. Some people don’t seem to break a sweat to get things done in less time it takes me when I’m workin my ass off.

I think I have generally gotten better at getting things done over the past year. I realize that I have about a week every month that I am not as productive and feel really testy and it’s always when the moon is full. So, that sounds kind of freaky deaky, I know, but that’s my deal I guess. The moon is super full right now, but I still got a lot of work done this week so that’s great. And hey, when can I even check this goal as ‘done’ if it’s so so so vague. Get “better” at getting things done. Better than what? How much better? I will leave it on my list for a while longer to remind myself to keep it up and keep it moving. It’s good motivation.

I was productive and got many things done. There were a few things that didn’t work out the way I planned and other things I didn’t get done because they depended on someone else. Being busy all day kept me from worrying about a situation I couldn’t change. Funny, I worked hard all day and I don’t feel tired.

I was really good at getting a lot of oragami cranes and bunnies made today. I wasn’t so good at getting the house clean though! I just didn’t want to!

I am starting to think the more things you have on your to do list, the more you begin to actually accomplish and the list of things you want/need to do will actually grow. It’s kind of like on 43things… when I first logged on, I had five things on my list, but as I started trying to reach those goals, I started realizing how many more goals I have that I want to reach, and my list grew.

I wrote those letters (finally!!!!!), went to the bank, cleaned my place and did pilates. I’m getting things done!!!

Here I am, surfing and looking at the status of other people’s goals, reading interesting and funny entries and generally enjoying myself. But am I getting things done?! Nope G* My homework for my Mandarin class later today is still not done, I still have some work to do and I have plenty of shelves and boxes that could do with some TLC (sorting stuff etc.). Funny *G

So all in all I could do better with this goal, but.. Then life wouldn’t be as much fun, and I do so enjoy myself :oD

All it takes for me to freak out is one day off. If I don’t open my computer for an entire day, I will freak out and be more turned on to attacking work the next day. I must have forgot that I was doing that toward the beginning of this year…calling it quits on Friday afternoon and starting again on Monday mornings. I will need to do a little work tomorrow to make up for too social of a week this week. They were obligations I couldn’t avoid and I am glad I was able to make it to everything (I even got to see Fiona Apple live!) and will be glad to buckle down again this coming week. I actually got a shitload of things done this past week, just not so much for a particular project, so I will make it up tomorrow.