Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Project, project, who wants a project?

I've got too many I want to do!  Projects, how much I must love you; shall I count the ways (number)?

1. Blogging 365 on my Bible reading to make sure I do it.  (Failed last night, but I blame illness for it.),
2. a new baby weeks away (I definitely consider that a project until I get adjusted again!),
3. a women's writing project,
4. the new garden,
5. a weight-loss plan/diet-plan I'm working out for when Simon arrives to lose weight,
6. and now.... I'm considering joining the Project Simplify over at Simple Mom.

Yeah, maybe too much?  Here's the deal: one thing I wanted to try to do before Simon comes is to get this house cleaned and in order.  Granted, I might not do every project (such as the first hotspot as it's cleaning out the master closet and I have NO idea what might fit or what I might need until after Little Man's here).  But it seems like a good tool to get that goal accomplished.  Plus, it's due to finish just before Simon is (but I'm kind of hoping he'll come sooner, to be honest). 

But to evaluate: do I have too much going on?  Maybe.  If I have poor time management (and I do, I admit).  New baby, there's nothing I can do about that, gladly.  It will be an adjustment and I'll learn to make life work with more than one munchkin under my feet.  The new garden?  I'm really not doing a lot of the work.  A lot of planning, yes.  But Nick admits he plans to do most of the work himself.  This is his kind of thing.  This late summer/early fall is when we'll do my side of the work: harvesting, canning, preserving, pickling, etc.  By then, New Baby and Writing Project should be well handled.  The writing project?  I really feel led to do that.  I am working on it now, and recognize that I will probably hit it harder over the summer: when this organizing/simplifying/cleaning-out project is already over and done with.  Why over the summer rather than now?  I'm good when deadlines are breathing on me.  I plan to have much written before then, but it will solidify, shape up and refine over the summer, realistically.  Just like our veggie garden.  Huh.  And the 365 blogging: well, I hope that just doesn't go away.

So... what am I hesitating on?  I think I can make this project work for me, rather than me work for it.  Maybe that it's 3:00 on Tuesday already?  And I've got dishes to wash (and a kid that finally just now sacked out for her first nap)?  Maybe I'll wash some dishes and then see.  But I have to tell you: the hotspot for this week is where I need to be working!  It has hit several places on my "to-do" list already!

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