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rolanniAnd not just any Friday, but the Friday before "fall break"! Which means I had my choice of prime parking places this morning.
Saw one of the maintenance folks on my way up to the office. "Looking forward to your vacation?" they asked.
And we both laughed.
It's a bright and shiny day here in the neighborhood. I've got some errands to run around campus a little later, which will be pleasant. My desk is clear for the moment, though I expect to be doing some data entry a little later, when the mail hits. Otherwise, it looks to be a quiet day.
Which is fine.
I made my various to-do lists* yesterday and own myself a little intimated by the sheer mass of stuff that needs doing, on all fronts. I mean, really, some of these lists have sub-lists. To-do lists usually make me feel like an utter slug, just frittering time away instead of doing Needful Things, and this one's a doozy. Maybe if I do one thing from each section every day until, oh, 2015, I'll get it all finished?
It's a plan.
How do you manage your to-do lists? Who's caught up?
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Saw one of the maintenance folks on my way up to the office. "Looking forward to your vacation?" they asked.
And we both laughed.
It's a bright and shiny day here in the neighborhood. I've got some errands to run around campus a little later, which will be pleasant. My desk is clear for the moment, though I expect to be doing some data entry a little later, when the mail hits. Otherwise, it looks to be a quiet day.
Which is fine.
I made my various to-do lists* yesterday and own myself a little intimated by the sheer mass of stuff that needs doing, on all fronts. I mean, really, some of these lists have sub-lists. To-do lists usually make me feel like an utter slug, just frittering time away instead of doing Needful Things, and this one's a doozy. Maybe if I do one thing from each section every day until, oh, 2015, I'll get it all finished?
It's a plan.
How do you manage your to-do lists? Who's caught up?
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* Carousel Tides Launch party list
House list
Writing list
Office (home and SRM) list
Cat list
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Date: 2010-10-08 11:31 pm (UTC)I don't think that being "caught up" is a useful concept when it comes to the lists. That's like being caught up with the water in a stream.
I often write lists in my calendar, putting each task in the first available time slot where I think I might be able to work on it. I sometimes have separate lists for more complex projects that don't fit in my calendar book.
Not everything on my list will be something that I'll do. I prioritize and rethink things often.
The lists don't make me feel like a slug. I usually get satisfaction out of organizing my thoughts on paper, and then satisfaction again when I make progress on the items that I want to get done. The lists help make things less intimidating, not more, for me.