I was never the most organized person in the world. Time management skills are not one of my talents. I’ll admit I’m still having a lot of trouble organizing myself and what needs to get done.
I have this absolutely HUGE to-do list in my head — all the way from housework to raising money and research for GD and Hannah to getting my writing off the ground to start trying to bring in an income. I’m almost afraid to write it down because it would be so long.
With the exception of a very small handful of people who have already been helping, I am pretty much on my own. I can’t ask my hubby because he is completely overloaded with his job, especially now that it is our sole income and Hannah’s insurance — especially since we definitely see how Hannah’s Gaucher’s Disease is going to cost a fortune.
Maybe I should just post it here as motivation to start getting things done and knocking them out…maybe not, that might scare the heck out of me…
do it because maybe some of us can pick up some of the tasks – like contacting doctors or research facilities or whatever. We just need to know what you need done!
If you’re a technology person you may want to invest in an electronic rolodex or some sort. It’ll beep to remind you of appointments & that sort of thing. Or you can put it in your cell phone if you have one. I used to do the electronic thing and I loved it. Had to let it go when I switched/upgraded computers years ago.
Another option is Microsoft Outlook. You can print out the pages when you need them, but it’s right on the computer so you don’t have to worry about misplacing it or anything. And you can link it to email or whatever.
Right now I’m using a 17 month weekly calendar. Yup, an old-fashioned book kind. I schedule things weeks in advance. This works for me: If you like to do laundry two or three days of the week then write it in months in advance as your to do. Do the same thing for other priority to dos like bills, paperwork or whatever. On days when you have doctor’s appointments you can minimize your to do list so you don’t feel overwhelmed with so much to do.
“Research shows” 🙂 that if you just write a big, long list it’ll be overwhelming. Take it in small chunks. Okay, that concludes my high horse lecture for today. 😀 Hope this helps.
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