Planning and prioritizing

• [when | 4th January 2007]
• [mood | energetic]
• [under | extension, finances, house, lists, lj support, ou]

Well, I got in touch with a couple of architects today to set the ball rolling on our possible extension (yes, Mum, you can start squeeing now :) ), which is very exciting. And I contacted 2 people about floorboard restoration yesterday.

( what floorboards? )

But I digress. Anyway. The point is that the New Year seems to have put me into a kind of spring cleaning mode and things which I've been meaning to do for quite a bit have started to get done again. Unfortunatly, I let my list kind of pile up in December so there's quite a bit of stuff that I've either started or definitely committed to do which needs to get done:

• Opal for Scrapbook - this was camomiletea's treat for halloween so I really ought to pull my finger out!
• Brownie planning for this term (arranged for next Weds)
• Bills for Jan (really must do this tonight!)
• Cancel Sky subscription (this really ought to be easy!)
• Review finances re. extension project. Start making plans to move/re mortgage (to get good rate again).
• 2 more gifts for sekrit bunneh (should be easy - just have to remember to take posting time into account)
• Read chap 5 of course book. Decide which essay to do for second OU assignment.
• Do Brownies accounts for last term. Pay last terms rent. Call parents of Brownies we have places for now.
• Shop for Xmas coat with Alex
• Collect or arrange for visitor to bring chest of drawers for bedroom from Norfolk

I've been thinking about making one of those coloured timetable thingies assigning each of my evenings to one of my different project (Brownies, Support, house, etc) but actually, that's just a way for me to procrastinate and I wouldn't stick to it anyway - I wouldn't manage anything rigid. I do need to spread my energy better though - I tend to get all involved in one area and let the others tread water. Perhaps just try to make sure each area with pending tasks gets one evening in my week where I spend a little time on it.

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Poor...

• [when | 13th February 2002]
• [mood | annoyed]
• [under | finances, work]

Damn. I have no money. Bugger. Ah well, new credit card month soon. And we find out what our bonuses will be tomorrow. Which will be interesting. I have no idea of what to expect really as no-one talks about that kind of stuff here but I got a reasonably good performance review so I've allowed my self to be a little bit hopeful.

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