This Sunday is devoted to a mother's thoughts as she
transitions from one season to another.
Today is the end of a nice long lazy dreamy summer for us.
Our first English summer and it was filled with all the things
we could have hoped for and more.
We are in school mode now and that means writing a new To Do list.
Being a Virgo, I am a big fan of lists. I have journals filled with lists
and for some strange reason I keep them all.
I put it down to a little Virgo quirk of mine.
Looking for inspiration, I picked up a book that has been
shuffling around next to my bed for years.
I seem to reach for this book as each new season unfolds.
It is my little jump start for what is to come next.
I came across a page with what I deem to be the Mother of all lists,
The Universal 'To Do' List
This is the first time I have looked at a list and strarted to worry...
The Simple Abundance Universal 'To Do' List
Work:
(meetings, prospecting, marketing/publicity, desk tasks,
planning, billing, reading, researching, writing, traveling)
Errands:
(Banking, cleaners, library, gas/petrol for car, video store, post office)
Children:
(School, health, lessons, sports, scouts, car pool, clubs, play dates, parties)
Appointments:
(Health, fitness, beauty, automotive, animals)
Shopping:
(Food, clothing, drugstore items, home, gifts)
Correspondence:
(Bills, letters, cards, packages)
Telephone/Fax:
Home:
(Cleaning, laundry, decorating, improvements, cooking, repairs, entertaining, gardening)
Family:
Friends:
Church/Community:
Personal:
(Inspiration, introspection, rest, recuperation, relaxation,
grooming, creative excursions, educational, pleasurable pursuits)
Simple Abundance was written in 1995.
Simple Abundance was written in 1995.
Some of this is a bit dated and of course Blogging
was still a figment of someones imagination back then.
was still a figment of someones imagination back then.
Our lifestyles have changed but most of this, for many of us, is still the same.
The idea behind this list is to move 'Personal' from last to first and plan accordingly.
Either way...it is a long list but one that I think will be beneficial
to me as I plan for what is to come next.
to me as I plan for what is to come next.
I liked the authors suggestion for another list
"What I've Done" list
This is for those of us who feel we spend to many days
accomplishing little or nothing. (Blogging days?)
By doing this we should hopefully realise that we do more than we think.
As I write, a light breeze is passing thru the window,
the sun is casting a late shadow,
it is nearly 4:00 pm and I have a list to write.
I have decided I am going to tackle this list. In my mind,
it is the Mt. Everest of 'To Do' lists and I have a feeling
that once completed, I am going to feel a wave of relief wash over me.
A new plan...I like that
and I am going to start by putting 'Personal'
at the top of that list!
Seasonal Sundays.
It is always a pleasure!
images~me
with exception
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