Week in Review: Week 137
Well, the heat and humidity left…and now it’s cold! Ha. In one week’s time I’ve gone from air conditioning to heat. Where did the lovely summer-into-autumn time go, with open windows and dry cool sunny days??
Looking like the end of days out there!
Thursday was Mammogram day. All clear.
It’s fall, y’all.
Sometimes you just need a big jug’o’Fireball.
I finally got out in the world on Sunday on a gorgeous but cold and windy day.
Nice wind-do.
Rawr.
We went to John P. Humes Stroll Garden. You’ll see more of this in Wednesday’s post.
What you didn’t see this week was my self-hosting migration stress when the blog disappeared for like 12 hours and I was in a panic. I think it’s all live and a-go now but I’m still wandering the unfamiliar back-end in a daze and several times a day I’m like Am I On NEW Fashion Schlub or OLD Fashion Schlub?? So if things look a little different or something seems wonky, that’s why. Feel free (and please do!) to let me know if you see something that looks really out of place cuz I’m not always sure I’m seeing what you’re seeing. Right now I’m frustrated because I can’t find how to block justify my text (so it’s neat straight lines on both sides) and today, that could quite easily make my head explode. Other things are going on outside my blogging world and I’m on edge. Where’s a big fluffy dog when you need one to hug??
So, this week I did a little experiment – I tried using my (very anal and detailed) To Do list at home every day like I use at work. I mean EVERYTHING goes on there. Big and small. Immediate tasks and long-term goals. I started writing out the process here and it was getting so long it occurred to me maybe it could be its own blog post, so look for that soon if you’re “into” productivity. But it’s still relevant here because this week I made the decision to use it as faithfully at home as I do at work. And it was good/exhausting. But mostly good. And exhausting. Ha. I was definitely more productive, ate better, and the dishes got washed.
I realized that a lot of what has been passing as “blog work” in the past was really just falling down internet rabbit holes and not really accomplishing work. The List is the reason I’m finally self-hosted (for better or worse? I’m looking at you, ragged paragraph edges) and a couple other good things. We’ll see if I can keep it up. Because, as I said, it was exhausting.
Something else I did this week that’s sort of outside The List, is I told myself that the first 30 minutes when I get home is for HOUSE STUFF. I will not “sit at the computer for just a few minutes.” Because we all know what that means. I will wash the dishes, make a meal, take out the trash, clean the bathroom, carry cardboard to the car, sweep the floor, re-arrange a shelf, unpack a box, photograph items to sell online, clean the litter box, etc. All the things Real Adults probably do every day anyway, but I just don’t. And to be clear, I’m not doing all those ^ things Every Day! I am spending 3o minutes doing as many things like that as I can. And you’d be surprised how much you can actually get done in 30 minutes! Who remembers Fly Lady? Is that still a thing? I just looked, and yes, it’s still a thing. An annoying thing to be sure, BUT she taught me about The 15-Minute Fling (or something like that). You set a timer for 15 minutes and you hurry about your home putting away as many things as you can before the timer goes off. It’s amazing what a difference can be made in just 15 minutes.
Wow, I’m chatty today. I didn’t get out much this week…or even talk to people. So. Lucky you 🙂
PS – don’t forget about the Fogless Blog post in two weeks, keep your links and pictures coming!
PPS – I posted a brief video on YouTube – What I Wore This Outfit, but it’s only three days, so…brief.
And that is all she wrote, for this, Week #42 (wow, only 10 to go!) of 2018.
julia
A home list? Well, that is good but a bit dictatory. However, I always try to remember how good I feel after I’ve crossed something off my list. I’ve been trying to be more disciplined and force myself to do something I don’t want to do (like call the excavating guy) then I reward myself with reading one article on my favorite website (Politico). That way I don’t go down the internet rabbit hole unless my list is somewhat done. I also try to write just three things out a day that I absolutely have to do and I try to have one of them not be just maintenance but actually accomplishing something. Good luck Comrade Bettye!
bettyewp
I needed a little dictatorship in my life 🙂 Too much time was passing without me accomplishing anything. There are ducks I need to get in a row. And I did decide to maybe only be this stringent with myself three nights a week. I typically go out to dinner one night a week anyway (but friends were away last week) and I do like to just crash on Friday nights and I’m going to give myself that.
Lily R
Love that you always have a smile on ! even when doing the most munadane things haha
bettyewp
Ha. I have discovered from seeing a billion pictures of myself over the past few years, that I have Resting Bitch Face. If I’m not SMILING I look really dour. So I do try to spare y’all that 🙂 <- look, still smiling.
jodie filogomo
I may need to do that with that list thing. Because I’m the worst at sitting at the computer for just a minute. Rob will ask me if that’s a real minute or a computer minute.
We missed fall in Denver. Although I was in LA this weekend and it was like summer all over again…and I admit, I loved it SO much!!
XOXO
Jodie
MJ
FlyLady lives! Totally forgot about her… and she was the one who made me love a shiny sink LOL… the rest of the house could be in complete disarray but hey, have you seen my kitchen sink?
Love reading your blog… and can’t wait to see more of the garden… you find the coolest places 🙂
Pauline starsmore
Glad your mammogram was clear. I lost your blog for a time last week, but ok now.
Iris
Clear mammogran – YEAAAA!
I’d be lost without my list. I love to cross things off 🙂 And you’re right – it’s way too easy to sit down at the computer for “just a minute”.
I’ve used the 30 minute thing for a long time (on and off). It’s how I went through all my husband’s stuff when he died. It was a huge task to face & and I just didn’t feel like I could manage it. Then I decided I could work on it for 30 minutes. It IS amazing how much you can get done in 30 minutes. And it was amazing how quickly the job actually got done with less stress than I’d expected. How do you eat an elephant…. “one bite at a time”. That’s been my theme song since then.
Your blog looks great – I doubt anyone noticed the text being justified or not – except you 🙂
Grace & Peace, Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
bettyewp
The list has been mocking me this week, much as my summer vacation bucket list did. And another week slipped by without me doing anything on Bloggers for Bloggers, sorry 🙁 It looks like I’m gonna get another chance at everything this week, so…