Project 365 and weekend to do list

Well, I'm really proud to announce that I've been doing pretty good on taking the pix, even though my recent illness screwed up my posting of them! I'll try to update this weekend, which leads me to my second topic for this post: my to do list for the weekend. With being sick and soooo tired for most of the week, I haven't accomplished anything. Even though I obviously needed the rest, I'm feeling better and all this "lost time" is getting on my nerve (it's actually a sign I'm feeling better! LOL) so here is what I will do this weekend:

• catch up on P365 editing and posting DONE!
• plan menus for the week DONE!
  
• write down shopping list DONE! and go grocery shopping DONE!
• while in shop, print February goals' plan the shop's printer was broken
  
• take 1 load of laundry out and hang it off to dry DONE!
• finish ironing clothes
• 2x15 minutes on PPW/office to do's DONE!
• scan one box of slides DONE!
• back up computer and prepare it for formatting
• 2x45 minutes work (write articles+maybe take pix) DONE!
• clean oven DONE!
• clean micro wave DONE!
• online banking stuff DONE!
• catch up on TDC DONE! and SSD sites DONE!
• create 2 LOs DONE! + 1 P365 LO and post them + the one I created already DONE!
• change cat litter DONE!
• change beddings
  

1/10th of the year is gone...

I juste realised this today: 1 / 10th of 2010 is past already. Wow, that's quite a shocking, stressful thought. Actually, that's stressful because I haven't the feeling to have accomplished much during those 36 first days of the year. I'm constatly amazed by how fast the time flies!

I'm ill...

I caught a really nasty cold last weekend and I'm stuck home since Tuesday. I went to work on Monday but I was completely useless: tired, coughing, running nose... Yuck!!! Anyway, I'm resting and trying to get better ASAP: I've got too much work to be able to afford staying home that long. I've worked from home, writing articles, giving phonecalls and stuff, but still, I'm not as efficient as I'd be at the office. Ugh, I hate that!

Saturday to do list

This weekend to do list will only be a saturday list since I'm going to a scrapbooking crop tomorrow all day... I can't wait! But before the crafty fun begins, I have to tackle some not so fun stuff:

• plan menus for the week DONE!, write down shopping list DONE!, go grocery shopping DONE!, put all items away DONE!
• choose pix to print for crop and get them printed while shopping DONE!
• pack stuff for crop DONE!
• put away dry laundry (including ironed items), wash and hang up 2 loads DONE!
• tidy up desk DONE!

• POTD DONE!
  
• BPOTD DONE!
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work DONE!
• clean oven will have to clean kitchen instead... my routines went out over the last couple days!
  
• finish to choose pix for crop

How have I been doing over the last 2 days?

Here is what I had planned yesterday and today:
Tuesday:

• POTD DONE!
  
• BPOTD
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work DONE!
• go to see Aunt Berthe at the hospital and Avatar afterwards DONE!

Wednesday:

• POTD
• BPOTD DONE!
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work DONE!
• post important letter not done, I had to finish it first, and that's DONE!
• clean microwave
• 15 minutes filing

Monday check up... how am I doing?

Pfew, that first day of work was tough... Wish I could retire already! LOL Anyway, at least I managed to be somehow productive and to keep my distance with all the insanity going around the office!

Here's what I gotta do today:

• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD DONE!
• 15 minutes workout before work DONE!
  
• work DONE!
• 15 minutes on PPW (DBF's tax!!!) DONE!
• plan studying for exam

Weekly plan

Once again, here we go again... a new week, a new to do list, a new opportunity to be productive! LOL

Monday:

• POTD
• BPOTD
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work
• 15 minutes on PPW (DBF's tax!!!)
  
• plan studying for exam
  

Tuesday:

• POTD
• BPOTD
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work
• go to see Aunt Berthe at the hospital and Avatar afterwards

Wednesday:

• POTD
• BPOTD
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work
• post important letter
  
• clean microwave
• 15 minutes filing
  

Thursday:

• POTD
• BPOTD
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work
• clean oven
• finish to choose pix for crop
  

Friday:

• POTD
• BPOTD
• 15 minutes workout before work
• work
• menu + grocery shopping
  
• start packing for Sunday's crop
• 15 minutes on health PPW
  

Where to start?

Marcia François, a terrific organizing coach (and sweet person as well!) posted today about where to start when you feel overwhelmed. I totally agree with her answer:

I say start with the room that bothers you the most.

That's always how I decide where to start when I'm in that position. The natural tendency would be to start with the easiest thing, but the most effective is to start small but on something that makes you nuts.

I guess that's why I usually start with my bedroom, even if the rest of the house is in a worst state. My bedroom is my nest, it should be peaceful and protective and not create more stress. I don't really care if I have to wait one (or several) day(s) to see my kitchen counter surface again, as long as I can get to sleep and feel comfortable there. Actually, having this bubble of serenity in my messy house is like breathing, it makes me feel ready to "attack" the rest of the house. It's different for each person, but you always have to "scratch where it itches"!

Have a look at Marcia's blog and website, they are both full of terrific tips!!

A (light) to do list for the weekend

Okay, I know I've just written that I wanted to take it easy this weekend, but I still have some things to do. Luckily I got rid of some important stuff on the beginning of the week, so that's things I won't have to worry about. The other "important" items will get done this week, and the rest can wait.

Here's what I want to do over these two days:

• menu planning and grocery shopping (incl. putting away everything) DONE!
  
• put away dry laundry (incl. the ironed clothes) DONE! and wash 2 loads of laundry DONE!
• clean microwave
• unload dishwasher DONE!
• select the pix that I will take to the crop next week in progress
  
• 15 minutes on e-mails + normal maintenance DONE!
• 15 minutes on zips + normal maintenance DONE!
• 15 minutes on RSS + normal maintenance DONE!
• 15 minutes on PPW (other than health-related)
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• pick up the top of the dresser in bedroom DONE!
• relax, create, have fun, sleep! (that's my fave part, I'm 99.9% sure I won't procrastinate that one! LOL)

Eeeeek, I almost forgot: finish secret project and send it to Lydie for review. DONE!

Okay, that was a crappy week!

I got sick on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, got back to work on Thursday and felt bad again on Friday. My head was spinning for 2 hours and then I felt soooooo weak... awful. I felt like being drunk and tired after a party, without the pary! Definitely not fun! Anyway, that week is over and hopefully I'm done with the sickies for a couple months, I've had enough!! I will take it easy this weekend but I hope I'll be back on track full force next week.

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's all the tasks that I didn't do on planned day:
Monday:

• call for clothes that don't fit DONE on Tuesday or Wednesday
  

Tuesday:

• 15 minutes on PPW
• laundry: put away dry laundry, wash 1 load and hang it up

Wednesday:

• 15 minutes filing
• clean microwave

And finally, here's what I planned for today (thursday)

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work Still sick, I chose to sleep a bit longer instead!
  
• POTD DONE!
  
• BPOTD DONE!
• work DONE!
• clean oven

Sooooo, let's recap what I still have to do tomorrow... errrr, no, this weekend:

• 15 minutes on PPW
• laundry: put away dry laundry, wash 1 load and hang it up
• 15 minutes filing
• clean microwave
• clean oven

Yuck, the bug really screwed my planning for this week! And since we have to take care of DBF's uncle tomorrow (MIL is gone for to day, so we gotta do it instead of her, make sure he takes his meds, have lunch with him, etc.) this won't help me get back on track. Oh, and we plan on going out tomorrow night... Well, hopefully my weekend will be productive so that I can catch up!

My lazy wednesday...

Still sick today, got the doc visiting me this morning: it's nothing serious, just something bad that I ate. I'm feeling better each hour, and hopefully I'll be back to my normal self tomorrow! I took lots of naps but I'm still wanting to get a good night sleep before going back to work, so off I go! 'night!!

Tuesday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I'm doing today:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work DONE!
  
• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD DONE!
• work DONE this morning, won't go back this afternoon: I'm sick!!
• 15 minutes on PPW
• laundry: put away dry laundry, wash 1 load and hang it up
• call for clothes that don't fit DONE!

Yuck...

I'm sick! Stomach bug... not fun! Off to get back to bed!

My new boots (and POTD)

I got them on Saturday and I LOVE them!!! They are sooooo comfy, classy and cute at the same time. I feel like Indiana Jones! And you know what makes them even better? I got them with a 70% rebate!!!

Monday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I'm doing today:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work DONE!
  
• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD DONE!
• work DONE!
• call for clothes that don't fit NOT DONE! I worked hard on health PPW instead, it feels good (and it'll get me some $$$$ back from our insurance!!)
  
• 15 minutes on secret project DONE!

Weekly plan

Monday:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work
• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• call for clothes that don't fit
• 15 minutes on secret project

Tuesday:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work
• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• 15 minutes on PPW
• laundry: put away dry laundry, wash 1 load and hang it up
• call for clothes that don't fit

Wednesday:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work
• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• 15 minutes filing
• clean microwave

Thursday:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work
• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• clean oven

Friday:

• 15 minutes indoor bike before work
• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• 15 minutes on e-mails
• plan studying for exam

Weekend plan

Once again, I've got a lot to do this weekend:

• Laundry: hang off, fold and put away dry laundry DONE!, hang up one load DONE!, wash and hang up another load DONE!
• Clothes online shopping: pick up order DONE!, try on DONE!, prepare stuff that doesn't fit to make the call on monday DONE!, buy boots if the ones in this order don't fit Wooohooo, I love them and they fit, unlikely all the pants but one! Don't you just love a bad sizes' guide?
  
• Grocery shopping: plan menus for the week DONE!, write down shopping list DONE!, shop DONE!, put away ALL items DONE!
• Kitchen: unload dishwasher DONE!, put away dry dishes DONE!, hand wash dishes and load dishwasher after each meal DONE!, put away wine glasses DONE!
• Health: prepare stuff for AI treatement DONE!, 2x15 minutes on other health PPW DONE!
• Office: pick up desk DONE!, 2x15 minutes filing DONE!, 2x15 minutes on PPW / to do's DONE!
• Prepare important job letter (don't want to be too public about that one) DONE!
• Creative stuff: Sat POTD DONE!, Sun POTD DONE!, edit DONE! and post previous POTD DONE!, P365 week #0 DONE!, week #1 and week #2 LOs, catch up on SSD DONE! and TDC DONE!, 2 other LOs 1 DONE!
• send birth announcement projects to Nanie DONE!
• Sat: go to bed before 11:30 PM It's 11:23 PM and I'm shutting down the computer, so that should be ok! LOL
  
• Sun: go to bed before 11:00 PM It's 10:35 and I'm turning the computer down... good job!
  
• change cat litter DONE!
• clean oven
• prepare weekly plan DONE!
• call Dad DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on e-mails 1 DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 15 minutes on RSS DONE!

Here's my weekly plan, and here's what I had to do on Thursday and Friday:

Thurdsay

• POTD DONE!
  
• BPOTD (blog post of the day) NOT done!
• track expenses of the day DONE!
• New year's ceremony at work: work late, stress out, try to survive anyway! DONE, and I'm proud to report it all went well!

Friday

• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD (blog post of the day) NOT done!
• track expenses of the day DONE!
• pick up food for dinner DONE! Thanks, DBF!!
  
• write down next week's menu and grocery shopping list NOT done!
• go to bed before midnight DONE!
• clean oven NOT done!

Wednesday check up... how am I doing?

Here's my weekly plan, and here's what I had to do today:

• 15 minutes indoor bike I will give up on that for the week, I will try to get to bed at a decent hour instead, so that I can workout in the mornings again, I don't get it done when I plan it in the evenings!
  
• POTD DONE!
  
• BPOTD (blog post of the day) DONE!
• track expenses of the day DONE!
• 15 minutes filing DONE!
• get to bed before 11:00 PM I got to bed at 11:45 PM but slept for 1 hour in front of TV before... I'll consider this a half victory! LOL
  

And from yesterday's list:

• check last month's bank report DONE!
• one load of laundry DONE!

Here's my weekly plan, and here's what I had to do today:

• 15 minutes indoor bike FORGET IT, I came home from work waaaaay too late!
  
• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD (blog post of the day) Again, this one will have to do!
  
• track expenses of the day DONE!
  
• check last month's bank report
  
• one load of laundry Not done, but at least I unload the one that was in the washer for 2 days, emptied the hamper and sorted the dirty laundry. Will do one load tomorrow
  

Monday check up

Here's my weekly plan, and here's what I had to do today:

• 15 minutes indoor bike DONE!
  
• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD (blog post of the day) This one will have to do!! LOL
  
• track expenses of the day DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on PPW 2 DONE!
• catch up on websites and post LOs TDC DONE, will do SSD tomorrow!

Weekly plan

Here's what I plan to do this week:
Monday:

• 15 minutes indoor bike
• POTD
• BPOTD (blog post of the day)
• track expenses of the day
  
• 2x15 minutes on PPW
• catch up on websites and post LOs
  

Tuesday

• 15 minutes indoor bike
• POTD
• BPOTD (blog post of the day)
• track expenses of the day
  
• check last month's bank report
  
• one load of laundry

Wednesday

• 15 minutes indoor bike
• POTD
• BPOTD (blog post of the day)
• track expenses of the day
• 15 minutes filing

Thurdsay

• POTD
• BPOTD (blog post of the day)
• track expenses of the day
• New year's ceremony at work: work late, stress out, try to survive anyway!

Friday

• POTD
• BPOTD (blog post of the day)
• track expenses of the day
• pick up food for dinner
• write down next week's menu and grocery shopping list
• clean oven
• go to bed before midnight
  

Yummy!

Two friends and their 2 years old daughter will come tonight for a board game party. They bring the games and the cute little girl, and I bring the food! LOL I want this to be really casual and relaxed, so I'll only make finger foods: ham/pastry rolls, shrimp butter blinis, stuffed mushrooms (with various sorts of cheese), olives, chips, salami, and as dessert we'll eat "kings' pie". It's a pastry pie with almond paste in the center, and it's eaten around January 6th, to celebrate the kings coming to see Jesus, following the star. There's a little charm hidden in it and the person who gets the charm is declared king or queen for the day. I'll try to take a pic tonight, it'll be clearer than my explanations! LOL As you guess, I'm really looking forward!

Weekend plan

Sounds like the weekend will be really snowy... Perfect to stay home and do stuff, isn't it? I've invited friends over for a board games night on Sunday, it'll be fun! Before the fun, I gotta work a little bit, so here's what I want to do this weekend:

• plan menus, write down grocery shopping list DONE!
• pick up paper at optician's, copy and send to insurance DONE!
• go grocery shopping DONE! That was tricky with all the snow, but I made it back home safe!
  
• exercise 15 minutes per day DONE both days
  
• 2x15 minutes on downstairs' fridge DONE
• 2x15 minutes on laundry room DONE
• 15 minutes on filing
• 4x15 minutes on zips and organizing DONE!
• daily maintenance + 2x15 minutes on e-mails DONE!
• daily maintenance + 2x15 minutes on RSS DONE!
• pampering time DONE
• pick up desk DONE!
• order dessert for Sunday night DONE!
• pick up dessert for Sunday night DONE!
• prepare food for Sunday night DONE
• crafts: wrapping for chocolate that I wanna give started, 4 challenge LOs (for SSD 1 DONE and TDC), P365 week #1 LO started, 2 other birth announcement for Nanie 1 DONE.
• put Christmas decorations away DONE
• change cat litter DONE!
• take starting pic for WL DONE!
• order clothes online DONE

I met the sweetest old lady

I work for our town, and I'm in charge of all the public and press relation. One part of my job is to write articles that we send to the newspapers, especially about the "great birthdays", as we call them... In proper english, when people celebrate a really old birthday. ;) Anyway, this part of my job is pretty cool, even though the old people I meet are basically all the same and don't have had extravagant lives. Except today: I met a cute little old lady who celebrated her 90th birthday at the end of December.

When she was 15 she moved to Paris and was there when the town was liberated during WWII. Then she went to New York as a nanny for a french family and met an American guy there. She married him, lived in New York for 35 years, then in Pittsburgh for 20 years after they retired. When he passed away, she came back in France to be closer to her family, brother, niece and nephews. She was just the cutest because she was talking really fast (and a lot! LOL), mixing french and english, with a great sense of humour, smart and sweet... I don't know how to express how I felt, but she was like sparkling, like a little firework, joyful and bright. I really loved meeting her!

Friday check up... how am I doing?

My weekly plan is here. Let's see how I'm doing today:

• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD DONE!
• work DONE!
• evening doc appt we won't go, DBF is sick!
• plan weekend to do DONE!
• go to watch Avatar in 3D we won't go, DBF is sick!

Thursday's check up... how am I doing?

Here's my weekly plan, and that's my to do for today:

• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD DONE!
  
• AM doc appt DONE!
• work PM DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on downstairs' fridge
• buy bread for dinner DONE!

Plus what's left from yesterday's list:

• 2x15 minutes on laundry room
• 15 minutes on filing

Well, I think I'll postpone all the chores on this weekend since we have another doc appt tomorrow. Tonight I built the new indoor bike we got. Now I'm ready to get back to working out! Woohoooooo!

Doc appt

So, we just came back from our doc appt. We're TTC since August 2008 and we've discover we both have issues. Long story short, we won't have babies naturally (except for a miracle), so we've started a medical procedure. It was long (about 6 months), sometimes painful, stressful, nerveracking, but it's coming to an end, and a fairly happy end! Today was our last appointement before we start our first AI cycle. No, not "artificial intelligence"... "Artificial insemination"!! LOL We met the biologist that explained us once again what will happen exactly, we got the chance to ask the 132'654'795'198'474 questions we had (especially me!) and we set up a date to start the procedure!

At first we wanted to start in February, but this first cycle of procedure would happen exactly when I have a HUGE professional even to organize. Considering that stress and TTC don't work well together, the doc told us that it was better to postpone. We've been waiting for almost 2 years, we can wait 1 month more, can't we? So, we decided to start the first cycle in March. I cannot wait, as you can imagine!

Why I feel lucky

On Monday I got back to work. I was feeling really happy, optimistic, energize, enthusiastic. I know, it might be weird for a first day of work after Christmas break, but I just was. Everyone was surprised to see me in such a good mood, even though I'm not the grumpy kind usually, and I explained to them that I feel lucky: I have a family, a boyfriend and wonderful friends that I love dearly, I have a house that I can make into a home, I have a job that I don't hate too much most days, I'm fairly healthy... Why on earth would I be grumpy?? It was fun to see how telling all that made people happier and smiling more, though!!

Okay, that was my moment of zen, you can now go back to your normal life! LOL

Wednesday check up... how am I doing?

Here's my weekly plan, and that's my to do for today:

• 15 minutes on health PPW (from yesterday's list) DONE!
• 15 minutes on laundry room (from yesterday's list)
• POTD DONE!
• BPOTD DONE!
• work DONE!
  
• buy bread for dinner Oooops, I forgot! Nevermind, I'll make another dinner instead!
  
• 15 minutes on laundry room
• 15 minutes on filing

Tuesday check up... how am I doing?

Here's my weekly plan, and that's my to do for today:

• POTD DONE!
  
• BPOTD (blog post of the day) Hehehe, at least I got one with this one! LOL
  
• work DONE!
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• 15 minutes on laundry room

After all, today was a not-much-done day. I met a friend when I got out of work and we decided to have a drink and impromptu chat. Our personal new year celebration! LOL I had a great time catching up on our lives, playing with her a-do-ra-ble daughter and enjoying our time together. It's good to have a plan and a to do list, but sometimes you have to remember to live too! Anyway, I'm glad I didn't manage to do all I had planned for a good cause. I still got one load of laundry done, so that's good too, and I still have many "serious" days coming to make all the not-so-fun stuff!

Hope you enjoyed your day too!!

Got the cutest love note EVAH!!!

This is what I saw when I got out of the house this morning... "Love U - smooches" written in the snow. Awwwwwww!

I was running late but I HAD to go back and take a quick pic! Hey, I'm a scrapbooker after all! LOL

Monday check up... how am I doing?

My weekly plan is here. Let's see how I'm doing today:

• POTD (picture of the day) Done!
  
• back to work Done!
• go to doctor's office to pick up papers Done!
• 15 minutes on home office
• send b'day card to Camille

Project 365

Yep, despite getting about 130 pix out of 365 last year, I'm back at it again this year! Hopefully I'll do better and, more important, enjoy the process! I don't want to take pix because I "have" to, I want to take them because I love to and because I want to remember those moments.

I'm not naive, though, I know there'll be days when I'll fail or be clueless about what pic I could take. That's why I've already bookmarked some useful pages or blog posts, like this one, this one or this one @ SSD. Still need to set up a plan, but I guess I'll get to it when I get stuck, as usual! Who said "procrastinator"?? LOL

My first pix are posted in the slideshow on the right.

This week's plan

Okay, since this system makes wonders for me, I'll keep posting my plan / to do for the week and update what gets done and what doesn't.

Monday:

• POTD (picture of the day)
• back to work
• go to doctor's office to pick up papers
• 15 minutes on home office
• send b'day card to Camille

Tuesday:

• POTD
• BPOTD (blog post of the day)
  
• work
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• 15 minutes on laundry room

Wednesday

• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• buy bread for dinner
• 15 minutes on laundry room
• 15 minutes on filing

Thursday

• POTD
• BPOTD
• AM doc appt
  
• work
  
• 2x15 minutes on downstairs' fridge

Friday

• POTD
• BPOTD
• work
• evening doc appt
  
• plan weekend to do
• go to watch Avatar in 3D
  

Pfew, can't wait for this first back-to-work week to be over. I love my daily routine but it's hard to get back to it after (only) 10 days of vacation!

New year, new resolutions

As almost everyone, a new year makes me feel hopeful and ready for change. As almost everyone again, my motivation doesn't last very long and (logically) my resolutions sometimes stay wishes and don't get real!

In 2009, I wanted to

• Thighten my relationship with the ones I love and develop my "internal life" (creativity, personal interests, culture). I will consider this a success: I took care of my loved ones, said "I love you" to many of them for the first time, sent b'day cards and little gifts for b'days as a way to say "I'm thinking of you", I started hybrid crafting and developped new skills.
  
• Get to a healthy BMI, that is below 72 kg (158 lbs). Definitely not a success, but thanks to the horrible weight gain, I discovered my medical condition and got "armed" to improve my health in 2010 (new doctor, amongst other things!)
  
• Decide where I want my career to move forward and take at least 2 steps in that direction. I'd say a half success: I managed to learn what I DON'T want to do and that's already a big step. I also learned to take my distance and balance my personal and professionnal lives, which is a huge improvement too. Finally, I took one exam that might help me move forward if I passed it!
  
• Get educated about finance managing, define a budget, stick to it and adapt it to big changes in my life. Success, even though I didn't define a budget until the end of the year. 2010 will be a test year to practice my new skills! LOL
  
• Create order, beauty and peace in my home and be able to maintain neatness without too much effort Half success again: even though my house never was (and never will be) picture perfect, it's getting easier and easier to maintain a liveable space and the right amount of organisation.

Well, after all it's not that bad!! LOL Despite some hard times (especially when we discovered we couldn't have babies on our own... tough moment!), 2009 was a good year and I'm really looking forward to 2010.

The word/theme I picked for 2010 is PEACE, and here are my "resolutions":

• Personnal: grow, wise, serenity
• Health: feel good, feel comfortable and at peace with my body, feel healthy
  
• Job: peaceful relationships, distance (it's just a job!!), evolve and grow.
• Money: manage it better so that I feel "secure"
• Organisation: have a home, not just a house, and create a peaceful nest for our family

As every professional organizer will explain, resolutions that are just wishes will never become reality, that's why it's much useful to turn them into goals, which should always me SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant (to my larger goals) and Time-framed.

I will hence create monthly goals (or plans) to achieve those resolutions, and hopefully create the peace I'm craving for.

Here are my goals for January:

Credits: Cherry Snap by Fee Jardine, torn paper template by Steph Krush, stamped alphas by Valerie Fowler (peace) and by Michelle Coleman (various categories of goals), fonts are CK Kimono and Century Gothic.

I'll post regularly to let you know how I'm doing!

What are your resolutions/goals/theme for 2010?

Avatar, here we come!

I just discovered that our favorite theater has Avatar in 3D! I was certain they didn't have the 3D! Good thing I checked, uh? We were planning on going there tomorrow but I can't stay awake until midnight when I'm working on the next morning, so I'll ask DBF if he wants to see it this afternoon.

ETA: we'll see it Friday evening, since I don't work on Saturday!

Have you seen it? Was it in 3D? Did you like it?

On another note, I just ordered an indoor bike... hopefully we'll finally get healthy this year. That's a first step already!

That girl is a pure genius!!!

I just discovered Color Me Katie thanks to SSD's challenges (the new system is terrific, BTW!), she's just A. MA. ZING!!!

Weekend plan

Here's my list for the rest of the week (I was in a trip on the first days and just came back yesterday):

• 2 loads of laundry: wash, unload and hang up DONE!
• change cat litter DONE!
• download and tag pix from the trip DONE!
• create watermark for 365 pix DONE!
• finish my 2010 resolutions DONE! and monthly plan for 1st trimester DONE!
• create LO for january plan DONE!
  
• create template for weekly P365 LOs DONE!
• take pic everyday and edit for P365: 01/01 DONE! - 01/02 DONE! - 01/03 DONE!
• post pix for P365: 01/01 DONE! - 01/02 DONE! - 01/03 DONE!
• prepare plan for next week DONE!
• catch up on e-mails DONE! + 3x15 minutes DONE!
• catch up on RSS DONE! + 3x15 minutes DONE!
• 6x15 minutes on zips and organizing DONE!
• create 1 birth announcement's project for Nanie DONE!
• create menu plan for next week DONE!
• go grocery shopping DONE!
• pick up house: living room DONE!, kitchen DONE!, bathroom DONE!, bedroom DONE!, office
  
• unload dishwasher DONE!
• back up pix DONE! and LOs DONE!

Wooohoooo, what a productive weekend, love it!!

Happy new year!!

I wish you and your loved ones all the best for 2010!!

Merry Christmas!!

Joy and Peace to everyone, have a happy holidays season and lots of fun with your family! Luv ya all!!

last sprint before vacations!

I'm leaving on Thursday for a week. I'll go to Switzerland and to my granparents' to celebrate Christmas and my mom's b'day. Here's what I have to do until then, so between Monday and Wednesday:

• create last 3 b'day calendars for gifts DONE!
  
• wrap 2 last gifts DONE!
  
• 2x15 minutes on health PPW 1 DONE!
• call doc + optician for health PPW DONE!
• take pix of calendars DONE!
• call Nanie or e-mail her DONE!
• create packing list DONE!
• pack DONE!
• work on Monday DONE!
• work on Tuesday DONE!
• maybe work on Wednesday morning (don't hope so, though!) yep, will have to... Grrrrr! DONE!
• check bank account report for November DONE on Sunday already!
  

Hopefully I'll be able to finish all my work on Tuesday evening so that I don't have to work on Wednesday.

Weekend plan

My last weekend before Christmas, vacation, trip to Switzerland and Mom's b'day... yep, all that! I better get going and finish my presents, wrapping and stuff! Here's what I gotta do this weekend:

• grocery shopping DONE!
  
• Gifts shopping: Mom (Christmas DONE! and b'day DONE!), Dad DONE!, Zaya DONE!, Kimi DONE!
• pick up papers and Lydie's invitations at printing shop DONE!
• buy crafting stuff DONE!
• create 6 b'day calendars for gifts 4 DONE!
  
• create dreams' book for Mom DONE!
• wrap bought gifts 3 done, two to go
  
• 2x15 minutes on health PPW
• 3x15 minutes on e-mails DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on RSS DONE!
• create gift tags DONE!
• take pix of mini-albums DONE! + calendars + gift tags DONE!
• call mom to tell her when my train will arrive DONE!
• call Nanie
• 2 loads of laundry DONE!
• change cat litter DONE!

Pfew, it's gonna be a looooooong weekend!

Friday check up... how am I doing?

Friday:

• Christmas lunch in our fave restaurant DONE!
  
• go to chicken farm and pick up food
• 15 minutes on health PPW

Friday has definitely been similar to the rest of the week: totally relaxed and 95% unproductive! LOL

Eeeeek, it's a lazy week!

I'm not in the mood! I didn't do much of what I planned, and just spent my evening couch potatoeing... Is that a word, BTW??? Anyway, I really need to catch up on my to do list on the last couple days before my vacation, so let's review what I missed... Or rather what I did, it'll be faster! LOL

Monday:

• Go to Dollar Store to pick up cheap crafting stuff Sort of DONE
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• print and check bank account for november
  

Tuesday:

• Clean downstairs' fridge
• Create card for mom's b'day
• calls for health PPW

Wednesday:

• Pick up laundry room
• file for 15 minutes
• 15 minutes on health PPW

Thursday:

• eat with colleagues at lunch DONE
• call mom DONE, finalize tripDONE, order train tickets website won't cooperate, but at least I've got my timetable!
  

Monday check up... how am I doing?

Monday:

• Go to Dollar Store to pick up cheap crafting stuff They were already out of stock... good thing I called before driving there!
  
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• print and check bank account for november

Weekly plan

Once again, I have a lot to do this week.

Monday:

• Go to Dollar Store to pick up cheap crafting stuff
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• print and check bank account for november
  

Tuesday:

• Clean downstairs' fridge
• Create card for mom's b'day
• calls for health PPW

Wednesday:

• Pick up laundry room
• file for 15 minutes
• 15 minutes on health PPW

Thursday:

• eat with colleagues at lunch
  
• call mom, finalize trip, order train tickets

Friday:

• Christmas lunch in our fave restaurant
  
• go to chicken farm and pick up food
• 15 minutes on health PPW

Friday's check up and weekend plan

Friday

• work DONE!
  
• go to chicke farm to pick up food went grocery shopping instead
  
• prepare meal plan and grocery shopping list for next week DONE!
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation DONE!

Weekend

• put salt in dishwasher DONE!
• get a new hair do (finally!!) DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on health PPW DONE!
• finish to prepare surprise Christmas gift for printing DONE!
• pick up a few things I forgot during grocery shopping DONE!
• work's Christmas dinner DONE!
• 15 minutes on To Do's DONE!
• 15 minutes on 2010 goals DONE!
• 3x15 minutes on b'day cards for end of December and January DONE!
• hang down dry laundry and put it away DONE!
• wash and hang up 1 load of laundry DONE!
• 15 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 15 minutes on zips DONE!
• upload pix that are still on my memory card DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on e-mails DONE!

Thursday's check up... how am I doing?

Thursday

• work DONE!
• put salt in dishwasher
• scrap: gift card holder for nephew (while watching Flashpoint on TV) DONE!
  
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation DONE!

Wednesday's check up: how am I doing?

Wednesday

• work DONE!
  
• file PPW for 15 minutes DONE!
• change cat litter DONE!
• wash 1 load of laundry and hang it up DONE!
• declutter fridge (tomorrow is junk's pick up day) DONE!
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation

Tuesday check up

Tuesday

• work DONE!
  
• call for hair do appt DONE!
• 15 minutes on health PPW DONE!
• check account report for october DONE! and november forgot to print the report, so I'll do it tomorrow!
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation DONE!

Monday check up: how am I doing?

Monday

• work (start at 7 am to take night pix... Ugh) DONE... *yawn*
  
• change beddings DONE!
• wash 1 load of laundry and hang it up DONE!
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation will do it right before I get to sleep, which won't be long! LOL
  

Weekly plan

Here's what I plan on doing this week:

Monday

• work (start at 7 am to take night pix... Ugh)
• change beddings
• wash 1 load of laundry and hang it up
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation
  

Tuesday

• work
• call for hair do appt
  
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• check account report for october and november
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation
  

Wednesday

• work
• file PPW for 15 minutes
• change cat litter
  
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation
  

Tuesday

• work
  
• put salt in dishwasher
• scrap: gift card holder for nephew (while watching Flashpoint on TV)
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation

Friday

• work
• go to chicke farm to pick up food
• prepare meal plan and grocery shopping list for next week
• 5 minutes of relaxation / meditation

Eeeeeeek!

I forgot to post my december goals:

• Personal: Xmas gifts
• Health: get at least 7 hours sleep every night
  
• Carreer: plan 2010 (exam + trainings)
• Finances: budget
• Organisation: 2010 word, goals and first trimester's plan

Friday's check up and weekend plan

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning NOT DONE!
  
• work DONE!
• clean oven if I don't have to work late NOT DONE!
• hang off dry laundry DONE!

Weekend:

• menu planning and grocery shopping DONE!
• day pix for work as soon as the weather allows it NOT DONE, and it's now too dark. I'll do it next week.
  
• night pix for work if weather isn't too bad NOT DONE, I'll do it tomorrow early.
• 3x15 minutes on RSS ALL DONE!
• 3x15 minutes on PPW and office to do's 2 DONE!
• 3x15 minutes on e-mails ALL DONE!
• 3x15 minutes on zips 1 DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on budget ALL DONE!
• scrap: 1 Monthly LO+ gift card holder for nephew + whatever my creativity takes me to! LOL DID 2 B'DAY CARDS FOR A FRIEND AND A COUSIN INSTEAD
• 2x15 minutes on pix organisation 1 DONE!
• clean oven DONE!
• clean microwave oven DONE!
• unload laundry and hang it up DONE!
• organize nightstands and bedroom started!

Sunday, 10 PM, all I have left is 2 sessions on zips, one on pix organisation and 1 on office pending to do's... Not bad, actually I feel really satisfied!

Thursday's check up... how am I doing?

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning I should take this off my to do's, it makes me feel guilty not to do it every day!!
  
• work DONE!
  
• clean microwave if I don't have to work late

Wednesday's check up... how am I doing?

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning NOT DONE, had to go to the lab for a blood test.
  
• work DONE!
  
• 15 minutes of filing DONE!
• wash one load of laundry DONE!

Tuesday's check up... how am I doing?

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning not done, it's that TOTM and I'm feeling like cr@p!
  
• back to work done!
• wash one load of laundry in the washer right now, hand off the dry loads done!

Monday check up... how am I doing?

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning won't happen, we slept in until 9 am... was goooooooood! LOL
  
• change cat litter DONE!
• 15 minutes on RSS DONE!
• scrap (Tristan's album)
• call social security + private insurance for PPW DONE!
  
• prepare doc appt: collect all tests results, all papers needed, all insurance documents DONE!
• doc appt DONE (and we got great news!!)
  
• finish pantry list DONE!, print and update will do it tomorrow, our printer doesn't work right now!
• 15 minutes on budget DONE!
• 15 extra minutes on health PPW DONE!
• 30 minutes work (prepare new year's card) will do it tomorrow at work
  
• call mom and dad for doc update and my aunt for her b'day + doc update ALL DONE!

This week's plan

Okay, a new week... a new plan!

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• change cat litter
• 15 minutes on RSS
• scrap (Tristan's album)
• call social security + private insurance for PPW
  
• prepare doc appt: collect all tests results, all papers needed, all insurance documents
• finish pantry list, print and update
• 15 minutes on budget
• 15 extra minutes on health PPW
• 30 minutes work (prepare new year's card)
• call mom and dad for doc update and my aunt for her b'day + doc update
  

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• back to work
• wash one load of laundry, hand off the dry loads
  

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• work
• 15 minutes of filing
• wash one load of laundry

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• work
• clean microwave if I don't have to work late
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• work
  
• clean oven if I don't have to work late
• hang off dry laundry
  

Friday's check up and weekend plan

I had an awful Friday and didn't do anything I planned. The only joy of my day was going out with friends for dinner, just a very bright light at the end of this dark tunnel...

Anyway, gotta try to move on and get emotionnally better. A good way to do that is to plan my weekend with good stuff and do-able to do list to make me feel in control, responsible and joyful. That beind said, here's my plan:
Saturday:

• plan menus for next week, write down grocery shopping list and go shopping DONE!
  
• start Tristan's album for Christmas DONE!
• write 2 articles for work got even 3 DONE!
• take pix for work (walk to the event, that'll be my workout of the day) DONE!
• unload laundry and hang it up DONE!
• 15 minutes on health PPW DONE!
• 15 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 15 minutes on RSS reader DONE!

Sunday:

• pampering time DONE!
• continue Tristan's album for Christmas DONE!
• write 3 articles for work DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on health PPW one done, but now I have to call the insurance company, so I'll do more tomorrow!
  
• 2x15 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 2x15 minutes on RSS reader DONE!
• 15 minutes on budgeting (following this article's tips) DONE!
• finish my pantry list, print and update I deep cleaned my washing machine instead
  
• call my aunt for her birthday DONE, she wasn't home but I left her a message and will call back tomorrow after my doc appt.
  

Hope this will put me back on track and help me feel better, I'm having a rough time recently...

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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How have I been doing with the last days' plan??

Wednesday:

* 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
* 15 minutes on office to do DONE!
* 15 minutes on health PPW DONE!

Thursday:

* 10 minutes workout in the morning not done, I slept in! Eeeek!!
* 15 minutes on health PPW DONE!
* call for Tristan's birthday snif, nobody's home so far!

Tuesday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for today:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• back to work Yuck!!! DONE!
• put away all the exam stuff I won't need NOT DONE, and won't get tonight, I need some chill out time watching CSI!
• 15 minutes on health PPW DONE!

Monday check up... how am I doing?

• AM doc appt DONE!
  
• PM doc appt DONE!
• pack and send Tristan's b'day gift (walk to post office, it'll be my workout of the day) DONE! It was completely insane, the poor lady at the PO had a computer failure and 9 people waiting... at least I met a friend there and chatted, it helped pass time! LOL
  
• change cat's litter DONE!
• 30 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 30 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 30 minutes on office to-do's DONE!
• 30 minutes on health PPW DONE!
• prepare invitation for work DONE!
• scap if I have enough time

Weekly plan

I think it worked great last week, so here we go again!

Monday:

• AM doc appt
• PM doc appt
• pack and send Tristan's b'day gift (walk to post office, it'll be my workout of the day)
• change cat's litter
• 30 minutes on zip files
• 30 minutes on RSS
• 30 minutes on office to-do's
• 30 minutes on health PPW
• prepare invitation for work
• scap if I have enough time
  

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• back to work
• put away all the exam stuff I won't need
• 15 minutes on health PPW
  

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 15 minutes on office to do
• 15 minutes on health PPW

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• call for Tristan's birthday
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• plan next week's meals and grocery shopping list
  

Weekend to do's

OMGosh, you can't imagine how nice it is to know that I don't have to study... Yummy! LOL

Here's what I wanna tackle this weekend:
Saturday:

• menus for the coming week + shopping list DONE!
  
• grocery shopping DONE!
• scrap: at least 3 sessions on Z's album DONE! and 2 sessions on digi-scrapping NOT DONE, but I did catch up on various websites, which was just as good!!
  
• 30 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 30 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 30 minutes on desk + office to-do's DONE!

Sunday:

• 45 minutes video workout to catch up on the last couple days that I missed DONE!
• pampering time DONE!
• scrap! DONE!
• 30 minutes on zip files NOT DONE!
• 30 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 30 minutes on office to-do's NOT DONE!
• 30 minutes on health PPW NOT DONE! (prepare Monday's appt DONE!)
• hang up the load of laundry that is still in the washer DONE!
• wash and hang up another load of laundry DONE!

Friday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I've been doing over the last days:

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning NOT DONE
  
• back to work DONE
• clean dishes after each meal DONE
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas went to see New Moon instead!!!
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning NOT DONE
• clean dishes after each meal DONE
• plan menus for next week and write down grocery shopping list NOT DONE
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas NOT DONE
• review bank account report for October (it's about time!) NOT DONE

My exam is done

I can get back to normal life! Yeepee!!

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I've been doing for those 2 past days:
Tuesday:

• go to my exam and do my best! DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal I take at home DONE!

Wednesday:

• go to my exam and do my best! DONE!
• pick up food for the evening DONE!
• see New Moon (or wait to see it this weekend... we'll see!) I'll go this weekend

I'll run some errands this afternoon, and get ready for the coming weeks 'cause I'll be crazy busy until Christmas at work, so I need to get prepared for that!! LOL

Monday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I'm doing today:

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• 6 sessions of 45 minutes studying DONE!
• organize pantry DONE!
• 2 sessions of digi-decluttering (1 for zip files DONE!, one for RSS reader DONE!)
• clean dishes after each meal DONE!
• prepare everything for Tuesday's exam DONE!

A new week begins...

Since it worked pretty well last week, I'll post my plan for the week again, and update every day.

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• 6 sessions of 45 minutes studying
• organize pantry
• 2 sessions of digi-decluttering (1 for zip files, one for RSS reader)
• clean dishes after each meal
  
• prepare everything for Tuesday's exam

Tuesday:

• go to my exam and do my best!
• clean dishes after each meal I take at home

Wednesday:

• go to my exam and do my best!
• pick up food for the evening
• see New Moon (or wait to see it this weekend... we'll see!)
  

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• back to work
  
• clean dishes after each meal
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• clean dishes after each meal
• plan menus for next week and write down grocery shopping list
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas
• review bank account report for October (it's about time!)
  

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Weekend plan

Here's what I plan on doing this weekend:
Saturday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• grocery shopping DONE!
• 2 sessions of 45 minutes studying DONE!
• 2 sessions of 15 minutes digi-decluttering (1 for zip files DONE!, 1 for RSS browser DONE!)
• take pix at concert tonight DONE!

Sunday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning will go for a walk this afternoon instead
  
• pampering session
  
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying 2 DONE (we only came back from restaurant at 5:00 pm)!
• 3 sessions of 15 minutes digi-decluttering (1 for zip files DONE!, 2 for RSS browser DONE!)
• organize pantry
• change cat litter DONE!
• lunch with inlaws for Robert's b'day DONE!

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Friday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Well, first of all, I'm pretty sure that I won't manage to do everything I planned since I had a bad night: got asleep on the couch @ 11:00 pm, got up at 1:00 am, brushed teeth, washed my face, got to bed but couldn't sleep until 2:30 am... Ugh! All in all, I had enough sleep, but the 1:30 break in the middle of the night makes me really tired! So that's my reason for not working out this morning... but I will have to get some food for dinner and I will walk there instead of drive, so that should make the 10 minutes of physical activity, if not of workout. Okay, enough rambling, let's get back to my (now updated) plan:

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning won't get done!
  
• clean dishes after each meal done!
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on pending to do's
  
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying done!
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering one done!
• 45 minutes of paper scrap (Z's album) did a B'day card and a digital card instead!
• make sure that DBF set up his doc appt done!
• walk to chicken farm to get something for dinner done!
• plan menus for next week and create grocery shopping list done!
• have lunch with my friends done!

Thursday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal breakfast DONE (didn't ate at home for lunch)!
• 45 minutes studying
• Doc appt @ 11:30 AM (have to leave @ 10:30) DONE!
• Ikea shopping DONE!
• grocery shopping will do it tomorrow morning
  
• 10 minutes on health ppw DONE!
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering

Wednesday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal DONE!
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on health ppw DONE!
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying DONE!
• WWI ceremony DONE!
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering DONE!
• prepare shopping lists for the next day (Ikea + grocery) DONE!

This song is stuck in my head

since a week... I love it!!

Tuesday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal lunch DONE!
• 45 minutes studying WON'T BE DONE (worked too late, too tired)
  
• wash and hang up 1 load of laundry DONE!
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering DONE!

Monday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning, DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal (my main issue in the whole house) DONE!
• 10 minutes on health ppw DONE!
• set up doc appt for DBF he will do it on Friday, so I'll add this on Friday's list
  
• 45 minutes studying DONE!
• put away 1 load of laundry DONE!

I'm so proud!!! And it feels good to feel that things are in control, too! Love it!!

November goals

Oooops, I just realised I didn't even post my November goals! Here they are:

• Personal: create or buy Christmas gifts
• Health: workout 10 minutes every day
• Carreer: study for my exam and have it
• Finanaces: start preparing a budget
• Organisation: practice daily routines, especially the evening one

See you in 3 weeks to see how it went!

Need to get back on track...

Do you have that feeling too? The feeling that your life is like being in a car without driving wheel, rolling full speed on the highway? That's what the end of year always looks like for me, but this year it's even worst. I feel completely out of control, out of time, out of motivation. Yet there are so many things I need/want/have to do... It's exhausting, and this exhaustion (mental one, but still...) makes it even harder to manage.

Anyway, I've been here so many times that at least I think I've learned some tricks to not burn myself out the first week... My mantra will have to be: baby steps, don't procrastinate, just get started, just 10 minutes (15 seems already too much for me... sad, I know!).

Here is my plan for this week:
Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal (my main issue in the whole house)
• 10 minutes on health ppw
• set up doc appt for DBF
• 45 minutes studying
• put away 1 load of laundry
  

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal
• 45 minutes studying
• wash and hang up 1 load of laundry
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal
  
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on health ppw
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying
• WWI ceremony
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering
• prepare shopping lists for the next day (Ikea + grocery)
  

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 45 minutes studying
• Doc appt @ 11:30 AM (have to leave @ 10:30)
• Ikea shopping
• grocery shopping
• 10 minutes on health ppw
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering
• clean dishes after each meal
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal
  
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on pending to do's
  
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering
• 45 minutes of paper scrap (Z's album)
• make sure that DBF set up his doc appt
  

I already feel better knowing where I wanna go and how I can get there. Now I have to actually get moving in that direction, but I feel motivated and re-energized just by looking at this plan, so it should be OK. Now I'm off to finish my to do for the weekend!

Hold me accountable

Here's what I plan on doing this weekend:

• Create digital b'day cards for 3 friends and send one (I'm already late for him!) the late one is DONE and sent!

• plan menus for the week DONE! and go grocery shopping accordingly DONE!

• create 2 paper b'day cards for family ONE DONE!

• study for my exam (at least 2 sessions on saturday DONE! and 3 on sunday 2 DONE (and I think I won't do the 3 I planned, I've had enough!!)

• back up digital stuff (scrapbooking DONE! and photos DONE!) after finding out why it didn't work last time!!! DONE! (it was because my computer got to sleep while it was burning)
  

• and enjoy International Digital Scrapbooking Day today!!! LOL

What do you have on your to do list? Any Holiday preparation? Any fun stuff?