*whine*

[mousme]

I know you're all sick of hearing me whine about my work schedule. I promise, in another month, there will be a new schedule for me to whine about! ;)

I have a Giant List of Things To Do today, none of which I actually feel like doing. I am *tired*. Between night shift and having to go back in yesterday for overtime, I am wiped. What I really want to do is spend all day curled up somewhere with a book. Possibly tea could be involved.

I'm going to see if I can meet myself halfway, at least, and get the place reasonably tidy. Right now it looks like a bomb went off in my front hallway. The rest of the place isn't too bad, luckily. The kitchen needs a bit of TLC, but mostly it's the hallway that's Full Of Stuff.

Just thinking about that To-Do list makes me tired. It's ten miles long, and even though I know I'll feel happier and less stressed when I do it, part of me still doesn't want to.

Meh.

I am going to have breakfast, and then see what I can do about it.

Comments

[catsarah.livejournal.com]

Can you grab a friend to go with you to attend the To Doom list? I find that often helps me. My physiotherapist pointed out to me that the times I'm doing well and accomplishing things, often involve my friends and LMI. (hee! I used LMI for the first time :D )

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Alas, my friends have proper nine-to-five jobs for the most part. I have to use what days off I can to get my stuff done. I hear you, though. Doing much of this stuff with LMI's makes it easier and more fun. If I were vastly wealthy I would totally bribe my friends to take a day off (at least!) and join me. :)

LMI?

[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll bite, what is it?

Both of you are grumping about the season change. How cold is it for you now? Are your leaves all brown, your skies all gray?

Re: LMI?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

It's about four degrees Celsius outside right now. The leaves are yellow and orange and red —absolutely gorgeous. The light is fading around 17:00 these days, too, but the skies vary from that beautiful stark blue that happens on a clear autumn day here, all the way to overcast and gloomy (which is what it's like today).

catsarah is in Toronto, though, so I can't speak for the weather there.

As for LMI, don't you read fearsclave's LJ? Like-Minded Individuals. :)

[dizietsma.livejournal.com]

Set aside an hour. For each item on the list, do one of the following things:

* Less than 2 minutes? Do it now.
* More than 2 minutes?
- Write down the very next specific action to get you closer to finishing it. ("Do laundry" is not a specific action. "Gather dark-coloured clothes" is.)
- Write down where that action happens (basement, store, telephone, etc)
* Group the list by location.

Now you have a list of concrete solid things to do and where you need to be to do them. Viewed a different way, you now have a much smaller list of things you can do right away whenever you're in one of those places.

Cleaning the Stables

[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

And BTW, no one wants to whine about your work schedule more that meeeee!