Right before Thanksgiving I began GTD’s organizing methodology. I did a pretty good job of purging most of my office and getting all my things, both personal and business, into the “system.”
The only thing I didn’t do was to go through every single paper in my two large filing cabinets and a bookcase in my office, nor did I go through every “nook and cranny” in my house. Yes, I’m that obsessive.
So with the New Year I thought it would be nice to set a goal for “processing” everything in my house and that it would be nice to have it all done before my daughter’s graduation in May, which is before her wedding in July. I picture having everything “perfect” before guests arrive.
I planned to finish the bookshelf and filing cabinets in my office in January; do the bookshelves in the hall and kitchen in February; dining room/bathrooms in March; master bedroom and garage in April. The kids’ rooms can wait until they move out. Good plan I thought.
Well, it will be the end of January on Thursday and, though I did the bookcase, I haven’t completed processing one drawer of the two filing cabinets I’m working on! I have started it though. I’ve been distracted with a daughter who got bit by a dog and has had to have rabies shots, and then she had another unrelated health problem and was in the hospital last week.
So I think I will retrench and reset my goals to be completed by Thanksgiving. Actually, I should probably go for a five-year plan. I do have a wedding to plan after all and I haven’t figured out yet when I’m going to do the taxes.
One of the things I’m having trouble dealing with are all my books. In the past, I’ve winnowed, but I’m finding it very difficult to winnow this time around. I really pretty much want them all even though I know I’m not likely to use many of them. I’m not sure why it’s so hard.
BTW my daughter is fine.
