Late Night Fantasies…
Submitted by byjane on Wednesday, 11 March 20095 Comments
…of work well done tomorrow.
That’s me, brushing my teeth and planning–with great energy and zest and, yes, enthusiasm (is this overkill?) all that I am going to accomplish the next day. Except I don’t. Because, generally speaking, I don’t remember. I’ve taken, therefore, to making lists on Post-its while I brush which I then post on my monitor. See, here they are…all those yellow squares with writing on them.
- Work on CSS
- Start annotating BlogRoll
- Start selling clothes
- Buy nightcream
- SEO
- and so on and so on and so on…
What leaks out of me in the night hours between writing these lists and the morning time to do them is the details. And the enthusiasm. And the zest. And the energy.
If all that I think to do would magically get done, what a productive person I would be….
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LeeAnn: That is EXACTLY what I’m talking about. And the post-its don’t really work for me either. Maybe we should just get out of bed and do the stuff we’re planning then and there. And sleep late in the AM!
Ritz: I have to be careful that the listmaking doesn’t become the end in itself. I have this urge to Write Everything Down–and then I get overwhelmed.
Sadly I’ve had to give in to list making and not necessarily with enthusiasm. There is a notebook for work and one for home. I had no choice, I got tired of saying, “I know I’m forgetting something”. I call it foggy brain syndrome, though I prefer to say I’m exceptionally organized.
If only lists would be enough for me! I think maybe I’m just plain lazy. I have all this ENTHUSIASM while laying in bed at night. I plan and I feel sooooooooooo motivated. Tomorrow I will…walk a few miles, not drink soda, read a book, finish this project and clean my kitchen and and and…and I’m so sure that I will and I feel so commited. Then morning comes and….well…just and….not sure a post it will do the trick!
I feel her pain…and I told her so.
My sister started a whole blog based on planning her next day.
http://www.storiesofmyfuture.com/
As you can see, she hasn’t updated it in a few weeks.