helmetiblog

A few weeks ago Tembi informed me of her idea to make 2006 the year of organization. I like it, I need it, I'm co-opting it. I've lived for about six months now in a state of mild chaos, with packed boxes, unopened mail and limited means of transport, and they all affect me. Likewise not adhering to a consistent schedule or keeping good track of what I need to do adds to the feeling of unsettledness.

• schedule my time
  
  A day can seem so purposeful if it's one with goals it achieves. That and I crave the structure. And I need to be more productive and responsible. And ...



• keep a calendar
  
  I like to know what I'm doing in the coming days, and this will help alleviate the feeling of forgetting something. I haven't quite found a great method of calendaring yet, though, be it paper or electronic.



• reconcile my checkbook (archaic phrasing anymore, as tithe checks are the only ones I ever have to write)



• filing paperwork
  
  This one's huge; order from chaos. It'll be a couple of days here.



• purchase a car
  
  This one's not organization as much as enablement, but they go hand-in-hand in my desire for normalcy.



• maybe install a dishwasher
  
  I'm getting better at washing my dishes manually, but if the kitchen's getting reconfigured anyway ...



• new shelving and unpack boxes after remodel
  
  Definitely exciting! Bookshelves, media shelves, actually moving in; pinch me.

So another day, another goal. It's doable, as I've had each of these at various times, but all at once? -- 2006 would/*will* be a year well spent.