Some days? More like molehills.
The trick, I think, is figuring out a way to cut them down to size internally before you ever tackle them externally.
But how do you do that?
Let me know if you have an answer. In the meantime, I'll be trying to break several of my latest projects into smaller, more manageable chunks and then trying to make some real progress on something today. Somehow.
The never ending "to do" list has begun to grate on my last nerve. Funny how that happens.
(Photo via drurydrama. Just a gorgeous shot, isn't it?)
2 comments:
i make a list and include all the breakdowns of big projects onto the list.
instead of a general 'clean kitchen', i include all the work cleaning the kitchen entails; cleaning out the fridge, taking out the trash, wiping down counters, mopping floor, washing windows, etc. i may not get it all done at the end of the day but i've got the majority of things crossed off the list -- and that always (1) makes me feel like i've accomplished a lotta somethings and (2) generates successes that i can build on.
so what if the kitchen floor didn't get mopped today -- i'll do it tomorrow or maybe even the next day. i give myself permission to carry things over without feeling guilty about it.
Suz, I do the same thing sometimes when I have a need to feel like I'm really digging in and accomplishing something. Breaking my "to do" list down to component parts helps in a couple of ways: (1) I get to cross more stuff off the list, which always makes me feel better; and (2) I get a clear sense of what I'm really doing, because as you say, "cleaning the kitchen" doesn't nearly cover the sublist.
It helps to see that I'm not slacking so much as scrambling, ya know?
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