Working Potter on tue 2 jul 02
Hi folks,
I don't know how to get my life back on track and am terribly overwhelmed by
clutter and have so much to do I often am stymied where to start on what and
seem to have so amny both personal and professional "priororities" that some
days even after working stradily i almost feel I'm not on the best track and
have a hard time making any long term committtments since the last thing I
want to do is be in a position of not being able to deliver on promises and
committments.The thing is I'm a one person operation but am also on a high
maintainance property [6 acres with plenty of buildings and growing stuff
including a small garden] with family life that includes hubby and grown
children and am a grandmother and feel it is important to drop everything
when and if I am needed to spend time for them, which is not too often.
I know there are planty of you who have all these damands on your time and
attention and I am wondering if there is anything online, in a readily
available book or article on a system that works for you or a flow chart or
other type system that you use to guide you toward what you intend to
accomplish?
So how do you get it all together??
I'm trying to get a kiln deconstructed and rebuilt and setup and run glaze
tests and I have a lot of elements to bring off to make it happen some that
will depend on others and to bring this together to become productive for
the fall season I realize more organizational savy could help here. I need
to also be flexible to offset for the stuff that will inevitible
interruptions that come with family life. Anyone struggled with this and feel
you have solved this in a way that others could learn from your example?
I may be too late in the game to really think I CAN EVER GET THIS BACK IN
ORDER AGAIN????
Misty
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on tue 2 jul 02
Misty....
Here's the thing that worked for me...there is a website http://flylady.net
which has helped me begin the laborious process of getting into habits which
help me think in an organized way about my clutter. It's a system that
builds organizational habits in little increments. It's not an overnight
solution, but it is a way to stop being overwhelmed and do a little at a
time...which eventually adds up to a big solution. Look at the site and
see what you think. It's done amazing things for me.
Sandy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Working Potter [mailto:MorningMistDew@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 8:18 AM
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: what helps to organize your business?(and life,lol)
>
>
> Hi folks,
> I don't know how to get my life back on track and am terribly
> overwhelmed by
> clutter and have so much to do I often am stymied where to
> start on what and
> seem to have so amny both personal and professional
> "priororities" that some
> days even after working stradily i almost feel I'm not on the
> best track and
> have a hard time making any long term committtments since the
> last thing I
> want to do is be in a position of not being able to deliver
> on promises and
> committments.The thing is I'm a one person operation but am
> also on a high
> maintainance property [6 acres with plenty of buildings and
> growing stuff
> including a small garden] with family life that includes
> hubby and grown
> children and am a grandmother and feel it is important to
> drop everything
> when and if I am needed to spend time for them, which is not
> too often.
> I know there are planty of you who have all these damands on
> your time and
> attention and I am wondering if there is anything online, in a readily
> available book or article on a system that works for you or
> a flow chart or
> other type system that you use to guide you toward what you intend to
> accomplish?
> So how do you get it all together??
> I'm trying to get a kiln deconstructed and rebuilt and
> setup and run glaze
> tests and I have a lot of elements to bring off to make it
> happen some that
> will depend on others and to bring this together to become
> productive for
> the fall season I realize more organizational savy could
> help here. I need
> to also be flexible to offset for the stuff that will inevitible
> interruptions that come with family life. Anyone struggled
> with this and feel
> you have solved this in a way that others could learn from
> your example?
> I may be too late in the game to really think I CAN EVER GET
> THIS BACK IN
> ORDER AGAIN????
> Misty
>
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Alexis Yildir on tue 2 jul 02
Hi Misty,
I have mentionned www.Flylady.net before - the focus is on getting
control of chaos and clutter in the home but there is no reason not to apply
the system to a sprawling property and a clay studio. I have learned alot
from the flylady about the value of routine and of making visible changes in
little spurts - most of her work is done in 15 minute sprints using a timer.
Maybe you will like her style. I enjoy her subscribers testimonials to how
their lives have been changed - hard to believe that a little clutter
control could cause such serious metamorphosis in attitudes.
Best wishes in finding your Way.
Alexis in Winnipeg
> Hi folks,
> I don't know how to get my life back on track and am terribly overwhelmed
by
> clutter and have so much to do I often am stymied where to start on what
and
> seem to have so amny both personal and professional "priororities" that
some
> days even after working stradily i almost feel I'm not on the best track
and
> have a hard time making any long term committtments since the last thing I
> want to do is be in a position of not being able to deliver on promises
and
> committments.
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