I’m trying a new thing this year: instead of large, vague sorts of goals, I’m making two each month: one writing, one not.
My January not-writing goal was to reorganize the coat closet, which I did this afternoon. !!!
I received a bunch of Fiesta ware for Christmas, which prompted me to reorganize the entire kitchen on New Year’s Eve. I had to give Dingo a tour so he’d be able to find anything. From there I moved on to the linen closet, my bedside table, the table on “my” side of the sofa, and my bathroom cabinet. Now that I’ve done the coat closet, the only big organization job is the guest room, where all my craft supplies and books live. My stepdaughter and I did a superficial reorg up there … er, last year? The year before? Anyhow, being superficial, it didn’t take. That job will not be completed in one weekend afternoon, for sure.
I like to end and begin the calendar year with things clean and tidy: it sets a good tone. In that spirit, all the laundry is done, the cat box is clean, I am clean, the sheets have been changed, and I sharpened all the knives. I am Prepared. For something, anyhow.
If only I could keep it up.
Last year I had two goals:
1. Write more. I did this.
2. Channel Dad and do things as soon as I notice they need to be done, without waiting. I fell of this wagon quickly, but it crops up in my head now and again, so there’s a chance this habit will eventually get ingrained
The fiber cupboard reorganization has taken, so far, seven days. It is not even being close to done. There are ziplock bags all over the place. And German lessons by CD do not make sorting helpful, as things must be dropped, to scootch over to the player and play that scary long sentence again. My goal for this year is to do what needs to be done, as soon as I can, even if that works out to wee small five minute installments.
I think that’s an admirable goal. Five-minute blocks of Doing can really add up.
I’ve been haphazardly working on my French at the site Live Mocha. I like their setup.
I have a goal to work towards; Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester are coming to Chicago in May, and Herr Raabe has been known to make witty asides from the podium in German, and I want to be able to at least get a verb there somewhere.