Slack-Free September

Welcome to the new blog! I'm going to work on exporting all of the Blogger posts here so everything will be in one place. I put that item on my to-do list and as I started reading over the list, I realized that there were a lot of little things that I've been putting off. I'm sure a lot of you can relate here. You get the big, recurring tasks finished, but the little things fall through the cracks. If that sounds familiar to you, join me for Slack-Free September!

Starting tomorrow, September 1, I'll be working to complete 30 tasks off my to-do list (1 per day). I'm devoting 30 minutes to each task, but I think a lot of them won't take nearly that long (but some of them may take a little longer, so it'll balance out).

So why am I posting this? For one thing, I want accountability. I want people to harass ask me about my progress, and I don't want to embarrass myself. Also, by posting this, I hope that I will inspire some of you to work on those perky little nagging tasks that never seem to get checked off the list. I believe in the power of momentum. Once you start finishing little things, that gives you the momentum to take on the bigger things. That's the principle behind Dave Ramsey's debt snowball method, and I think it can be applied to every other area of your life!

Here are my 30 tasks:

1. Export Blogger posts to this blog
2. Trim monster shrub by mailbox
3. Clean off bar area
4. Clean up spare bedroom
5. Clean up workout room
6. Clear off laundry room counter
7. Sell vacuum
8. Clean up area behind couch
9. Make eye doctor appointment
10. Organize seasonal decorations
11. Get prices for trash pickup
12. Take plastic to dump
13. Change burned out bulbs in chandelier and laundry room
14. Sew buttons on husband's shorts
15. Clean out makeup and nail polish
16. Clean out clothes bin
17. Take bags to Goodwill
18. Clean out car #1
19. Clean out car #2
20. Put away summer clothes/shoes
21. Put solar lights by sidewalk
22. Order electronic transcripts from grad school
23. Find headphones
24. Update songs on iPod
25. Hang dry erase board in office
26. Back up phone pictures to computer
27. Back up computer to external hard drive
28. Paint kitchen wall
29. Sign up for auto bill pay for water bill
30. Clean out work folder (the lone, non-time sensitive work task I've got right now)

I'll update every Monday in September with my progress. Let me know if you plan to join me, even if you're doing it on a smaller scale. Here's to a slack-free September for all of us!

I'm Moving!

I'm packing up this blog and heading to Wordpress! I'm ready to start blogging more often and move into the realm of an actual blogger, and I feel like Wordpress offers more opportunities for that than Blogspot does. Join me amberiam.wordpress.com!

Summertime Slacking

I have been lazy this summer.

Besides not posting anything here since the end of June, I've also neglected my personal and professional to do lists, thinking that I still had "plenty of time" to finish everything before the end of August.

Ha.

Honestly, it's always like this. I make a huge list for work projects and home projects and fun stuff, and every year I proclaim that this is the year I will do all of these things.

Humph.

I guess there's not really a point to this post, other than to say I'm ready to start blogging again. I have a list of ideas and a lot of nearly finished drafts that I need to get together and publish. I also have ideas about how I want to improve this little blog and help it grow.

So, if you're out there and still reading, thanks. I'll be back soon!