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As my schedule continues to grow I struggle for ways to get organized. Maybe this will help :

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/06/7-secrets-of-super-organized.html

Yay writing a confined space procedure.

So....the after school special lesson of the week is that it is VERY bad if one dumps gravel from a fish tank down a garburator. Yesterday, while I was taking a nap shelly did that and it led to an evening of antics. I played amatuer plumber but the garburator won and we had to get a plumber to come this morning. Just how did he fix if you might ask? He sucked out as many rocks as he could with a vacuum. A little poking around with a screw driver and we have a garburator once again.

So.....while all of the antics of the garburator have been going on I still had to get a chapter of my thesis done for today. I have 12 pages and just need a few more paragraphs to make it flow a little better and tie up loose ends. It is a little rough but I think that I can make it pretty strong once I get some feedback.

Remember that a broom can help loosen minor clogs in a garburator and that vacuums are an awesome tool for nearly any task

back to the grind.........

A great article on how to keep your focus on long term objectives and be productive on a daily basis.

http://www.e-articles.info/e/a/title/The-Ten-Part-Mental-Fitness-Program/

Gotta try this and see if it helps me organize my tasks better. I love outlook but I find its task section is limited in terms of the prioritization of tasks.

http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/03/introducing-the-hipster-pda/

http://www.43folders.com/2005/01/08/organizing-your-hipster-pda/

www.diyplanner.com

I am printing out my first hipster PDA tomorrow at work. I think having it as small cue cards will help me keep my tasks a little more organized.

THe end of the yar is coming rapidly. Before the madness of christmas spending starts it might be a good idea to take stock of year's spending and figure out how to make things even better financially next year. Check out this article which gives a great overview of how to conduct and annual checkup : http://financialplan.about.com/od/personalfinancebasics/a/AnnualCheckup.htm

check out this debt to income ratio calculator : http://financialplan.about.com/library/weekly/DebtToIncomeWorksheet.htm

I have found both of these tools to be useful. Especially in terms of my long term financial planning.

1. good to great has a new companion book --yay
2. great feedback from Team leaders in IT--- good to know people notice my work
3. headbands are awesome
4. email will always be there tomorrow--- if it was truly crutial people would pick up the phone
5. having fun at work makes the day go by more quickly

This is a book I am thinking of checking out next for my work reading list.

http://www.changethis.com/28.06.SlowLeadership
http://www.slowleadership.org/

It just came out this week but the synopsis looks decent.

1. job enrichment is a very individual thing. An incredibly repititious/monotonous job can be rewarding to someone who values stability and places their focus on activities outside of work.

2. a small act of kindness can mean a lot to someone. A single flower can change the course of someone's day.

3. having and working regularly with a mentor is amazing. feedback, feedback, feedback

4. taking the time to build relationships with a wide variety of people. you never know what adventures your accountant might have had

5. finding life hacks audio books


Another great day. :)