it’s that time of year again. i’m not sure what it is about fall, but my brain is just buzzing with ideas. i’ve got ideas for pidoodle (new products, new website…), i’ve got ideas for work (the deadline for scheduling all of my programs through the end of may is in two weeks!), i’ve got ideas for next summer for work (i’m presenting part of a workshop in november about how to decorate for next summer’s library program theme), i’ve got plans for exercising (my body is starting to do the same thing it did last year–shed pounds in the fall after i’ve excercised all summer. my goal for this year is to attempt to keep up the same summer exercise schedule and see if i can continue to lose weight instead of piling it on over the holidays. for those of you who will see me over the holiday season–please stop putting out bowls of candy near me!), ideas for home improvements throughout winter, ideas for class projects, plans for parties to host at my house…. ok, so not all of those are really “creative,” but the creative ones are the ones that make me happy.
anyone who has read this blog for awhile (or anyone who knows me at all) knows that i’m a list person. this year i’m having an interesting realization. while i have virtually no problems prioritizing within each of the “could do” lists associated with the plans and ideas above, i’m really struggling with prioritizing the lists themselves. which is more important–the home improvements or new pidoodle projects? class projects or work projects? and while some might be a little easier to distinguish a priority (class projects over parties at my house) that doesn’t mean that it’s easier for me to make myself concentrate on the “right” choice.
have i told you about my “could do” lists? i used to call them “to-do” lists, but i decided a few years ago to start referring to them as “could do” lists and to maybe add a few fun things to the list as well to make it seem less demanding. it doesn’t always work, but it’s something fun to strive for.
