Crazy Mama

Today is one of those days.  I feel just a tad bit loopy.

I have read articles on a boat load of websites and in magazines about organization, motherhood, writing, creativity, cooking, etc. and so forth. 

Oprah, Martha, Rachel Ray, Parenting, Family Circle, Woman's Day...

My house is still a sty. I am still obscenely unorganized.  Oh yeah,  I still have writer's block...which has been my constant companion since 2003, when I graduated from college with a degree in English Literature and finally determined that I LOVED writing. 

Since that revelation, all the creative muses have taken a hike.  I do have faith that I'll get it back again, once I set aside some time to focus.

For now, it is all about my son. He is thriving...he's happy and healthy, "talks" up a storm and LOVES his Baby Einstein mat.

Now that I think about it, taking care of him is really all I need right now.

Hello, my name is Julie.  I'm a disorganized, loopy, crazy mama.

Pleased to meet you.

xoxo

Queen of Procrastination, Part 2

Holy Mother of God, I can't even begin to tell you how disorganized I am.

But I shall try.

I know I "do things" throughout the day.  I must, because my baby is happy and healthy, bills are getting paid on time, clothes are being washed and everyone is fed.

But my desk is a swirling mess of paper.  Stuff to be filed, stuff to be shredded, stuff to be recycled and stuff that should just be thrown OUT.

I have a stack of paper to be shredded.  This stack is growing steadily in the corner of the desk like the man-eating plant named Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors.  If I hear "FEEEED MEEEE", well....it is too late. My number is UP.

The computer that is on my desk is useless.  I need to take the important documents off the hard drive and just get rid of it.  Of course, I've been saying this for the past year and there it sits, mocking me.

I have to get serious with my planner.  I used to have a total love affair with my Franklin Covey day planner.  Franklin and I were inseparable.  I LOVED him.

Since I no longer work outside the home, the planner was just too much. I downgraded to a simple, artsy planner that I THOUGHT would be ok.  I'm not thrilled with it...my heart still belongs to Franklin.

Yet I need to make it work and just get over it.  It is a perfectly good planner - it just isn't my Franklin.

Tonight is the night to map out my day tomorrow.  I will make a list of every single thing that I think must be done in my life. That has to be my first step.  How can I get anything done if I'm not sure what it is I need to do?

From there, I can break it down even further.  I need to see what has to be done daily, and what can be done weekly, monthly, etc.

I know...I'll keep track of it on my blog.!  This way, I can see exactly what I've done daily as I spruce up the site...and of course just ramble on about my usual crap.

I think I've stumbled onto something...hmmm.

We'll see...wish me luck!

xoxo