I love lists

Yep, I do love a list... in fact I have been very busy crossing off the things I have achieved from my last list that it got me into the mood to make another list. This time it is all the things I would like to achieve in the holidays....

So far there are 37 things on that list. Make that 36 because my wonderful husband just cleaned all my windows in the house, so that is one thing ticked off!

My list is made up of 3 areas. 1 for business related jobs. Those are the things that I have to do to ensure our two businesses survive. And to make sure the tax department doesn't come looking for me.

The second area is house related jobs. Good old fashioned ironing and sorting out cupboards - blah. All my favourite jobs that really should get done throughout the year, but I claim I am way too busy to do. Time to do them!

Thirdly is all the things I would like to do that I consider fun stuff. Finish craft projects and get more into my Wreck this Journal. Ironically even though I have been busy, busy, busy, I have managed to do a couple of pages of the Journal. AND, shock, horror, I have been writing in my normal journal. Ok, it is pretty run of the mill stuff. But if I am to get my head into some sort of order and achieve some of the things I said I want, then I have to do it!

When I showed said list to my husband he wasn't entirely enthusiastic. He did volunteer to do the windows, which is a huge help and the job has now been done... But he thought that because I made this list then any plans for holidays and get aways are out the (clean) window!

I must point out as (I did with him) that this list was made with the theory that it is a perfect and organised world where time is mine for the taking and I can do anything whenever I want. Long ago I recognised that such a world does not exist and I will have to take another step to see that some of these jobs get done....

Prioritise! At the end of the day it doesn't matter if all of the jobs get done. If I get 3, 4 or more of them done, then it will be 3, 4 or more off my 37 job long list. The rest can likely wait until later anyway.

I will keep you updated as to how my list goes... It will be a bit of an experiment to see then how I can make the other list of things I want to do actually get done!

Happy holidays!
K

Crossing off things on my "to-do" list....

Well, here we are on another Tuesday. Christmas appears to be just around the corner and I am getting into the swing of things organising my corporate Christmas hampers.

I have also been making the most of my "free" time and getting a few little projects done that were on my "to-do" list. That is going through my internet favourites folder called "Stuff I want to try" and actually try some of the things I have saved.

Today I finished off a pair of rosebud earrings inspired by a great blog post. I will post a photo later of them.

I have also just about finished off some magnets that I am trialling for the markets early next month. So far so good.

A storm has been brewing in my kitchen... I mean I have been cooking up a storm in my kitchen, making double choc muffins, chicken kievs, smashed potato and chicken salad and tonight a few home made meat pies.

Wreck this Journal has been sitting next to my bed begging me to open it and I haven't written in my journal although I have considered the million things I would write in it.

Just to top off my week I have found a brilliant site called Ideas Culture where they come up with ideas. How fantastic!! I have subscribed to their newsletter and I absolutely love the concept behind it. Check them out and see what you think.

In the meantime, have a great day!

Christmas? Stop swearing at me!

Even though I am supposed to be back in the land of living, I am not ready for things like Christmas!

Last week I tried, I mean tried to get things organised... I have some corporate orders (yay!!) that I am currently working on... but Christmas at home has just gotten a little more complicated.

Long story short we still don't know what we are going to do for Xmas. This year it is my intention to create a gignerbread house. I would like to cook a greek inspired lamb on the rotisserie and try to enjoy as much about the day as I can.

In my head I have great inspirations for decorating the house... So maybe now is the time to start a little plan. I actually saw a book at one of my favourite shops about planning for Christmas. What a great idea!

Ok, time to add a few more things to my list of things I would like to do and seriously start a plan for Xmas.

How are you guys going? Do you have any family traditions that you would like to share? Drop us a comment below!

Best wishes,
Kirsty

PS. I have done a couple more pages in Wreck this Journal. The fascinating thing is that after doing it I had the most specatular dreams that night... Wow, the power of creativity, hey?

Back from a break

So, I am back! Not quite with life just yet, still recovering from a chaotic 3 weeks that included a bridal expo, jury duty, 30th birthday party (mine), 9 day visit from my aunty, a 10 year old birthday party (my son) and then orders and work on top of that.

Needless to say that my BAS is still to be done and I should probably be doing that rather than writing here, but anyhoo!

Wreck This Journal has been sitting at the bottom of a pile of things beside my bed. Everyday I think about it and then get distracted with something else. I feel that pang of guilt and tell myself I need to do something about it and ironically enough I have added a few things to my vision board!

So far I can see that I like chandeliers and black and white. Ironically enough I knew that, even before I started a vision board. It does seem that each magazine I flick through happens to be a decorating magazine which is a subtle hint that maybe I should just bite the bullet and do my house up.

And the first step to that was get my husband on board to find someone to paint it!! After discussions this weekend he has agreed to ring a friend who is a painter!

Will keep you updated on the next step....

Had to share this little photo

I took this the other day when I went for a walk with our fat dog, Maddy. I have no idea how it will come out on screen, but I loved it at the moment I took it and wanted to share...

Vision boards and other such fun stuff...

So, Wreck this journal is supposed to help me with creavity... and this blog is to help me document my wonderful journey. All sounds fairly easy.... And it is.

But in part of this journey, which is getting messier and messier as I progress I also have a business to continue and get my head in a space where I can grow both personally and professionally.

A couple of weeks ago a group of ladies and I had a networking session where we worked on getting some goals actually written down and making them more than just written down goals (if you get my drift). Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we actually have to action them!

Now, to do this it was recommended that we create some vision boards where we can have our goals plastered in a prominent place so that we see them and reinforce them EVERYDAY! Sounds like a plan...

So I bought my cardboard (that was the first step to actually actioning the goal of actioning the goal) and it has been sitting in front of me ever since. In all honesty I have been scared I was going to "mess it up" and it not be perfect. Hmm, I am starting to realise that I have a problem here...

My fear of "messing up" was preventing me from doing!! Woohoo.. now that I have realised that it is time to take action. And this is where I got the idea of Wreck this Journal. In a very long and convoluted way it was to help me not be so much of a perfectionist and get the job of starting to action some goals done so that I can achieve!

I feel I am on the right track.. even if I seem to be going in circles. This week I have been thinking more about my goals and realised that I probably needed a Daisy list like Sami which would be made up of things that I want to do, but is not so much a goal that it requires a vision board.

And that is where I am at today - I needed somewhere I could put my list of things to do and BINGO - this is it!! I am going to add a little area on the side where I can add the things I want to do and can tick them off as I go.

Problem solved!!

If you would like to know any more about Daisy lists, Wreck this Journal or Vision Boards, please email me! I would be happy to share.

K

Getting it wrong...

Apparently you can't get it wrong when you are "wrecking this journal"... Even following the instructions (I prefer to call them destructions) I still managed to muck up the first page!! :)

The clause in the front I think will save me - "Instructions are open to interpretation"... I am sticking to that, so sue me.

Anyway, I have had a flick through the journal at all the interesting destructions on how to destroy it and well, my neighbours might be calling the psych ward as I get into it...

Should be fun, I might give them the number to save them the time!

Wreck this Journal

1st post for My Journal Journey.... Wow! I discovered this book through a tangled web of blogs and followers etc and decided I wanted to do this.

I am one of the thousands (probably millions) of people who wants their journal to be perfect and often put off doing anything with it because of fear of doing it wrong.

Gosh, what a wasted existence! So, embracing the whole concept of wrecking a journal I have purchased a copy and am not set to go about and wreck it. Unfortunately I was expecting to receive the book in the mail on Friday, but it didn't arrive and managed to frustrate me the whole weekend just hoping that it would arrive today.

Well, it did and now to get on with it! Let's see what this is all about and can it really change some one like me?

Only time will tell....