So Much To Do!
Ok, wow it's been awhile since my last post.
I have been just soooo busy.
I bet you all have been too.
Is it getting nice where you all are?
Gettin' that itch to go riding aren't ya?
Me too.
Well, I also need to do some Spring Cleaning around the farm.
That includes some tack I haven't used in a while; muddy halters and blankets; and a good scrubbing and disinfecting of stall floors, brushes and all.
Then of course some fence mending and other fix er uppers that I try not to let get away from me!
I am not a supporter in human cloning, but maybe I will make an exception just for myself.
You know, one to do the work, one to go to work to pay the bills and the original (that's me) to go riding!
Ok, back to reality. I have way too much to do so I had better get started.
But first I would like to share some things I have learned when it comes to very long, long, long To Do lists.
It's not rocket science and I'm sure you have heard all this before. Maybe you just forgot or maybe your clone got fed up and quit! :)
One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to get it all done at once.
So let's just handle one at a time.
When you have a lot of chores and it seems like there is never enough hours in the day to get it all done, it is best to break it down into smaller steps.
It's easy to get overwhelmed especially if you work a regular job (or two like I do!) you have a family, a home, and on and on. Don't let it get to you!
Just prioritize!
Grab a clipboard or stiff legal pad, pen, aspirin, Alka Seltzer, brown paper bag to hyperventilate in, tissues to cry into and go to the barn.
Make a list first of all that you can think of to do.
Wow! Big list huh?
Impossible you think right? Wrong. Remember with God all things are possible!
Then try and group them together such as:
Cleaning tack, halters, buckets, water troughs
Stripping stalls and disinfecting the floors
De-cobwebbing/dusting
Mending fences/gates
Building fixes - gutters, doors, windows, stall boards, etc.
Etc, etc, etc...... a lot isn't it?
I recommend then assigning them a priority number to do first.
Obviously fixing a broken down fence or a broken stall board or door takes priority over cleaning a halter, so you need to decide what to do first.
One way you can also do this is group them into one of three or four categories in order of importance.
Safety
Priority
Must do soon
Would like to do soon
Once you make out your lists, (oh and I recommend separate pieces of paper for each category) you will need to see how much time you have per day or week to set aside to accomplish your goals you just wrote down.
It may be as much a couple of hours or as a little as 20-30 minutes per day or even per week.
That's ok, just chipping away at your list is better than trying to take a day and get it all done at once and with a lot less stress!
Remember the most successful people are often times also the busiest.
Now, take whatever time you have carved out, take your list and head to the barn.
You already know what needs to be done first, so you won't be wasting any time trying to decide where to start.
Then just start! Do something, anything. It doesn’t matter how small or insignificant it may seem. It needed to be done and you did it!
Pat yourself on the back for taking some action, any action and build on that.
Oops, now you are out of time and it’s time to fix supper. That’s ok, you are on a roll now and tomorrow getting started will be a lot easier and you will actually get more done!
Don't worry if you didn't get done all you wanted to that day. Sometimes things just pop up that interrupts your plan. That's called life! Just adapt and rearrange your list.
Maybe enlist your young slaves called children! Ha ha, just kidding about the slave bit. But they can help too.
So they don't do things exactly the way you would, but anything would be an improvement right? Besides, if you need to go back and rearrange something later, at least they did the lion's share, right? Now it won't take you quite as long as if you tried to do it all yourself.
The best managers are those who know how to delegate.
Guess what, I have to go. I’m getting paged. Have to take care of something RIGHT NOW! So they tell me.
Where is my darn clone? Oh yeah I forgot she quit!
Till next time…
PS. Check out our Earth Day friendly cleaning products. - Cleaning Products
Great to use around the barn.
More on them later.
I have been just soooo busy.
I bet you all have been too.
Is it getting nice where you all are?
Gettin' that itch to go riding aren't ya?
Me too.
Well, I also need to do some Spring Cleaning around the farm.
That includes some tack I haven't used in a while; muddy halters and blankets; and a good scrubbing and disinfecting of stall floors, brushes and all.
Then of course some fence mending and other fix er uppers that I try not to let get away from me!
I am not a supporter in human cloning, but maybe I will make an exception just for myself.
You know, one to do the work, one to go to work to pay the bills and the original (that's me) to go riding!
Ok, back to reality. I have way too much to do so I had better get started.
But first I would like to share some things I have learned when it comes to very long, long, long To Do lists.
It's not rocket science and I'm sure you have heard all this before. Maybe you just forgot or maybe your clone got fed up and quit! :)
One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to get it all done at once.
So let's just handle one at a time.
When you have a lot of chores and it seems like there is never enough hours in the day to get it all done, it is best to break it down into smaller steps.
It's easy to get overwhelmed especially if you work a regular job (or two like I do!) you have a family, a home, and on and on. Don't let it get to you!
Just prioritize!
Grab a clipboard or stiff legal pad, pen, aspirin, Alka Seltzer, brown paper bag to hyperventilate in, tissues to cry into and go to the barn.
Make a list first of all that you can think of to do.
Wow! Big list huh?
Impossible you think right? Wrong. Remember with God all things are possible!
Then try and group them together such as:
Cleaning tack, halters, buckets, water troughs
Stripping stalls and disinfecting the floors
De-cobwebbing/dusting
Mending fences/gates
Building fixes - gutters, doors, windows, stall boards, etc.
Etc, etc, etc...... a lot isn't it?
I recommend then assigning them a priority number to do first.
Obviously fixing a broken down fence or a broken stall board or door takes priority over cleaning a halter, so you need to decide what to do first.
One way you can also do this is group them into one of three or four categories in order of importance.
Safety
Priority
Must do soon
Would like to do soon
Once you make out your lists, (oh and I recommend separate pieces of paper for each category) you will need to see how much time you have per day or week to set aside to accomplish your goals you just wrote down.
It may be as much a couple of hours or as a little as 20-30 minutes per day or even per week.
That's ok, just chipping away at your list is better than trying to take a day and get it all done at once and with a lot less stress!
Remember the most successful people are often times also the busiest.
Now, take whatever time you have carved out, take your list and head to the barn.
You already know what needs to be done first, so you won't be wasting any time trying to decide where to start.
Then just start! Do something, anything. It doesn’t matter how small or insignificant it may seem. It needed to be done and you did it!
Pat yourself on the back for taking some action, any action and build on that.
Oops, now you are out of time and it’s time to fix supper. That’s ok, you are on a roll now and tomorrow getting started will be a lot easier and you will actually get more done!
Don't worry if you didn't get done all you wanted to that day. Sometimes things just pop up that interrupts your plan. That's called life! Just adapt and rearrange your list.
Maybe enlist your young slaves called children! Ha ha, just kidding about the slave bit. But they can help too.
So they don't do things exactly the way you would, but anything would be an improvement right? Besides, if you need to go back and rearrange something later, at least they did the lion's share, right? Now it won't take you quite as long as if you tried to do it all yourself.
The best managers are those who know how to delegate.
Guess what, I have to go. I’m getting paged. Have to take care of something RIGHT NOW! So they tell me.
Where is my darn clone? Oh yeah I forgot she quit!
Till next time…
PS. Check out our Earth Day friendly cleaning products. - Cleaning Products
Great to use around the barn.
More on them later.
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