Monday is really the start of my week. It is the day I return to classes and thus the day that ends my weekending and forces me to think in a ‘work-forward’ way. So, here I am on Monday trying out Monday things. I think that I need to be implementing weekly workloads. In other words I need a core list that defines and details that week in terms of responsibilities, word count, etc. By doing so I will be able to look forward across the week, and ‘GSD’ which is my new acronym for Get Shit Done. I am (was going to say have been) spiraling in terms of keeping up with life. I do not write enough (hardly anything) down and thus watch as stuff continues to slip through the cracks. I understand that there are a multitude of things that I cannot control, but I can control what is under my power and I can control making time and space for the things I cannot directly control. It is like when you have a budget and you set aside cash for emergencies. Time can be allocated in the same way. Rainy Day time, so to speak. If I can turn that time into Video Game time (when not otherwise needed) it may help to restore that balance between work and play that has been lost over the course of a year.
So, today begins with a list. It begins with a month list, because this is the start of a new (and shockingly fast and short) month that is inexorably going to set up the next month, which is going to lead into the last month of the work semester. All of this means that I need to be well organized and well regulated in order to hit the goals I have within the span of this time. I have a great deal to look forward to, and I am prepared for none of it. Likewise, I need to set the tone and the example for those kids around me who aren’t handling their own shit.
Some Thoughts:
- Powerful motivation for a Monday. I’ve been feeling really down these last few days and a little locking in may be the solution to my personal woes.
- Black History month is happening, but I haven’t been the least bit engaged or involved in it. I need to assess that moving forward–so long as it exists within this new anti-DEI era.
- Looking forward to the trip to New Orleans. I’m hearing that it is always crazy in certain areas of town and I certainly want to see a bit of the wild, but I hope to see a lot more of the whimsical–meaning the parade scene. A few nights of really good Jazz would be great.