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A busy day

March 20th, 2006 at 01:28 am

I've been reading a couple of books about setting goals. Sometimes in my pursuit of books to sell, I find a few titles that I want to read and pick them up. Even if they're not worth selling, I enjoy reading them and just re-donate when I'm done.

Anyhow, I've been thinking about my financial goals a lot lately. I'm earning OK money right now, and since starting this blog feel more motivated to change things than I have in a long time. I picked up a book today about setting and meeting goals in general, not just financial. It's pretty basic advice, but reading it does motivate me.

One of the main questions in the chapter I read today was about what we do to sabotage ourselves. In the morning I'm often running around at the last minute, making my lunch, ironing a shirt, and so on. Today I washed all of the laundry I need for this week, ironed it, and am ready to go. That may not be a big deal to you, but I'm such a procrastinator! It feels good to have everything ready. My lunch is packed, and I'm ready to go.

I've been putting off painting the bathroom for months. Today I did the ceiling. It needs to dry completely, then I can tackle the walls and be done with it. It was really not very time-consuming at all. Sometimes I build things up in my mind bigger than they really are.

4 Responses to “A busy day”

  1. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    KarenSue- if you happen to come across good used copies of The Complete Tightwad Gazette, I would purchase them from you. Just let me know- (I have one checked out from the library now, and I love it--)

    Ulimately, I would need 3 one for me, one for DD1 and one for DIL. But they can come one at a time...

    Thanks!

  2. boomeyers Says:
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    Wow! Parallel lives! I started washing and ironing everything too! I bought (invested) in the canvas hanging "shelves" at walmart and put them in the front hall closet. One for each girl. I then put a complete outfit in each slot for the week (with socks and undies). DD1 got too big for the winter stuff to fit well, so I had to start hanging hers in her closet! Having set outfits to wear to work helps too! Oh, and I have'nt painted my bathroom yet either! We need to pick a day! LOL!

  3. Champion Cheapskate Says:
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    That's right, just do it! Start plugging away little-by-little and the job will be done. Every little bit counts. I am proud of you. Keep acting and you automatically go into motion. You forget to procrastinate.

    An act in time saves nine.

  4. KarenSue Says:
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    Thank you all for the kind replies. It really does give me a boost when you take the time to respond to my posts!

    I've been continuing to work on not sabotaging myself. It's strange how I was doing that without stopping to think about it.

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