blog is a many splendored thing

Yay!  Amy has signed on to this project.  She will be here next Saturday for an initial walk through and for us to start making a detailed plan of action.  Meanwhile, I thought it would be a good idea for me to set down some of my smart goals on paper so I could remember why this is important to me as we get started.  The hard work that is coming means that I need to define what I want out of the project, what I consider a success, and basic guidelines for moving forward. When Amy comes we’ll discuss details, start some project lists, and discuss a realistic plan of attack so we keep moving in the right direction.  It’s important for me to keep my dreams in front of me so I don’t give up when times get tough. Goal let go of the stuff and let God use me S Specific Simplify my life by ridding myself of stuff I do not use. Use the stuff I keep to honor and glorify God . Define Keep or Go Keep – useful stuff we ne...

As promised in yesterday’s post (lists2) , today we’ll discuss Project Lists .  Why so much time on lists?  It’s not just the writing of the list that I enjoy, or the satisfaction it gives me to check-off completed tasks, I love the creative planning that goes into the lists. Lists give us the opportunity to turn on our creative juices, to plan our successes, and to build our dreams.  List making frees the artist in us and lets us imagine the very best that life can be.  I am an accountant, there isn’t much creative about accounting; as a matter of fact, many “creative” accountants have ended up in jail.  So, I have opted to find my creative outlets in other areas of life!  Hence, the need for a project list! Project Lists These lists support special events and endeavors; things I don’t do every day because I need to work in order to eat regularly and live indoors.  Such things might include vacation planning, birthday parties, side jobs, c...