Organization
Time Management is not my strongest point. I am constantly doing about 15 different things. Sure, I pretend to live by a calendar. But half the time, I don't even know what's coming next until a bell rings or I get a note in my box or somebody tells me to do something.
I have a theory that I sub-consciously sort through life's exhausting tasks based on my inner self's belief in their importance. Somewhere in my brain there is a tiny room where little people file the millions of post-it notes I mentally scribble during every single moment of my day...I imagine that these post-its say things like:
BTSA shhhffmmIIP shouldIdothat or waititisduenow
prescriptionwayyyyyylategeezlazy
tallstudentneed websiteemailhelp
birthdayalreadyhappened.damn.
carisdirty! veryverydustycan't be goodforpaint
proofsdue 5dayswhich means 10 maybe
neednap? wantcoffeeand pencil.
You see, in my theory, the little people translate, transcribe, evaluate, rate these commands, and then generate reports which are then sent back to my active brain. These messages surface during the moments when I am sitting at home on Friday afternoons. They pop up with little 'ding' noises, the same kind your hear when a new email comes into your inbox:
'ding':
Dear Respected Person who appears to be in charge of this brain,
It has come to our attention that you are relaxing comfortably on the couch. Throughout the week, you appeared to be stressed and busy. We have prepared a list of possible actions you could be currently taking to relieve your backlog of personal responsibility. You have the option of completing your overdue BTSA work, calling CVS, washing your car, grading To Kill a Mockingbird essays, sending parent alerts to underperforming students, mailing the bills on the counter, changing your verizon plan, handwashing your laundry, returning phonecalls, or continuing to sit on the couch in a moronic daze, sifting through facebook photos of people you hardly know (stalker). It is your choice. We have completed our responsibility. We strongly recommend some action be taken.
Sincerely,
The Official Department of Organization and Sanity
When I ignore this message, which I plan to do, then the workers will go back, streamline, prioritize, and send me back another one:
'ding':
GET UP AND WALK TO THE POST OFFICE. LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY. WILL TAKE 2 MINUTES.
THEN GRADE. JUST PICK UP YOUR PENCIL. START READING. TAKE ACTION.
-O.D.O.S.
.....
That's my current time management strategy. Perhaps it needs a little reworking. But the facebook feed beckons...this guy who was in my sophmore lit class just uploaded pictures from a wedding he attended this past summer...I should probably check those out first...
I have a theory that I sub-consciously sort through life's exhausting tasks based on my inner self's belief in their importance. Somewhere in my brain there is a tiny room where little people file the millions of post-it notes I mentally scribble during every single moment of my day...I imagine that these post-its say things like:
BTSA shhhffmmIIP shouldIdothat or waititisduenow
prescriptionwayyyyyylategeezlazy
tallstudentneed websiteemailhelp
birthdayalreadyhappened.damn.
carisdirty! veryverydustycan't be goodforpaint
proofsdue 5dayswhich means 10 maybe
neednap? wantcoffeeand pencil.
You see, in my theory, the little people translate, transcribe, evaluate, rate these commands, and then generate reports which are then sent back to my active brain. These messages surface during the moments when I am sitting at home on Friday afternoons. They pop up with little 'ding' noises, the same kind your hear when a new email comes into your inbox:
'ding':
Dear Respected Person who appears to be in charge of this brain,
It has come to our attention that you are relaxing comfortably on the couch. Throughout the week, you appeared to be stressed and busy. We have prepared a list of possible actions you could be currently taking to relieve your backlog of personal responsibility. You have the option of completing your overdue BTSA work, calling CVS, washing your car, grading To Kill a Mockingbird essays, sending parent alerts to underperforming students, mailing the bills on the counter, changing your verizon plan, handwashing your laundry, returning phonecalls, or continuing to sit on the couch in a moronic daze, sifting through facebook photos of people you hardly know (stalker). It is your choice. We have completed our responsibility. We strongly recommend some action be taken.
Sincerely,
The Official Department of Organization and Sanity
When I ignore this message, which I plan to do, then the workers will go back, streamline, prioritize, and send me back another one:
'ding':
GET UP AND WALK TO THE POST OFFICE. LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY. WILL TAKE 2 MINUTES.
THEN GRADE. JUST PICK UP YOUR PENCIL. START READING. TAKE ACTION.
-O.D.O.S.
.....
That's my current time management strategy. Perhaps it needs a little reworking. But the facebook feed beckons...this guy who was in my sophmore lit class just uploaded pictures from a wedding he attended this past summer...I should probably check those out first...