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Do you need to sort your life out?
This is a question I find myself asking (myself) from time to time, usually about once or twice a year. This happens when I get myself into a right pickle and need to take a step backwards, a deep breath and tackle all the problems that are bugging me at the moment.
‘Sort out your life’ seems like a bit of an over-reaction right? Of course it is, but by applying such a dramatic title it really boosts you into action.
So here’s where I am at the moment: (my to-do list)
- Tidy my room
- Sort out my wardrobe
- Throw out all my old junk
3 simple tasks, but 3 time consuming
So…here’s how it’s done:
Take the day off: plan to do nothing. This is such a depressing thing to do and I do feel so stupid writing it down but this really has to be done. By giving yourself a free day you know that nothing can give you an excuse not to do whatever it is you need to do. When the day comes: have a lie-in. Don’t get up until about 10 and pretty much just lounge about the house all morning. Then have lunch. Fill yourself right up so that you have a lot of energy to keep you going all afternoon.
OK, that’s the preparation out the way, now to get stuck in! However you approach the task make sure that you don’t rush yourself. In fact you should take your time if you’re going to be spending a good couple of hours over this. Put on some music and then get to work.
I always tend to sort my life out on a Sunday when there are less distractions. I turn off my phone, though there tends to be less socialising on Sundays anyway, put on some music or even the radio if I want to listen to the Grand Prix. I work right through the afternoon from about 2 until 6 or 7 in the evening. Then I watch a bit of TV and get to bed early to recharge my batteries so that I can start my newly-organised life with a bang.
Anyway, off to sort out my life now, speak to you soon.
[Do you have a similar routine to mine, does it work? does mine? Leave a comment below.