Majors

[The Honourable Ninja-san]

I need to use my time better too. Since I'm not working much, I should be getting a lot of things done at home...but I don't. Darn time-warps.

[Melinda]

responsibility. if i didn't have so much to do, i would actually be responsible

[The Honourable Ninja-san]

And I think I'd be more responsible if I was more obviously accountable for the use of my time. Having a routine helps too. For example, Jill and Joseph got themselves a Wii and Wii Fit for Christmas, and they're letting me use it. The Wii keeps track of when I exercise, and when I miss a day, then the next time I get on, it'll say how many days it's been since I was on. Having it keep track of my exercise is a surprisingly good incentive. It also helps that I can unlock stuff.
It also helps that the best time for me to use the Wii is during Hailey's first nap. Since I have a limited amount of time to do it, I'm less likely to put it off.

[Melinda]

i have a similar problem where if i only have a limited time to do a certian thing, it will usually get done (but not always. i have a dinner i'm supposed to have made for the last three nights, it has yet to be made. (a lot of that comes from though, because i haven't been home to put it together and start the crock pot when it is supposed to be started.) but homework gets done surprisingly well when i have a limited amount of time to do it

[The Honourable Ninja-san]

Well, when you have a limited amount of time, it's harder to say, "I'll just do this one things first." Then, three hours later, you're still doing "one little thing."
It's also easier to be productive when you have little time because when you take breaks, you're more likely to do productive things. For example, when I have nothing to do all day, watering my plants would be a chore. If I was busy doing harder stuff, watering my plants would be a break.

[Melinda]

and then there are those days when you have tons to do, but really don't want to be productive at all. those are hard days

[The Honourable Ninja-san]

Those are hard.
I've caught myself doing something boring because I don't want to do what I need to do (like flipping through web pages after I've lost interest instead of getting ready for bed). Now that's just stupid.

[Melinda]

it can be entertaining sometimes

[Jason]

Sometimes you just need to give yourself time to chillax.

[The Honourable Ninja-san]

Yeah. So the other day, I made a list of projects I want to work on. I broke them down, so I could cross them off my list sooner (listing each sewing project individually, for example). Counting things like "clean room" (which, trust me, is a project), I have 37 items on my list.

[Melinda]

what all do you have on the list?! thats a whole ton of things to be doing! i don't think I even have that many, and i have a bunch!

[The Honourable Ninja-san]

Most of them are unimportant (though they do have value). Beware: This is my entire list: Life decisions write my book, clean my room, clean my bathroom, do my calling, do Visiting Teaching, gather silk flowers to practice with, learn and practice crochet stitches, yardwork, exercise, read horticulture books, plant a shrub I've had for weeks, start a Roth IRA, finish the baby quilt I'm making for Katie (Jill made a blue one, and I'm making a pink one), finish Mom's table runner (which was her Christmas present), 4 other sewing projects (listed individually), start a garden, transplant roses, stake my willow properly add flowers to the front yard, design the back yard, get a wedding present for Melinda Get ready to teach a ward craft night, hold social activities, make jewelry and stuff with Mrs. Krask, Make jewelry (not with Mrs. Krask), tumble rocks, amass a music collection, draw, practice clarinet, donate to SLE or other cause, go to work, finish the flower hair clips from another craft night.
And I could probably think of a thing or two more, but that's what's on my written list.

PS--I own a rock tumbler, and have for years, but I've only done one batch of rocks.

[Melinda]

start a Roth IRA?
oh... i was going to get you an invite, kelli, i never did, if only so you could see the fellow.

we used to have a rock tumbler. i think it got used, like, twice. if that. once for sure. and i think that was before i ever remember. it wasn't ever used since.

[Jason]

A rock tumbler? What's that? Sounds like you're doing good at staying busy, at least! That's always half the battle!

[Brandon]

She is very busy. Good for her (not like me being at home!)