Thursday, January 19, 2017

Calendars! Journals! And Lists! Oh my!

What do I do with all the LISTS that I've made?
• Things To-Do
• Goals
• Art Projects
• Art Festivals and Shows
• Riding Schedule
• Gardening
• Get a Passport
• Travel
• Write
• Make a To-Do list...



What do I do with all the CALENDARS?
• Riding Schedule
• Daily (4 of them in different rooms)
• Exercise and Nutrition
• Birthday, Anniversary, Events (the cornerstone of all calendars)
• Day Planner



And the JOURNALS!
• Personal Diary
• All things Chance (the horse) I plan to write a book. (see Lists)
• All things Rusty (the dog) I plan to write a book. (see above)
• Family
• Health and Weight journal
• Art. Art. Art. Art. ART.
• Writing
• Gratitude

On a mission to minimize: How do I get out of this endless loop of journaling, jotting down every emotion, listing upon listing? I need to get organized. All this stuff is weighing me down.

The answer?
JUST. DO. IT.


So I did. Gone. Into the trash. Some of these lists and calendars are from four or five years ago. Kinda obsolete.  Right? Some went into a bonfire. Very therapeutic watching them waft away in smoke.


This is the only Personal Journal I have now.  I still keep track of Chance and Rusty in a small planner. I do need to be up to date on veterinary care, shoes, training schedules. I'll always have a pile of sketchbooks. Hey, I'm a very creative artist! But, for me, this is downsizing. 

It feels like there's more oxygen in the room now.