Goals 2006 Update
This past January I created a list of goals for 2006. For the past few weeks I’ve been very aware that one of my major personal goals is still a long way from being completed. The goal? Do a top-to-bottom, whole-house cleaning.
I was surprised to see that I’ve actually completed 50 percent of that goal. I’ve cleaned 4 rooms and have 4 left to clean. Unfortunately, two of the rooms were cleaned early in the year and no longer look as pristine as they did, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that I did the work and for a (short) time, enjoyed the results.
Now here it is… December 1st. I have one crazy, buzy, over-loaded month to clean half of my house. Can I do it? Should I even bother to try?
Some goals may seem insurmountable, but we can take steps to accomplish them bit by bit. Just this morning, before starting this entry, I did spend a few minutes picking up some books I needed to reshelf. That task of the goal to clean our den is done. In a few minutes I’ll go back and do another task. I’m confident that I can have that room cleaned before I need to take a nap this afternoon.
How can I be so confident? Because I’m determined to get this done. This was my top goal for 2006. I’ve been thinking about it for the entire year. And it’s crunch time. Now I need to make it happen.
Did you create your own written list of goals? If you did, pull it out and check to see how you’re doing. You still have time to get started on some of your 2006 goals and perhaps even check some of them off.
In the coming days I’ll share a few more of my 2006 goals. I’ll also let you know how I’ve done with them. Until then, I have a den to clean!
Update: 12/1/06 at 5 p.m.
Just wanted to let you know that I made terrific progress on cleaning my den this afternoon. I’ll admit that when I walked in to the room I felt overwhelmed (and suddenly ready to take that nap).
I took a deep breath, put on some Christmas tunes, and pulled out my dust rags. In just an hour I was able to
- dust all the furniture
- Swifter the walls and ceilings (no more cobwebs)
- dust the picture frames
- dust the stereo equipment and shelf it sits on
- sweep the floor (beneath the furniture, too!)
- and put non-den items back where they belong
I’ll confess the work isn’t done yet. But I’m so much closer to my goal of cleaning that room from top to bottom.
What better use could I have made for that one hour before bedtime? Honestly, I don’t think there was one.
How have you used your time today?
December 3rd, 2006 at 5:39 pm
>> “and suddenly ready to take that nap”
When I read your original post, I thought about all of the cleaning and organizing that *I* should be doing, and had the same symptom of sudden exhaustion!
Actually had a productive weekend, put in quite a few hours on an ongoing project and made visible progress.
Thanks for the inspiration to get more done tonight!