I give up!

Day Twenty-five

Find a way to plan and debrief. That's what I wrote as my sixth intention. But as you might have gathered it's turned out to be some sick fantasy that can never come true, therefore I officially give up. I am letting go of my need for a perfect system. Even though my calendar, contacts and do organizer is slightly unreliable I'm sticking with it for now. I've hacked together a system of sorts. I'm using index cards to plan blocks of time (to keep me from staying with things too long) and an Excel spreadsheet to manage projects. Each day I'm spending a little time with the cards in the morning. Then I move tasks from my spread sheet to my do list. For three weeks it's been working.

But I want a more efficient way to do all those things! Let it go, Leila, let it go.

After all, my intention was simply stated, to find a way to plan and debrief, and while I had hoped for something better I'm not going to settle for something new if it doesn't meet my needs any better than what I have.

Intentions check-in: No alcohol, no TV. Yes to pages, meditation, and tai chi. Going out to eat last night with  Pat and Kristin was lots of fun, the food at Jack Fry's was delicious, conversation stellar. I got my numbers together for the last two months, actual compared to plan and an average for the year. This will help my money people advise me on a plan for next year. Things are humming along even with giving up.