10 Tips for Getting Stuff Done, by a real procrastinator. :-) I will add more Tips later.

10 of my Best Tips for Getting Stuff Done! Posting #1. (1-10)

Here they are. I will add more later to this list, eventually coming up with LOTS to think about.

#1. DO write To Do Lists. It helps me.

#2. Invest in a big-enough Calendar. Mine is teeny-tiny, but fits in my purse, and has worked for me in the past. BUT right now, to really get things done, I must split my day up more, and include more items. So a NEW and bigger Calendar is a must.

#3. Do NOT get upset with yourself if you don't do everything on your list each day. Simply move it up, and do your best. Beating yourself up will only make you slower.

#4.  Don't get hung up on posting political memes, etc. and finding out interesting factoids on Facebook. Save this for down time. Instead, work on your jobs and consult your List.

#5. Decide which tasks are most important to you. Do those first. Try doing the first 2, the first 5, etc.

#6. Do the MOST unpleasant thing on your list first, and then it is DONE. You also will not have to dread this task all day long, which is very helpful.

#7. Stay optimistic. Read books about this if you want to. Put up positive images and sayings for yourself. Make a Vision Board of your goals.

#8. Reward yourself with a book or time on FB - a relaxing spa time - - whatever you like - - when you have done a good day's work.

#9. Don't give up! Don't ever go there. If you do, just try to think of something else. That goes for any unpleasant thoughts. Let them skim over your mind, do not dwell on negativity.

#10. Do not measure yourself against other people. They have their OWN priorities.

I am sure I will find more of these later, and will add to this list.

In the meantime,
Onward and Upward!

#SuccessTips #Procrastination #WorkingFromHome #Positivity

And be sure to visit my other blogs and sites:

My selling site: The Best Books and Collectibles

The Nontraditional Student website and The Nontraditional Student blog = for people going back to school after a break.

Updating all my blogs, INCLUDING this one. More news - - and more projects.

Updating blogs is SO important. AND doing what is on your list to do...

I need to do updating of this and other blogs more. At least once every 2 weeks. Which really is NOT optimal (I've heard once a week at LEAST, is better.) But that's OK if you must do other things. Like finish books, and put things online for sale, work on the long-deglected yard, etc. etc. I will be putting due dates on blog postings on my calendar very soon. I think this will help.

Today I'm downtown again (as part of my plan), and NOT working on art. One of these days I will. BUT today (for part of the day) I am catching up on Blog Updates.

What I must do is WORK HARDER at getting what is on my list DONE. This is easier said than done. But today, I am doing my updating and having FUN at it (see the last part of this blog...)

I hope you are doing well, my fantastic readers...
I just thought I'd put that out there. What are YOU doing lately? Leave a comment if you have time. Are you inspired to get things done? Are you writing To Do lists and really following them? I am writing everything down in my calendar, AND looking at it every day. This helps me. Now to find a little-ISH calendar that has more room for more things on it.

Updating
I have some great ideas for my art right now. Today, I'm working on updating blogs, checking Unofficial pages, working on Facebook (no, not scrolling and getting info., althought that would be a GREAT time-waster), updating Unofficial event calendars, and tweeting a tad, 2 times per account today. (I have 3 accounts.)

Websites and Pinterest
One thing I should also do, and that is fun too, is updating my websites and Pinterest pages. That is sometimes a way to get ideas of all kinds, which (of course) is also fun. When I post on Twitter, that goes to my Betsyanne site, which is good. Also, current Pinterest finds also show up there. Also, updating websites is a GREAT idea right now, because current Google ads need tweaking to be able to show up better on Smartphones. A heads up for myself and whoever else does websites and uses Google Ads.

Book Listing
My "one-two-a-day" book listings (for sale on Amazon and Ebay) are on my list. I hope to get 50 listings on each site by November. Just writing it down DOES help me.

Links to My Books
Sooner or later, (hopefully SOONER), I will have page links to my own books here. I have rough drafts on a couple, and just an update to be done on another, so really, that is do-able this year too. One is largely a "links" book, so each link will need to be checked, of course, one by one, before the Third Edition.

A new Crossword idea
This is really exciting for me. I also plan to start an "Easy-to-Do" crossword, which I can share more than one place, including on a new Newsletter for a local club. I hopefully will be able to share it here, too. I found that doing crosswords in the local paper and also in USA Today is problematic. Most of the time, I do not finish the crossword at all. The clues for each word are hard for me. So hopefully my crossword will be easier for people.

Paper Dolls
I love paper dolls. I always have. I have purchased some great antique paper dolls I hope to share and sell later on. But that's another story. :-)  I hope to scan them and maybe resize them too. AND put them on nice semi-heavy stock.

TV
Television is taking a back seat. Although it is still tempting to watch it at times. Unless I am doing laundry or it's after 5, though, I am mostly doing other things. Just saying. It's easy to get sidetracked when you are watching TV. For me, at least. I do best when concentrating all the way.

Wish me luck! And the BEST of luck in your endeavors too.

Quotes for the Week:  

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” Lyn Yutang

"Find the fun - - have fun with what you are doing. It can make ALL the difference." -Bob Brigl 

"Sometimes you must inspire yourself..." -EAH


Onward and Upward!

Got time? Be sure to visit my other blogs and sites:

My selling site: The Best Books and Collectibles

My personal and business blog: The Betsyanne website

The Nontraditional Student website and The Nontraditional Student blog

<Today's quote is via thinkexist.com.>

Too many interests... do you have that problem too?

I have a LOT of things I want to get done, and many projects I want to work on.

Here are just some of them: Writing and finishing books, working more, earning money, organizing hobbies, helping groups, organizing and getting rid of things, fixing websites, putting things online, volunteering, doing repairs, doing art, learning a new skill, doing more things, ... the list goes on and on.

So.. trying another tack, I think I will invest in a BIGGER notebook. It will be harder to procrastinate or get stuck in some tasks when I do this. It will open things up.

There is more room in a bigger notebook. My calendar right now is really too small. I can hardly put everything on it. I use whiteout a lot. But that does not clear out enough space to really get organized.

The New Plan:

Mark down what to do, and get deadlines going (much like I did while going back to school the second time.)

Try to make the deadlines (crucial)

Divide up responsibilities, work, and fun.

I will see what happens! Have you ever tried this? Did it work for you?

Just putting this out there.

Onward and Upward!

PS Anyone doing Na No Wri Mo? I'm thinking about it... 

My selling site: The Best Books and Collectibles - note: up again next week

My personal and business blog: The Betsyanne website

The Nontraditional Student website and The Nontraditional Student blog

and adding:

The Outdoor Girl Scout Project - working to help get more OFFICIAL Outdoor Program back in Girl Scouting - leading to Girl Scouting's highest awards. 

Getting organized, plus more: Some recent site discoveries and more.

Hi, all!

I have been so busy lately. I have found some great Girl Scout sites online and am getting more organized here at home.

Dogwood - so pretty! By dok1 on Flickr.

There is MUCH to do. I must get quotes on home repairs, do shopping, exchange books, send a meeting notice email, and organize, organize, organize.

My two sets of bunkbeds must go to make room for more bookshelves. The garden plants go in soon, and there are lots of other things to do and quotes to get.

We took a Sunday Drive today into the country. It was so pretty out there, but scary too, with many winding turns and bike riders with not much room for them.

Happily, I caught up a bit on sleep and feel so good about it.

I love how the trees and bushes are blooming here! All of a sudden, the weather is great.

How are things in YOUR neck of the woods?

Springily Yours,
Betsyanne

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