Everybody knows how easy it is to start something and how
difficult it is to finish it.
I’d say that even more difficult than finishing it, is to
maintain it they way you want.
This is something I’ve recently realized through the Time
Challenge… I’m not good at maintaining certain things. It usually goes like
this: I do something and I like to do it well, and when I finish it, I cross it
from my to-do list and forget all about it, after all it’s all done and over
with :)
Time passes and now I’m totally focused on something else
right? I’m working on finishing the next task when suddenly, I look around and
there is the frog I just finished eating, very much alive, staring at me as if
I had never even touched it!
And that is a big problem when it comes to proper time
management, finishing something but not keeping it that way.
It’s just like cleaning your house. You can take a whole day
to clean it from top to bottom, to organize everything and leave it the way you
like, but then if you don’t keep it organized, next week when you separate a
day to clean it again, it will take you the same amount of time to finish it,
or even more.
That’s the cycle may people have fallen into. They never
have time for other things, they never seem to have spare time for anything new
or even to do the most important things they have to, because their current
responsibilities and the things they are used to doing takes up all of their
time.
Solution? Maintenance. Do something, finish it and work to
maintain it that way. If it is cleaning your room, clean it and keep it that
way until you have to clean it again. If it is your clothes, wash it, iron it
and put them away and keep it organized until you have to do it again. Same with
your house, same with everything you start and finish.
This is what I will be working on throughout this month. If you
are my partner in the Time Challenge or would like to be, you should as well ;)
I will be coming here at the end of each week to tell you (in the comments
section) how my “maintenance” is going and I would love, love to hear from you
as well.
Remember: A frog when eaten has got to remain dead; otherwise
it’s like having a “Michael Myers” kind of frog in your life. No matter how
many times you kill it, when you turn around, it is still coming for you O_o
Hi Mrs Raphaela !
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, this is exactly my annoying frog. Your article really talk to me ! I'm in the same situation. I have to clean my room and the bathroom everyday and it takes a long long time. That frog doesn't want to die for now but i'll kill her ! ^^
Let's see Leslie, who in this fight is going to be the last "man" standing... Leslie Ntoya or the frog lol
DeleteHi Mrs Raphaela
DeleteWell... This week wasn't so bad, my room didn't stay as clean as I wanted but I see improvement ! I don't need an hour to tidy everything now. But it's an other fight for my bathroom. I'm a girl with to many hair product ! lol
this "Michael Myers " frog, its not easy to defeat -_-
ReplyDeletebut it is possible :D
and the frog I been struggle is "to get ready on time" lol it usually take me 1:30 men or 2hrs. n what would I do is to use my time wisely
Estella, come up with strategies that will help you achieve that in less time :)
DeleteAs I'm in school, and there is no way to eat in this school, so I should to do my food before to go school. And this fact, it's my frogs, because if I don't do this, I'm not going to eat at lunch.
ReplyDeleteSo I decide to do this, the night before to sleep and prepare all my stuff for the next day. Like this, it's very easy the morning ! And I can go to school very calmy :)
Ps : Sorry for my english again :D
Hi Claire, I understand your English completely :) Don't worry :)
DeleteDid you know that your strategy is one of our future tasks? Just wait and see ;)
Yes, I'm just coming to see that. It's funny, but I'll do it because ... sometimes I prepare half of my stuff.
DeleteAnd to prepare my lunch become a habit, I can do this very quickly now :)
This is the type of frog that helps us keep on our toes. If he dies then how can the 'franchise' continues? Lol...
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahahahahaha... too funny!
DeleteThis frog needs to be killed by me everyday lol. I wont let this frog stand up!
ReplyDeleteThis week, I decided to set apart 10 mins each day out my email :) I have seen a difference!
Denise, I'm not sure I understand... you are going to set apart 10 mins for what? To sort out your emails?
DeleteSorry..Yes, thats what I meant..lol I have sorted out my emails everyday this week for 10mins each day. I just had a problem with the typing, it got frozen.. Lol.. God Bless :-) Pressing Forward!
DeleteOh why did I not know about this challenge before registration closed :/
ReplyDeleteBut really hoping there is another one next year! :D
Hi Angie, we surely will! Just make sure to register to receive an email when we do. Here's the link http://movieslovenotherthings.blogspot.com/p/time-challenge_6550.html
DeleteI sure did register! Not missing out on the next one for sure :)
DeleteI'm ready for it! The little project has helping me a lot, I take a time to check my unread emails, to do my nails (Believe or not I don't have time to do my nails O_o) and is little things that may not be so important as you said but that has to be done :)
ReplyDeleteKeep it up Anabel! Very soon you will have done a whole lot just by dedicating 20 minutes everyday ;)
DeleteMrs. Raphaela: I have not yet determined which of my frogs will receive the first death strike, I want to have a complete assessment for tomorrow. But I wanted to tell you how surprised I was when I received your e-mail telling me that I had been accepted... It was a wonderful surprise!
ReplyDeleteSo, I really thank you, and I will do my best not to waste the opportunity.
Good night!
Maura
This week I will do a project I have, that is over due now! I can't let it pass any longer.
ReplyDeleteI believe today I had very healthy meals! I think they were at least five frogs today!
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ReplyDeleteThis week I had to look for my driver license to my surprise that I wasn't able to find it. There were many things in my bag that were there that I didn't recall they were there. This is what I will work on make sure that I know what I have in my bag and carry only the necessary. :) hehehe
ReplyDeleteThis past few weeks since the challenge started, I had to always make a time to comment blogs and participate in our group (Godllywood). And it's always been hard for me to do it because though I always find time to access the internet at work but it has to be all about work that I must do there! So, it's really my annoying frog...
ReplyDeleteBy Thursday, I had eaten tasty half frogs... On Friday I was pretty busy, but my schedule had to be forgotten :(
ReplyDeleteI used a note pad. the first task helped me to have a more clear/organized my as usually everything would be all over the place.
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Raphaela:
ReplyDelete1. I have chosen a notepad and a big "home-made" calendar.
2. First lists done.
3. The lists were finally reduced to two types of lists, and one of them has two sub-types. I find it easier to keep track of them.
4. I wrote everything I could think of, in the time I could spare - half an hour :(
5 and 6 - Done.
7 - Here I am, writing to you :-)
Well, this week was a busy one, but thinking about being more organised (although not specifically thinking about the tasks), I designed a big calendar to help me put some order into my on-the-job duties. It is working, so far.
I didn't receive these week tasks, Mrs Raphaela... I wanted to let you know, just in case. :)
Have a good evening!
Maura
Dear Mrs. Raphaela,
ReplyDeleteI am excited for the Time Challenge. The method I chose was a notebook. I brought it today and it is very cute. Lol. Just like you wrote; I clean my room, organize it, but then it's messy again and that is something I need to work on. In the 3 parts of my list, I have 10 things written down altogether and I will definitely be crossing those those things off my list once done, and be adding more.
I just had a question on how will it work, do we have a certain amount of time to complete what we wrote down and just like Mrs. Maura, I did not receive this week's task (If it was sent out)
Good night Mrs. Raphaela and God bless.
Kisses
Querida Mrs.Rapha! Estou com saudades,sempre em oração pela senhora,meu sapos estão em ordem,de vez em quando me pego perdida com a lista.
ReplyDeleteMas posso agradecer o quanto o Desafio do Tempo faz parte de mim.
Recentemente fui conversar com uma amiga ,e falei sobre os Desafios do Tempo,ela me contou que não conseguiu, e que tinha sido eliminada.
Eu fiquei pensando:
- Meu Deus , o que seria de mim,se tivesse sido eliminada,se não tivesse me implantado essa verdadeira forma de vida?
Eu não teria a felicidade que tenho hoje,de poder olhar meu guarda-roupa e ver que se consegui organizar minhas roupas, e se organizei minhas roupas ,eu posso organizar tudo em minha vida!
É assim que vejo o Desafio do Tempo ,ele me ajuda e me incentiva a mudar tudo que quiser , e até o que eu não sinto vontade de mudar,mas preciso ,rs.
Muito obrigada :) Amo muitoooo
Bjnhos
Hey! That's my frog! Give it back to me safe and sound! XD
ReplyDeleteNow seriously, I'm honoured you use my watercolour to illustrate your post. =D