I mentioned last week that I used to not be good at committing to things.
Well, something else that I am not very good at is planning ahead.
For example… With just three short days of term left, we still haven’t booked our summer holiday. It’s always somewhat tricky to pin my partner down to booking time off work, but really, I could’ve been more proactive on the nagging front to get thatĀ to happen.
I sometimes feel that I trundleĀ from one day to another, and from one week toĀ the next without ever really thinking further ahead than a few hours.
Usually to my next meal. (Although often, I leave it to my partner to decide what we’re going to have for dinner.)
My blog, I think, often suffers as a result of this. Not for me a neatly ruledĀ “blog planner” with everything laid out six months in advance. No sirree.
Unless I am in one of my “head full of ideas” moments, I tend to get the day’s business done, eat my dinner, sit down and then think: oh, what shall I blog about today?
I used to be a lot more organised, but somehow I have let things slide on the planning front.
Take my Etsy shop, for example. I planned to have it fully stocked by now, after making a start last week. But as yet, that particular task is still on my to do list.
For this I apologise. And I resolveĀ to try to do better in future.
Because I applied for a job.
If I get it (which is a hugely big and very iffy if) I won’t have the luxury of quite so much free time to spend on making things and blogging about them.
But even if I don’t get the job, I really should get my act together toĀ be a little more organised and productive.
Perhaps having less time would be a good thing, in a way. Because sometimes I’m just a little too good at slowing life down to fit the time available, so that I still never seem to have time for everything.
But then, they do say don’t they, that timeĀ flies when you’re having fun.Ā ā„
I don’t plan either. I don’t possess a notebook or a diary and don’t really give a blog post a thought until I’m actually doing something worthy of writing about. That’s terrible isn’t it? Maybe I need to come up with a plan to do some planning!
I’m sure the holiday will turn out okay in the end. And good luck on the job front. x
Good luck! And I love your new People… I hope the job is something you can love and enjoy, rather than something you think you ought to be doing but are actually dreading. And I don’t plan blogs, either. It’s rare that I have things lined up in advance. You are not alone!
Yes, it is a job that I think I can love and enjoy – well, as much as you can know these things before you actually do them. (I thought I would enjoy the last job I did but it turned out to be – ahem – unenjoyable!)
Just say “thank-you” for who you are and don’t worry about how others might be..you know, all organized and stuff…I think you are perfect the way you are and your creativity is so awesome! I can truly say, I look forward to your blog more than any others…’cause you’re just YOU!
Saving my pennies to buy one of your dolls…I love them!
That’s so lovely of you to say Jane – thank you!
Perhaps I should just learn to love my lack of planning – call it spontaneity and celebrate what I have always seen as a failing!
Let’s face it, you are an artist and artists just can’t be boxed in by rigidness…sometimes we are too reluctant or shy to say…yes, I am an ARTIST! The fabrics that you love just shout joy and freedom to be happy and that is so refreshing. That’s why I am so drawn to your works of art. So thank-you!
My blog is one of the few things that I don’t have to plan and worry about, that’s why I love it so!
It’s my own place where I can do what I want.
I love the freshness and creativity in your blog….. Good luck with your job x
I didn’t get the job. Who would’ve thought it – under qualified to be a shop assistant, at my age š