Continuing the Actions

Wow, I feel like I got so much done last week, and now it's time for another Inspired Thoughts blog post. Well, tomorrow morning. It's already written, though, and in the system, just patiently waiting until tomorrow morning.

Didn't quite get my schedule finished last week, but it wasn't for lack of trying. I worked every night on the Fearless website and discovered it was a more time-consuming project than I had originally planned, so probably should have given it more than one night on my schedule.

Anyway, here's my new schedule for this week, just so you all can hold me accountable. I may not get everything done, but when I say you can hold me accountable, I mean that you can at least hold me accountable for making an attempt and actually working on something, and not procrastinating having to work on anything.

Monday - Work on Fearless website. Update final page, set up account so people can buy tickets online, tweak colors and everything so it looks good on mobile/phones/tablets as well as desktop/laptop.
Edit (Monday) - Didn't get some of the little things done, but did get the final page completed! Yay! Every page on the website has been completed and all the information is up-to-date! Can't really set up a Paypal account until I go to the bank anyway, so I will get that done tomorrow.
Edit (Tuesday) - Got the website all tweaked and even fixed a problem I didn't know was a problem (I thought the website just wasn't cooperating about something, but it was actually a fixable problem!!)

Tuesday - Work on/Update Fellowship website.
Wednesday - Work on editing my book.
Thursday - Busy
Friday - Write a short story
Saturday - Fearless
Sunday - Write Monday's Inspired Thoughts blog post.

Still a success

Well, I didn't get as much work on the website done as I would have liked to today, which means the rest will have to be done tomorrow, and the other projects will, accordingly, get pushed back by a day.

However, this is NOT the procrastinator in me saying, "I'll do it tomorrow." Instead, I am listening to the tired voice inside me that is telling me it's time for bed. I may not have finished the project, but I did work on it as I intended, and for that, I still consider the work done today to be a success.

So, just so you all can hold me accountable... that makes the new schedule:

Tuesday - Continue work on Fearless website.
Wednesday - Work on/Update Fellowship website.
Thursday - Probably not available.
Friday - Work on editing some of my book.
Sat/Sun - Fun weekend.
Monday - Inspired Thoughts blog post AND write a short story.

More action

I'm a dreamer. Always have been and probably always will be. There's nothing wrong with dreaming big, but the problem starts when that's all you do.

I could talk for hours about things I like to do, want to do, or plan to do. When it comes to actually doing them, though, I tend to be a procrastinator. Unfortunately, this also includes things that I feel God wants me to do. I say I'll do them "later" or "tomorrow." Well, doing them "tomorrow" turns into another "tomorrow," then another "tomorrow," then another, and so on, until I finally realize it's been weeks or even months since I originally planned on doing something. A great example of this would be the blog I started and only added one post, but had intended to update it weekly.

Well, I've decided that needs to stop, and it needs to stop right now. Talking about the things I'm going to do is fine, but I also need to start putting action to those plans.

A new blog post WILL be going up first thing Monday (tomorrow) morning (it's actually already written and scheduled, so yay for not putting that off again).

I WILL be working on the Fearless website on Monday.
I WILL be updating the Fellowship website on Tuesday.
I WILL be working on editing some of my book on Wednesday.

There is no more "I'll do it tomorrow."

While I think one part of the problem is general procrastinating, I think another part of the problem is that there are so many things I have on my plate that I would like to do, I start to feel overwhelmed at the idea and then nothing gets done. That's why I've only given myself one project per day.