Accomplishment...
I'm enjoying the freedom of not having a job, but my list of accomplishments seems to have fallen off the face of the earth! Quote me on this: "I'm getting less done being retired than when I was working a 50 hour a week job."Probably 10 months ago when carrying a printer up the stairs one night, I caught the paper tray on the handrail and a screw popped out from under the machine. I've got the screw but have no idea where it actually came from. The print quality was horrible and I professed many times I'd replace the machine. Office Depot was running a sale on the newer model and offered $50 for a trade-in of any old printer. I got lucky... this one is wireless network ready so I can put the printer anywhere and use it with any computer, tablet or cellphone on my network. Is this one of my biggest accomplishments of 2020? Hmmm...
Okay, working on home renovation was a real struggle. My mother had a saying "That will take a month of Sundays to do" in that, if you could only work on something Sunday and you worked at it for 30 weeks to finish... she was right. If everything follows course that episode (sale of a house) will be over within a month. I've got tools and 40 years of memories in storage unresolved until the pandemic dissipates.
My accountant started my taxes in January and I dragged my feet so she filed extensions for me. She sent over the drafts for review 2 weeks ago and this past weekend I did the review. The final final tax papers and quarterly reports arrived this morning for me to sign. Just before the deadline for the quarterly report. An accomplishment I'm not proud of.
I was working on a large remodeling project that got shelved. The client called to make some adjustments and the boss is happy we didn't lose the sale. I'll probably take that to the next step in a week or so.
Note to self:
You actually have the time now to do what's on your mental and written list.
Need I remind you more?
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and then hang the written list,
where you will see it first thing in the morning, each morning.
Maybe you can use that new printer to print it out.
It's less of a do list, but I've been using a weekly sheet of paper (for many years) that I print a grid divided into days of the week with a free form section along the bottom for additional notes. For example, if I have a 3pm meeting with a customer, the top will mark who and the time. In the bottom, I put their number & address or important contact information like a lockbox code or meeting specifics (bring door or color samples) and it's easy to go back a few weeks when I need to recheck some details. Simple and it works for me.
The do list and schedule were always clipped together...
Reminder: reactivate appointment & do list!
I'm making a bucket list and go from there (five years to accomplishment).