That is what I often say to my husband, the Handyman. He is one of those driven workers who puts his nose to the grindstone.... and I'm the flint who gives off the sparks, I guess. But I really think there is a deep truth in "to everything there is a season".
Just my idea of a rest season is a little longer than his. So we haven't done alot of projects, but Handyman did put up gutter guards to keep the gutters from clogging with leaves. I had him get out the leaf vacuum and my youngest son is using it... but it is very hard to move around; I should have bought the self-propelled type.
I am supposed to be doing the housecleaning around here, but as you can see I am blogging. I seem to have energy for other things, but not for housework and organizing and seasonal clothes changeovers.
It is the end of the outdoor season, and there are so many things I didn't do. so why am I thinking up new projects?
This is the way of the d-i-your-selfer.
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31
Wednesday, January 24
Random thoughts
One of the problems I find in being a DIY, is getting motivated to get started on a new project. Sometimes there are so many different projects I could get started on, that I don't get started on any for awhile. And with each project there are multiple solutions or ways of doing it. IOW each project is a custom job for me, and being somewhat of a perfectionist I waste alot of time thinking about the "best" way to do it. Also, I find it easy to second guess myself at various stages during a given project asking myself "what if I had done it this way, what if..."
Another hindrance is that I find it easy to get distracted by other pressing needs or starting on additional projects which can often lead to none of them being completed: that last piece of trimwork, that last receptacle cover, installing that weatherstripping, etc. So, in my case anyway, the best way to accomplish a task is to focus only on it and "get-r-done"! But being the multi-tasker/juggler that I am...
Another struggle is when you are motivated and all set to do something BUT... in order to do it YOU first have to do some other stuff first (that you really aren't motivated to do). An example of this is that I want to set up my new work shop in my newly remodeled garage. I am excited about this, but before I can do this I have to prime/paint the interior block wall and I am not excited about that. It is winter here in Ohio, my garage is unheated, and therefore I can't paint it until it warms up (unless I temporarily heat this area during the painting, which is a possibility). It is these complicating factors that can annoy, and consequently postpone getting-r-done.
Then there are those jobs that have to be done but you don't want to do like doing your taxes in order to file your tax return. I just heard that the 9th circus court of appeals out in California overruled the IRS in favor of a couple that claimed the tax laws/codes were too complicated for anyone to understand. The court agreed and the IRS had to take the loss. (The IRS had claimed the couple owed $31K in back taxes). The IRS asked that the case not be publicized - but it was! Wouldn't it be nice if the productive segment of society could just live their lives without having to support the bloodsucking non-productive leeches that write the unintelligible maze of rules and regulations that you have to comply with.
Another hindrance is that I find it easy to get distracted by other pressing needs or starting on additional projects which can often lead to none of them being completed: that last piece of trimwork, that last receptacle cover, installing that weatherstripping, etc. So, in my case anyway, the best way to accomplish a task is to focus only on it and "get-r-done"! But being the multi-tasker/juggler that I am...
Another struggle is when you are motivated and all set to do something BUT... in order to do it YOU first have to do some other stuff first (that you really aren't motivated to do). An example of this is that I want to set up my new work shop in my newly remodeled garage. I am excited about this, but before I can do this I have to prime/paint the interior block wall and I am not excited about that. It is winter here in Ohio, my garage is unheated, and therefore I can't paint it until it warms up (unless I temporarily heat this area during the painting, which is a possibility). It is these complicating factors that can annoy, and consequently postpone getting-r-done.
Then there are those jobs that have to be done but you don't want to do like doing your taxes in order to file your tax return. I just heard that the 9th circus court of appeals out in California overruled the IRS in favor of a couple that claimed the tax laws/codes were too complicated for anyone to understand. The court agreed and the IRS had to take the loss. (The IRS had claimed the couple owed $31K in back taxes). The IRS asked that the case not be publicized - but it was! Wouldn't it be nice if the productive segment of society could just live their lives without having to support the bloodsucking non-productive leeches that write the unintelligible maze of rules and regulations that you have to comply with.