Mon-Dos: Goals For The Week Ahead

Loves,

I’m always fascinated by Nicole Dieker’s Mon-Dos lists (and Mon-Dids!) so I figured I’d have a whack and see if I like doing them as well.

Might be useful to set my priorities for the week ahead… and it might supercharge my accountability by sharing it publicly. I’m an “Obliger” according to Gretchen Rubin’s “Four Tendencies” (an absolute excellent productivity framework) which means I find it helpful to share my goals with someone else. Putting it on a blog for the world to see just intensifies my desire to perform that much more.

With that in mind, I want to say I’m sharing this in the spirit of an experiment. I may not find it useful to do this on an ongoing basis. I may never refer to it again. As much as I love productivity, I love self-care, my health and my family more. So if this shits me at any moment, I reserve the right to throw it in the bin.

The to-dos in this list are mere OPTIONS. A bucket list of possibilities. It’s not a fail if I don’t get them all done, or even half of them. I may also add to, edit, and delete from this list if priorities change.

Also, sage advice from my husband:

“I get that you’re feeling really excited to do lots of things at the moment, and that’s really wonderful. But I need you to NOT hurt yourself in the process. I don’t want you to injure your back again and be unable to walk. Or inflame your foot injury. Or burn yourself out. I’d really quite like to just enjoy this school holiday with the kids.”

If you think he’s being overdramatic, he’s not. This is an accurate representation of how I throw myself bodily at projects, and fuck shit up on the regular. That’s the joys of having hypermobility and flopsy bones and a hilarious/treacherous lack of co-ordination and ADHD and Autism and and and. So there’s this to do list, but there’s the overriding mission of:

Do.not.fuck.yourself.up.in.the.process.

Good life advice all around.

Right! On with the merry Mon-Do List!

DIY + Betty Homemake of the Year tasksGet extra DIY supplies from BunningsBake carrot cake with orange cream cheese icingFinishing touches on studio door varnishFinishing touches on S’s desk makeoverTest paint scheme in S’s room?Organise S’s roomHelp S with putting washing away in new wayFinish wall of hooks (without having another meltdown, if possible)Frogtape bathroom doorFrogtape bathroom windowFrogtape kitchen windowPut my washing awayDo another load of kids washing & help put awaySilicone office doorClean out & organise art cupboardPut away camerasStyle TV wall or top of games cupboardDeclutter spare bedroom cupboard?Beloved Work tasksCreate plan for rest of Marketing without Social Media launchEdit Business Success #2Record podcast episodeCreate new blog post to send to mailing listFinish blog post about journal changeoverWrite whatever other daily blog posts I’m called toStart populating new course backendFamily, Fun + FrivolitiesKaraoke night with my favourite hagsGo to beach?Visit in-lawsHave a fun morning out togetherDaily listening to kids read – 20 mins +Daily reading to kidsReading game with kidsKeep up 2 x daily treatment plan for SGet back to school organised for SSet up drum kitOrganise playdates?Possible sleepover party?Whatever elseFinish Kerry Winfrey bookFinish Manabeshima Island graphic novelFinish 2 more booksFinish Autistic Masking trainingJournal 10 pagesMostly…

Just enjoy this sweet time of the kids being at home… the chance to have a different routine for three weeks… get homely + DIYish + give them plenty of time to play. Adjust plans as necessary. Make it sustainable, joyful, restful + doable.

Righto, this could be the last time I ever do this… or the start of a beautiful new tradition! WE SHALL SEE!

Big love,

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