. . . or not!
I had a bad moment last night when I started mapping out my summer days. I’ve been looking forward to this activity. Planning how I would accomplish all that I have to accomplish and yet, as the tasks started appearing in front of me in black and white (well, pink and white — pink pen), I got the chills. I ended up sleeping badly and dreaming of rolling stones uphill all day only to have them roll back down again. You get the idea.
So, I talked to Greg about it and he reminded me that these are just tasks. Pick the ones that are ESSENTIAL and/or will make the biggest difference and focus on those. Also, I decided to move several things forward at once rather than working on one task and then another. I tend to work on stuff like this using a few tips I picked up from Flylady.com. Having a routine works best for me — it’s hard to make myself get started though. Wednesday will be the first day I stick with this schedule. We’ll see how it goes. That early morning walk will be telling!
In other news, it’s amazing what I am seeing at my feeders now that I am actually putting seeds out:
- Chestnut-backed Chickadees
- Steller’s Jays
- Dark-eyed Juncos
- Robins
- California Towhees
- Spotted Towhees
- Purple Finches
- Pygmy Nuthatches
Got any bird posts to share? I’m hosting the next i and the bird next week! Send your submissions to me — lizaleemiller AT gmail DOT com
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Liza Lee Miller 
I admire the fact that you keep to such a schedule Liza. I’ve never actually written out a schedule like this.
My birds are a bit scarce these days. Maybe it’s just too blame hot. Glad yours are returning!
I also prefer a routine to unstructured time. I hope you find a schedule that works and gives you time for inspiration.
I am thinking about writing a post on a night heron, just for you.
I love the flylady.com, too. Good luck at sticking to your schedule, especially *you* time!!
Wow. I know exactly how you feel. I always look forward to summer with such expectation of getting all of those things done I can’t seem to find time for during the school year. But then, when my two months are so crammed full of said things, I feel like crawling into a hole and doing none of it. And then I come down to earth and make it more practical (like my husband says…) Good luck!