Happy Monday everyone! I’m filling in for Wendy today on Monday Motivation. Have we met yet? I’m Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer (in case you’re curious, I’m usually in this corner of Sparkplugging). Glad to meet ya!
Ready? Grab your cuppa whatevah and let’s get going, because it’s Monday Motivation time!
This weekend was a little crazy here in the northwestern USA. I am located near the Portland, Oregon metro area, and let’s just say our spring weather around here has been a little, uh, unpredictable?.Here’s how a typical 30 minute stretch went over the weekend: snow, sun, hail, rain, sun, hail, rain, snow, cloudy, hail. How the heck do you dress for something like that? Layers. 
This week was also a little crazy, since last week I was at a conference for professional organizers (Peter Walsh of Clean Sweep and Oprah was even there). It was all so much to take in that I had to put it all aside for a week and just let it all sink in. Last night I finally sat down and wrote up a list of things I want to implement over the coming year (it’s three pages long!). So, here’s my Monday Motivation list to turn those good intentions into action items. But first…
What is the Monday Motivation drill?
Step 1 – let us know what you are going to get done today (your to-do list, so to speak).
Step 2 – put it in a comment below or a post on your own site.
Step 3 – let us know what will motivate you to get it done – a reward, consequences, or whatever you need to think that will ensure you do what you say you are going to do. I’ve found that the public announcement and accountability is a particularly great motivator, but throw down consequences if you really need a kick in the pants to get stuff done! Unless, of course, you are working towards a new laptop too, in which case I think the reward is particularly motivating.
We don’t care how you get it done, we just want to support you in reaching your goals.
Today before I go to sleep I will:
- Clean out my Google Reader
- Prepare my handout for my presentation this weekend
- Email local list of people about my presentation
- Draft my update to my 30 Minute Consultation form
- Write my Earth Day post for my website/blog
If I get all of this done by the time I said I would, I will treat myself to a luxurious cup of hot chocolate and handmade marshmallows. Yum!