Planning Day

Today is the 15th - a day when I try to figure out what is next for my website and my business. I don't always sit down and brainstorm, but I am feeling it today, so it is time to dream and plan and set my quests for this next month. I also have a grocery order to pick up, library books to return, and an OCMT board meeting to do today. I also have dishes, a dishwasher to try to unclog, and a shower to take. Lots to do, but I want to spend some time with my business binder, writing down ideas during my process.

It has been a good weekend so far. It rained yesterday, so I laid in bed for a lazy morning. I spent some time organizing some of the spaces in my room down here, and then read a book. Today, though, has to be something different. It is my goal to get my living room ready for the vacuum as I am doing a baking soda/vinegar unclogging attempt for the dishwasher.

Oh, I also set my intention for #The100DayProject for 2026. I am going on a no-spend crafting spree - the only thing that I can spend money on is tape runner refills. Everything else has to be from my current stash of stuff - I have plenty of things to use and use up. So, there you go. Something to keep me challenged.

So, I have my binder, my pens in different colors (I LOVE color coding things), and the Muppet Show and Ms. Marvel to keep me company while I go upstairs to start the unclogging process and then go to get my groceries. I hope to have a working dishwasher by the end of this long weekend, but who knows??

At this point, my brain is racing from one thing to another without much context or warning. I am just flitting from place to place and thought to thought. I need to spend some time with my organization systems to make sense of it all.

Time to get going on this new day and week. See you soon??

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