whew...

So...I'm busy. Not as busy as I thought I would be, but plenty busy enough to actually use Outlook. I used to update it when new projects come through, and clean it out once a month--because, well, I'm weird like that. But I finally put time aside to coordinate my homework assignments with my projects, and everything else going on in my life. Still a little time left. It's amazing how much time there is when you don't sleep.

An old time management book once said, "If you want a project done, give it to a busy person."

I think it's the to-do list.

I started management training with to-do lists, and it seems to be the only holdover (other than a terminal need to tell other people what to do). It's easier when life is digitalized. From Outlook to PDA, to alarm--even if I do kind of stare around wondering what that noise is.

I'm carrying A's. And I've taken on more of an editing load, (for some reason it seems like home...) and the hives aren't as bad as they used to be. I cleared off enough of my schedule to go to Uwajimaya's and maybe get some roasted chestnuts. Japanese stores are big on roasted chestnuts.

It's almost time to make gau for the New Years and I need mochiko.