Five Energy Drains

I have been looking around for my five energy drains.

I don't want to fix what's not broken so I am really focusing on what would be helpful in not draining my life.

1. Organization. Not just in general terms. My file cabinet needs to be reviewed and reworked. The drawers of my desk are not being used adequately. My closets are just holding places for stuff.

I plan to start working on this this weekend. I plan to start with the coat closet in the hall. Second job will be the file cabinet and desk. THen the hall closets and linen closet. I am targetting the next few weekends and maybe a day or two off from work to start the process. I will buy the tools needed to support these changes.

2. Weight. This is a big one and its an energy drain and an emotional drain all wrapped up in one. I have made major strides already in correcting this. My plans to continue include walking 2-3 miles M-F. Any day that I skip will need to be made up on the weekend. I need to start eating wholesome foods, more veggies, less process foods. Vitamins, minerals all that. I have a good resource in Weight Watchers so that's my tool if I hit a bump in the road. I have a great network of friends for this as well.

3. Clutter in my car. THis is a toughy. I use my car as another closet during the week. I just toss stuff in the car and hope for the best. I need to get a couple of caddy's and bins to organize my music that I need to keep in the car and my CD's and that sort of thing. I need to make time to vacuum it and clear it more frequently. This starts when it warms up - right now it's dangerous to be outside in the deep freeze for long periods of time.

4. Maintenance of the car. This includes oil changes, license, registration, insurance,. inspection etc. Currently I am in jep of not being able to re-register my car come May because I need to get the vehicle inspected - no great shakes there. I have some financial mantainance to take care of as well and thats been started. All of this needs to be done by the end of March.

5. Last but not least, my home. I have furniture I don't want here, I have furniture elsewhere that I do. I want to get my home completed. I have half dozen half finished projects that I need to wrap up. I have to schedule some time and a due date and schedule the people I need to do the jobs. I have a mirror that needs to be hung, one that needs to come down, a bookcase and love seat to remove, a chaise lounge to move in, a chest to move out. A painting to hang, a light fixture to hang, paint the wall where the mirror is. repaint the ceilings, purchase new air conditioners.

For each task that I complete I will be scheduling a facial. When all five are completed I will splurge for a full day of spa treatments at the local Day Spa.