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Post by John on Oct 23, 2008 7:41:26 GMT -5
I should have known that.  Sometimes my keen in-sight into the obvious astounds me ! |
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Post by jj on Oct 23, 2008 10:33:49 GMT -5
I should have known that. Sometimes my keen in-sight into the obvious astounds me ! You know I have learned a lot of tricks over my life time that makes me function pretty well, hence, no need for medication and such. But I've been doing them for so long I'm not sure if I'd see I do things differently than others so as to give helpful tips to others who have OOSOOM'itus.(LOL) I know I mentioned before that when I'm cooking I CANNOT leave the kitchen. If I do you will be guaranteed burnt everything. So I stay in the kitchen and clean everything until dinner is ready. Thus, I always have a sparkly clean kitchen. But I'll try to make myself consciously aware of what I do so maybe I can see what may be helpful to others. Oh! I just thought of one thing I do and this plays right into the OOSOOM thing. I keep my plant watering can out in the open in the bathroom as a visual reminder that plants do need a drink now and then. |
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Post by lcdc1 on Oct 23, 2008 13:49:48 GMT -5
Well it sounds like you have found ways to compensate for OOSOOM, so yes, by all means, share them will ya? Some of us old dogs can still learn new tricks!  |
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Post by jfla on Oct 24, 2008 3:45:03 GMT -5
JJ, it seems that I could have written your post too re watering can, kitchen, and not knowing what I might do differently.
The funniest surprise upon returning to the kitchen once was discovering a a whole batch of popcorn flying out of an uncovered frying pan on the stove. I guess I got distracted before putting the lid on, walked away and totally forgot about it. Fortunately the dog was also in there eating it off the floor! hmmm...then there was the hot wax I left on the stove which my dad thought was water and poured it down the drain entailing a hefty bill from rotorooter. With such a history, there are still times that I drive back to the house to checck and see if I left the stove on.
My sister is very OOSOOM. She is very visual and needs to see everything out. An organizing specialist tipped her off to a way to help her in the planning stage. (Sister runs her own business) Using the backs of old business cards, she writes each task on a card. Then she lays them out and prioritizes/organizes them. Then she places them in an 8x10 plastic business card holder which she keeps in a notebook open at her desk. having the tasks on cards instead of paper makes it easy to make changes if you need to add, delete, or change priority.
This is similar to the system of using 3x5 cards for tasks from Sidetracked Home Executives. (The Flylady site credits this book for their system.) The difference is that you have a pack of cards and one card to look at at a time until the chore is done. That works for me because I sometimes I get overwhelmed with looking at too many things. I also used this same system for lesson plans when I was teaching.
Sometimes mindmapping helps me. Write the random ideas all over a sheet of paper before they fly away, then draw bubbles around each one and connect ones that relate in an organized fashion. Some computer programs offer mindmapping. For kids, Inspiration is a great one.
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Post by John on Oct 24, 2008 8:22:03 GMT -5
. Sometimes mindmapping helps me. Write the random ideas all over a sheet of paper before they fly away, then draw bubbles around each one and connect ones that relate in an organized fashion. I love that MindMapping idea. I think I'll give it a try. |
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Post by lcdc1 on Oct 24, 2008 16:34:30 GMT -5
Yes, those are all very cool ideas jfla! I never thought of any of those before, I need to mind map! I am gonna start a thread with another weblink for a site that is cool if you want some ideas on getting organized. So look for it in this section and check it out!
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