December 29th was Still Need To Do Day #StillNeedToDoDay and with the New Year looming right around the corner my family has so much to prepare for the New Year. if truth was told I honestly wish David had both of his days of this week but because we need the extra money David will be working on his day off because not only will it be overtime but #Holiday pay which our family needs.
I had plans to go through the kitchen and gutting it and cleaning out the cabinets and checking for foods that might be out of date. Then going through all of our clothes and getting ride of things we don’t wear or that might be too small or even too big.
Then I wanted to clean and set up my new record cabinet and clean out the bookshelves and my office and get my notebooks ready to track things for next year. Come heck or highwater I am going to grow my #blog this year and to do that we need to do events.
Do you have places you think we need to visit? Or restaurants we should try? I also need to set up my weekly lunches with my best friend as well as scheduling in a hour a day of walking because some how someway I’ve got to lose some of the #weight I’m carrying around. What are your plans for the #NewYear and why?
Now that the Christmas rush is over, you should be feeling calm. Although I have a question. What’s that subtle itch deep inside you? That one that’s tugging at you, haunting you, reminding you that despite all the holiday successes, you still never fixed that leaky faucet like you said you would?
Lucky for you, the year’s not over yet, and there is in fact a day tailor-made for you. On December 29, don’t forget to take advantage of Still Need To Do Day, when folks across the Country will use what remaining time they have in the year to make some final checks on their year-long “to do” list. In the downtime , consider what you can get done before we wake up to a New Year.
Still Need To Do Day Activities
- Perhaps it hasn’t necessarily been a factor of procrastination if you haven’t fixed the broken toilet lever because you just don’t know how. Enter YouTube, where you can master virtually any simple housing repair through the demonstration of experts. Often, the jobs you think are insurmountable aren’t so bad, you just need to follow an example. Now whether you want to claim to your spouse you fixed it all on your own is up to you.
- On December 29th, you can have a house-wide day of getting things done. Ask your kids to come up with their own checklist so they, too, can have the satisfaction of progress and completing tasks. Or, you can create a central theme, including asking everyone to take on a duty in the kitchen, and by the end of the day, you’ll have gotten more done than you ever would have by yourself. This could be a great way to bring the family even closer during the holidays and allow you to get the entire house clean and organized. Which would be a Godsend for me.
- No matter what you choose to do, the most important part of Still Need To Do Day is to simply get it done. To make that happen, the most important and most difficult part is to just get started. You may not want to, or you may not even know how to, but getting started is the first and only step toward getting it done, as basic as that may sound.
Why We Love Still Need To Do Day
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a strange one. The kids are out of school, and perhaps the office is still closed, but the major celebrations are over. With Still Need To Do Day, you can make the most of this downtime. Making it a tradition for the entire household to take on unfinished task around the house can add structure to an otherwise week-long free-for-all.
If you still haven’t fixed that jammed garbage disposal, don’t beat yourself up. December 29th and the fact that it’s celebrated around the Country serves as a reminder that procrastination is part parcel of being human. We can take comfort in knowing that everyone needs a day to play catch up, and also share in the misery that is cleaning the gunk at the bottom of the oven.
There is ample evidence that suggests completing tasks and making progress are critical for overall well-being. One Canadian study even found that procrastination has a direct correlation with obesity, poverty and depression. By committing one day to ticking off a few more items on your list, you can feel good about heading into the New Year with a clear mind and a clean body (and home).
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
