Check out this video at  http://www.vimeo.com/6108196

I have the joy of going to church with some really creative people. This video was put together by my good friend and talented artist Dustin Ahkuoi. Check his blog out here.

He put this together for our choir kick-off. Wouldn’t you like to sing in our choir?

Blessings!!

Here are the books I am reading  and/or writing in on a daily basis these days. As you can tell, I am trying to reign in my life a bit. Pictured above, from top to bottom, ( but not in order of priority), are my journal, Simplify Your Work Life, by Elaine St. James, my Bible, Simplify Your Life, by Marcia Ramsland ( a Davina Fear recommendation), and finally, Boundaries, by Cloud and Townsend, a kick-butt book that everyone should read.

I am finding bits of wisdom in these books that can help me in very practical ways. Today, I have just a few thoughts on Marcia Ramsland’s book, Simplify Your Life. ( fourth from the top)

She talks about four time-management lifestyles that most of us fall into.

1. The crisis and memory method: this method relies primarily on reacting to the urgent, and relies on        memory to keep it all under control. ( oh GEEZ this sounds so familiar). Not a real keeper.

2. The list and pile method: has a little more forethought, by piling up things that need to be done by category. ( I do this too!) This method only works well if we clear the piles daily and start all over again. (WHO does THAT?)

3. The calendar method: Hmm, writing out your entire schedule on the wall calendar, or on a calendar in your purse, but missing out on errands and to do’s because they are scribbled in the margins or on sticky notes.  I don’t get the feeling she approves of this plan either.

4. Finally, (can you hear the angels singing?) The planner method!:  I will quote her here. ” A planner is a book with sections to organize your activities and lists. It is basically everything you need to stay organized all in one place. It is a system for people who have numerous details to attend to or who ever have the same day twice.” I think she likes that one.

I have some work to do! I like this book, and don’t find it too overwhelming, as she uses real lives of people to explain the problems and solutions she comes to. Wish she could come spend some time with me. Or do I? Off to Barnes and Noble to find a good planner, I think