Hello, Cindi and Bridgit! It is warm in Austin today, too. Of course we don’t have snowbanks as background.
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to be intentional about enhancing my communication with the wonderful women friends I’ve collected over 50+ years, 4 cities, 5 careers, and millions of email messages. Boomer Damas may help me keep that resolution and make new friends as well. Blue is my favorite color, and I like very clean web design, so I like this beginning very much. For me, time is the most precious resource, thus I like asynchronous communications; I can’t call and chat when I wake up too early, but I can read and write without disturbing anyone else’s sleep. And I also can write late in the evening when the other business is done.
Another of my resolutions this year is to really put into practice the advice in the book Getting Things Done. I’m on day four of follow-through and I’m feeling tired but quite accomplished! The management principles and practices fit well for those of us whose work lives and personal lives are not clearly separated and for those of us who are constantly thinking “Oh, I could do that” or “Yikes, I must do that” when we are in the shower, in the car, in a meeting, or in that twilight before sleep. I’m looking forward to the growth of this site.
My hope is that this new site allows connections and the exchange of information. Judy
written by Judy Ashcroft \\ tags: Getting Things Done, resolutions, sleep, women friends
January 11th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Judy,
Time is such a precious resource that my hope is that this site can truly be the “place” where many of our communication and information needs can be met…..the look and feel of the online environment is so important. Thank you
so much for your insights…..your work in distance learning and now as the Dean of Continuing Education at UT Austin is truly a great resource for this online project.
Cindi
January 12th, 2008 at 2:24 am
Judy -
I’m writing this response at 2:00 a.m. and am right there with you sister, on every point you make! I struggle daily with trying to coordinate any social interactions or personal priorities, and still manage to follow through on any of the number of professional and family responsibilities that consume my life. How do I manage to fulfill any of my own needs or wishes, that so patiently wait on the back burner, while I deal with the other 14 million demands that consume all of my waking hours? I can never seem to get caught up. Who are those masked bandits that constantly steal our time and rob us of our best intentions?! I’m definitely going to get the book you referenced………as soon as I have time. Melinda