Staying Focused

This is the third day in a row I've gotten to stay home & I love it!  I am getting so much done!  Of course with the wealth of time also comes the opportunity for the I-GAD syndrome...I GOT ALL DAY!  And that can lead to getting nothing done at all.  My daughter, the someone who suggested the daily blogging challenge, wrote a great blog on avoiding distractions.  Here is my 2cents worth.  Unfortunately I don't always follow these, and you can tell the days I don't!
Make a list. I come from a long line of scatterbrains. The list really helps me to stay focused. Plus I love to cross things off the list. It helps to look back over the list at the end of the day and see that you really did accomplish something.  I don't just put concrete things on the list. I try to include a couple of abstract things as well...such as make a decision about ??? or pray for wisdom about???
Hold myself accountable.  I have a friend that I text and tell what I read in the the Bible for the day.  I am trying to list what I eat on weight watchers every day as well.
Put God first.  This is hard to do, and I fail at it often. But if I put God first, He really will take care of the rest of the list for me.
I have set spending limits and that forces me to be creative.
Hold to my routine.  Every morning without fail I take my perscriptions first thing. Then I make my bed. Next I drink 2 cups of coffee. Then I make sure Michaela has taken her medicine and the girls are dressed properly for the bus.  THEN  I start a load of laundry.  It is just second nature to do these things.  I do them and many others without even thinking about it. I do a 5 min room pick up.  When the kids were little we called it "m & m's"  minimum maintenance. Start the laundry, put the dishes on to soak, do a 5 min room pickup.  Then at least the overwhelming mess is gone which keeps me from doing the "Aunt Katy shuffle" all day long.   And time limits, well, I'm working on that one.  I've been on here long enough. lol.