tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post6496566032226869010..comments2024-02-19T14:17:44.484-08:00Comments on SF Bay Area Etsy Street Team: Dear Miss Mignonette - Getting Things DONERebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11391087587413372659noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-86841061956708188592011-04-23T10:13:58.400-07:002011-04-23T10:13:58.400-07:00Great suggestions! I especially like the idea of r...Great suggestions! I especially like the idea of rewards!Theahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112519617379198010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-17108409896986672822010-11-29T15:37:48.949-08:002010-11-29T15:37:48.949-08:00I completely appreciate your straight forward appr...I completely appreciate your straight forward approach to this topic. You called, and I am sure many others, out when talking about specific things that distract. <br /><br />I already use lists to get things done but find myself wanting to sit around and relax for much longer than necessary once a few things on the list are complete. I find myself passing over the large tasks in order to complete a couple small ones...<br /><br />I do plan to incorporate writing an accomplishments list at the end of the day. I am sure it will show me just how much I am completing on a daily basis and help me to feel better about my accomplishments.<br /><br />Thanks for your wonderful post!<br /><br />~Shawnasie<br />www.KJLSDesigns.comshawnasiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495930649175208033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-63012660616916430352010-11-24T21:18:16.733-08:002010-11-24T21:18:16.733-08:00thanks! love your advice. I also quit my job to ...thanks! love your advice. I also quit my job to be an artist full-time and I have thought more than a few times that I should just give up and work at a coffee shop...so glad I am not alone. It made me laugh out loud-https://www.blogger.com/profile/00444486215946226064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-7346026769816314152010-11-24T11:41:45.030-08:002010-11-24T11:41:45.030-08:00Ooh! Me like fifteen minute rule! (Tiny claps)Ooh! Me like fifteen minute rule! (Tiny claps)Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553780499395314215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-64194523724745875982010-11-24T11:36:30.302-08:002010-11-24T11:36:30.302-08:00I have the FIFTEEN MINUTES RULE:
because sometime...I have the FIFTEEN MINUTES RULE:<br /><br />because sometimes (always?) starting to work is the difficult part I tell myself<br /><br />"you only have to do it for 15 minutes", whether it is listing, taking photos, replying emails, organizing, cleaning,sewing. when the 15minutes end, I ask myself "another 15 minutes?".<br /><br />If not, that's ok, at least I've done something in 15minutes, but to tell the truth, if you break it in 15minutes parts you just keep doing and in the end you feel good about yourself! Yey!Miss Antiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173950038277912655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-4053122825371888662010-11-24T10:44:30.417-08:002010-11-24T10:44:30.417-08:00I do make something every day - regardless of if i...I do make something every day - regardless of if it is a weekday or a weekend, if I'm sick or healthy, alive or dead. I know that I just have to make 1 thing every day. If it is a complicated thing, like a wall composition or an art doll, it takes a few days to make it; then I plan and make certain parts of it every day. Great stimulus for me is that, as I'm almost blind, it makes me need a daylight. This, in turn, makes me to get up in the morning and work intently through the daytime (it gets dark where I live at about 4:30 p.m.). <br />I also keep a list of the contests in which I participate (quite a few), with clearly stated deadlines, and follow that list, planning ahead, designing and calculating how long it will take me to make an entry for each of them.<br />Another thing which makes me go faster I discovered is that I'm recording some of my projects to later make them downloadable tutorials, and this camera constantly pointed at me does not let me to slow down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202059024622814069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-52527428434044287942010-11-24T02:43:05.389-08:002010-11-24T02:43:05.389-08:00Thanks for the advice. I'm happy to know that ...Thanks for the advice. I'm happy to know that I'm not the only procrastinator out there!! It is amazing how on the run up to a big show I have the most tidy and organised house in the world... that huge pile of ironing just looks so appealing!<br /><br />I am a great believer in to-do-lists and certainly since having my little girl in July they have become invaluable!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714664111848811364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-83453832749397521252010-11-24T02:20:32.948-08:002010-11-24T02:20:32.948-08:00Thanks so much for this great article, it was exac...Thanks so much for this great article, it was exactly what i needed this morning. i've got so much to do and don't want to do any of it! Funnily enough, I was thinking of watching Gosford Park again! LOL!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780527863726439317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-51770050574595549852010-11-24T01:52:27.932-08:002010-11-24T01:52:27.932-08:00Thanks for this advice. My work area is my dining ...Thanks for this advice. My work area is my dining room and I waste so much time moving bags of fabric and half finished products around that I could have used more productively. It also annoys me and blocks my creativity. So once Ihave finished making my christmas tree outfit today I will spend a couple of hours reorganising- cos you have given me permission to do so- THANKYOULuloahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226731683670229415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-60569511395415287352010-11-24T01:43:25.640-08:002010-11-24T01:43:25.640-08:00I do ALL of the things you advice yet the work doe...I do ALL of the things you advice yet the work doesn't get done as I wish. I would like to be more productive and less of a day dreamer. Just now writing this comment is taking me like 10 minutes, some call it ADD...<br /><br />I think it just means I have to try harder to focus on ONE thing at a time.<br /><br />Oh! And what helps me most to start a day with loads of energy and positive attitude is working out first thing in the morning. Break a good sweat, get the blood flowing. <br /><br />Thanks for this post ;)<br /><br />Melanie<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/UnderneathPersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553780499395314215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-47770270138241237652010-11-23T22:36:19.679-08:002010-11-23T22:36:19.679-08:00Making that end-of-the-day "what I did" ...Making that end-of-the-day "what I did" list is a HUGE motivator for me, and pulls me out of those crappy moods real fast. <br /><br />I ALWAYS end up having done more work than I thought, and that brings my self esteem up and helps me avoid burnout by forcing me to realize that I deserve my R&R at the end of the day! :DJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341551390835288225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-30505458462818753132010-11-23T20:50:07.652-08:002010-11-23T20:50:07.652-08:00Thanks you for saying kindly and clearly what I ne...Thanks you for saying kindly and clearly what I needed to hear.<br />I'm a perfectionist and it's all or nothing (which often ends up as nothing) but writing a list of things I have done (no matter how little) can help give that confidence boost.<br />May I also add to the Mums/Dads/carers out there that putting a baby to sleep is equivalent to climbing Mt. everest some days, so three cheers!Simplastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719707860165133892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-83548419105808320682010-11-23T20:33:56.460-08:002010-11-23T20:33:56.460-08:00awesome! Thank you miss Mignonette...designating d...awesome! Thank you miss Mignonette...designating different tasks for different date of the week, I think, will be very helpful.<br /><br />cheers!Raskol Ink.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09116126250729958024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-439923214813340372010-11-23T20:33:55.375-08:002010-11-23T20:33:55.375-08:00awesome! Thank you miss Mignonette...designating d...awesome! Thank you miss Mignonette...designating different tasks for different date of the week, I think, will be very helpful.<br /><br />cheers!Raskol Ink.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09116126250729958024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-22234156754717053302010-11-23T19:48:51.012-08:002010-11-23T19:48:51.012-08:00Very timely, seeing as I found your blog while pro...Very timely, seeing as I found your blog while procrastinating from the projects that must get done this week. Thanks for the tips! Breaking things down always helps me to feel like tasks are more managable and as a result, more productive. Best of luck on the advice column - will check it out again!feltbyfernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501953041410246757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-49350499838277625102010-11-23T18:13:47.003-08:002010-11-23T18:13:47.003-08:00All You know, how difficult it is to work from hom...All You know, how difficult it is to work from home. While working on your stuff you feel as if stealing time from the household. Guilty!!!<br /> Another thing is, when you get things rolling on Your work then hours fly by and it is hard to stop. Just you have not done enough for today. Guilty again!<br /> Sure the list and crossing off things that are done will make things easier.Marithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422805047113082844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-56850540588205015902010-11-23T17:56:14.031-08:002010-11-23T17:56:14.031-08:00Thanks for sharing. Now I just need to quit readin...Thanks for sharing. Now I just need to quit reading blog articles & get to work.AlliesAdornmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590911037178785011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-39551560298660287962010-11-23T17:05:34.275-08:002010-11-23T17:05:34.275-08:00I always procrastinate on making new original thin...I always procrastinate on making new original things and need to add that to my "to do" list.Eve's Little Earthlingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367433046973052830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-86581225920454339052010-11-23T17:03:33.823-08:002010-11-23T17:03:33.823-08:00Earlier today i was pondering whether a clocking-i...Earlier today i was pondering whether a clocking-in-machine at my studio door could be the answer to all my problems... Then I found this post! <br /><br />Great advice, so well put that I'm now feeling highly motivated at 00:57am GMT (could this be a part of my problem?)<br /><br />Love your suggestion about the daily list of accomplishments. Have thought about doing this before and wanted to call it my TA-DA list! Tah-dah I did it!!thenightowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643652927859435208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-68290126848089752552010-11-23T15:59:43.196-08:002010-11-23T15:59:43.196-08:00It is refreshing to hear that I am not the only on...It is refreshing to hear that I am not the only one who struggles with staying on task and finishing things. I too, tend to beat myself up when things start to spiral out of control, often more than anyone I am accountable too (clients, family, friends, etc.) I really enjoyed your honesty and your tips. I promise to put them to good use!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-54458077561139876212010-11-23T15:37:51.139-08:002010-11-23T15:37:51.139-08:00thanks for the grand advice. having a dedicated w...thanks for the grand advice. having a dedicated work space is the key for me. i have my "stuff" everywhere and it takes so much time and energy to gather it up, that the job is too far out of reach. i will be spending tomorrow arranging all of my "stuff" into labeled containers, right after i pick up my turkey! thanksKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364392008280271972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-22006992759895486992010-11-23T15:14:54.195-08:002010-11-23T15:14:54.195-08:00This is great advice! I really need to establish m...This is great advice! I really need to establish my "business space" I'm just all over our house!<br /><br />Sandra.Estylo Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322430097576752590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-41981501899777508802010-11-23T15:14:10.737-08:002010-11-23T15:14:10.737-08:00great post! It's like you've stepped righ...great post! It's like you've stepped right into my life! Thanks for helping me look at how to break it down and make it seem not quite so overwhelming :)PersimonDreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105015955842841242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-72809248219294204082010-11-23T15:11:06.827-08:002010-11-23T15:11:06.827-08:00Very good reminders/suggestions... I make lists al...Very good reminders/suggestions... I make lists all the time, matter of fact my family mocks my lists.<br /><br />But, what I was missing is my work on there, I have chores, and Groceries but not the most important thing which is succeding with my business, was not on my list. <br />I went full time in April and could'nt be happier. I just need to learn how to organize my priorities. I am pretty much flying by the seat of my pants. :)<br />The best thing I took from your message is to break it down, I cant do everything everyday!!!!<br />(Let me write that down) :) lol<br /><br />Thank you for the great reminder of the importance of list making!!!Shelley, with Our Hobby to Your Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006054138006764011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032468301507136728.post-40181874799699498782010-11-23T14:42:33.791-08:002010-11-23T14:42:33.791-08:00Wow, that pretty much describes me exactly! I feel...Wow, that pretty much describes me exactly! I feel so much better knowing I'm not the only one and those were some great tips as well as some great advice on how to look at things, like valuing spending time with some friends instead of feeling guilty for not working on some self imposed ideas right away. thanks!Kmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562475892499831878noreply@blogger.com