The 2 months period of not buying extras (meaning tis, clothes, shoes, accessories, and books) is over and I still haven't bought any of those. I seems I just got used to not buying random stuff, and there isn't actually anything I need now - which is great!
Lately this experience has just been focused on maintaining the house clean and neat and getting rid of the garbage as it gets in the house. But mostly, I think the "not buying more stuff" is being the main help.
The thing that has really failed is the involvement of Filipe in the project. His documents/random papers drawer is still there, as stuffed as in week one. The same with the electronics - I need him to take a look before tossing it away. I'll have to be more assertive during this week and pressure him into solving that soon.
I am trying to give away as gifts some of the books that I don't feel the need to keep, and I'll continue to do that for the this year.
We are now visiting house to move. This extra incentive will probably makes try to go a little bit deeper in the cleaning up strategy :)
quarta-feira, 11 de março de 2015
segunda-feira, 2 de março de 2015
Day 56th
Day 56th... Well, it has been a while since this adventure started!
Last week my largest efforts were in the office. Everyday I tried to go through a different folder and clean it from useless things (like conference leaflets), old documents from projects and conferences, and reorganize my scientific papers folders. There is still a few more to clean up!
I am surprise with the fact that my "paper free" office initiative is working so far. I really thought it would be harder... It was tough the first couple of days, but now is just OK. In order to keep track of what I am doing in working hours I started to fill my iCal either with the task for the day or in a "retrospective" way at the end of the day, allocating time to each project/task. It actually looks a lot more organised than my notebook with mixed notes and to do lists.
The whiteboard sticker for the desk is helping a lot with this process. I can just use to quickly note down ideas and random thoughts, and when I like the ideas I just take a picture of it (otherwise it is just wiped).
I think I am going to push my two months without buying "books-toys-clothes-shoes" until the next payday and possible even further. There are a few things I know I will need to buy, and at least one that I want to buy while it is still on sale (a pair of Dr. Martens boots for the winter, the ones I bought so I could avoid to spend that money are not really comfortable and are also too cold for the Norwegian winter...). All the tossing things out made me understand what I really need to buy, but I think I will be OK with waiting until the not so cold weather comes. I am also very very picky with what to buy... and the decision to not buy things in the shops I regularly go to means that I will need to do some research too.
Last week my largest efforts were in the office. Everyday I tried to go through a different folder and clean it from useless things (like conference leaflets), old documents from projects and conferences, and reorganize my scientific papers folders. There is still a few more to clean up!
I am surprise with the fact that my "paper free" office initiative is working so far. I really thought it would be harder... It was tough the first couple of days, but now is just OK. In order to keep track of what I am doing in working hours I started to fill my iCal either with the task for the day or in a "retrospective" way at the end of the day, allocating time to each project/task. It actually looks a lot more organised than my notebook with mixed notes and to do lists.
The whiteboard sticker for the desk is helping a lot with this process. I can just use to quickly note down ideas and random thoughts, and when I like the ideas I just take a picture of it (otherwise it is just wiped).
I think I am going to push my two months without buying "books-toys-clothes-shoes" until the next payday and possible even further. There are a few things I know I will need to buy, and at least one that I want to buy while it is still on sale (a pair of Dr. Martens boots for the winter, the ones I bought so I could avoid to spend that money are not really comfortable and are also too cold for the Norwegian winter...). All the tossing things out made me understand what I really need to buy, but I think I will be OK with waiting until the not so cold weather comes. I am also very very picky with what to buy... and the decision to not buy things in the shops I regularly go to means that I will need to do some research too.
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