And three days of pain and creativity begins...

Occasionally I will find myself in a rut.  I'm kind of moving along in one of those funks right now.  I have a bunch of things that I need to get done around my house, I've been off track for many personal goals and I have a ton of ideas that I'd like to put into motion.

What's a boy to do?

Simple! - take a couple or three days to lock down and make progress.  Make a long list (or one for each day in my case) and set priorities.  Focus on your craft, one time, before you squander it like a "mindless fuckin' robot!" (thanks J.B.)

The first area of frustration revolves around not having time to do things around my house, so I'm going to bang that shit out over the next couple days.  Below are some of the items on the lists relating to the house...

- Mow / Trim the yard
- Clean up / Burn Leaves
- Check foundation for wear / cracks and repair
- Clean the shed
- Clean the garage
- Take load to the dump
- Install Air Conditioner
- Arrange furniture in the front bedroom
- Strip wallpaper from bathroom
- Full Spring cleaning (windows / ceilings / top to bottom)
- Wash siding
- Spray Bug Stop around perimeter
- there's more... but I think you get the point.

The second has to do with making time for hobbies / personal interests.  The list for these items has the following on it...

- Launch new apparel line, one t-shirt and hat design by EOB Friday.  Most of my friends haven't heard about this - but some may have... it's just time to give it a go and see if things work out.  Much more on this in the near future.
- Begin the redesign of the new TBAP website
- Practice Guitar (lots of it)
- Create basic websites for two new side projects
- Compose / Arrange / Record one new song
- One full photo shoot with the D50 (approximately 300 pics)

The third has more to do with personal goals.  Items on this list include things like...

- working out each day (i have details plans for what I'd like to accomplish each day)
- rebuilding one of my computers in the office
- reading (lots of it)

So - I've taken the next three days off work and I'm planning to wake up each morning at 6am.  As long as mother nature does not mess with me over the next couple days I think I'll be feeling really good about things by the start of next week.

Tonight I'll prepare with a bit of meditation, I'll try and get through some of the small items on the list and then hit the bed early thinking positive thoughts.

If I had to choose one person from my friends that would call bullshit on being able to pull this all off - it would be Valentine.  :)  He has been subjected to these types of lists in the past - the difference is that I'm clearing the slate to accomplish these tasks.

I'm ready...

What are you up to this week?