1. Stick to my budget.
This will be hard, as I usually just pay what needs paying that week, and fight off the debt collectors with attitude. But actually, I can manage to pay everyone I need to, and keep the wolves from the door, if only I manage my money right. It means this month will be particularly hard, but there's no gifts to buy etc, so I'm gonna go for it.
2. Organise my paperwork.
In particular, paperwork that involves bill and appointments. I'm going to pay my bills on time according my budget. I'm going to schedule appointments in my iphone as soon as they arrive, so the phone will remind me and I won't forget!
3. Get into a routine.
There's so many of us here, in a tiny space, that we really need a routine. I also want to put some structure into the kids education. I often make schedule with strict time limits on when we should do this, that and the other, but they invariably fall apart. So for January, I'm going to follow the timetable I have made, but instead of doing things at a certain time, I'm just going to follow it in order, and note how long these these things take, so I can revise it into a more realistic schedule. I'm also going to prioritise the things I feel need organising first. Lessons, meals, bedtime routines, housework. In that order. So by the last week in January, I should have a working idea of how long it takes to get everything done.
4. Look after myself.
I'm very bad at taking care of myself. I need to make time at least twice a week for myself. This will probably take the form of locking the bathroom door and taking a long bath instead of a quick wash, but it will be an hour to myself.
So, that doesn't really tackle things from my main list, but getting the basics sorted will help me move on to the big list, and I think that's enough to be getting on with, don't you?
