Are you one of my knitting friends? If you are, then you’ll understand my excitement this week when a brand-new stash of yarn arrived on my doorstep! There’s something magical about unboxing fresh skeins—the colors, the textures, and the endless possibilities they hold.  Knitting has become my little oasis of calm in the midst of a busy day.  It's like a  soothing rhythm that lets my mind unwind listening to my favorite podcast or audiobook. It’s my daily ritual to relax, recharge, and create.  If you’re a fellow knitter, I’d love to hear what’s on your needles right now.  This week’s Instagram post was sharing my latest stash.  Let’s connect on instagram!

What’s your most important task of the week?

This week, I realized I had missed an important task on my to-do list. I take pride in following my Sunday Planning routine with my 3-step Purposeful Planner system, but sometimes life gets busy, and things can slip through the cracks. While I’m not perfect - as I often remind my children (haha), this experience made me reflect on what’s truly sacred and valuable in staying organized as an entrepreneur working from home.

The importance of transferring those to-do tasks into my planner for the week is an essential step in my Sunday Planning ritual. The task I missed wasn’t done because I hadn’t scheduled it. I procrastinated, and it simply fell through the cracks.

Here’s my 3-step Sunday Planning ritual that helps me stay on track:

• Step 1: I Create a To-Do List. Every Sunday, I write out my to-do list in my ONE NOTEBOOK JOURNAL, where I keep all my notes and important ideas.  
• Step 2: I Transfer My To-Do List Tasks to My Planner.  This is where I slipped up this week. When tasks are written down in my physical planner, I feel organized and in control.
• Step 3: I Sync These Tasks into My Google Calendar (Phone). Once I’ve completed the tasks in my planner, I sync them into my phone calendar. This step is crucial when I’m away from home and need to book appointments. 

The most significant lesson I learned is to be realistic about the time it takes to complete tasks.  Here are the tasks I’ve scheduled for next week, along with the time I’ve allotted for each:

• Deep clean my office – 1 hour
• Create blogs & video about Distractions & Procrastination WFH – 1-2 hours
• Finish up cover for Planner 2025 – 30 minutes
• Finish up Workbook for Planner 2025 – 2 hours
• Connect with the next “Interviewee” Entrepreneurs Working from Home – 1 hour

So far, this week has gone smoothly because I’m ticking things off my to-do list and staying focused on the value of accurately estimating the time it takes to complete each task.  Missing one task last week wasn’t the end of the world, but it did remind me to pay closer attention to the time needed to get things done.

How do you Organize your Recipes? 

I find these days, you don’t have to own a ton of cookbooks because you can find anything online.  I love collecting good recipes.  When I find recipes I like, I print them and place them in a clear sheet protector and organize them in a simple 3-hole Binder (1.5 Inch).  I have binders for Main courses, Salads & Soups, and Cakes & Desserts.  What I love about this system is I can purge recipes I’m not using so my binders stay fresh with the tried & true recipes I love.

Check out  THE ONE RULE  I use when eating that helps boost  productivity and contributes to a healthier, more balanced work-from-home routine.   (You may be surprised!) 

 If you’ve read all the way to the end, here’s my gift to you this week,  my  SUNDAY PLANNING Checklist. 

What is an important task for you this week? And how do you handle your to-do list working from home as a full-time or part-time business entrepreneur.  

Hit reply and fill me in. 
 

Until next week, 

Gale Bates,  Your "BIG BOLD GOALS” Mentor

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