day 1 of being organised

Well… so far so good.  I now have a task list as long as my arm which is all synchronised with my phone and iPAQ (I think they will become significant tools in this battle!), a 3 tray file system, my stuff in files with labels and an almost clear desk.  I’ve been very productive Read More …

why does being organised take so much effort?

I’ve spent large amounts of the last two days just throwing stuff away.  I seem to just collect stuff.  I don’t file, I don’t throw it out and most of it never gets looked at!  So now there are 3 black bags full of random stuff waiting to go out to the bin.  The whole Read More …

Getting Organised

Today is GO day!  From this evening I will be Organised!  Honest! I’ve bought everything I need for my new system.  All I need is an actual system!  Oh, and a Sharpie pen (forgot to get that!). I bought a new notebook (not a moleskine – I want to see if I can make this Read More …

It’s my bag!

I’ve come to a point in my life where I just can’t fit anything else on my desk.  (See this post for my present system)  Action is required!  I’ve spent some of the day clearing up, some of it writing for Sunday and the rest looking at Life Hacker’s feature ‘Show us you bags’.  I Read More …

John Orr blog!!!

For ages I’ve been trying to get John Orr to blog.  I’ve known John for years and he has been on a very interesting journey from giving up gainful employment to become a student of Divinity and potential minister.  That’s interesting enough in itself but I would love to hear more about John’s theological journey.  Read More …

Christian Resources

Q: How do you know a fish is a Christian? A: It has a car stuck to it! I’ve spent all week in a very large room full of people trying to sell things to Christians or offer themselves and/or their organisation to support Christians.  I started this post with the fish joke because one Read More …

It’s over!!!

Last night, just before midnight, I flopped into bed having survived NEXUS. It’s been a long week and very tiring. It’s been great to watch an event go through a cycle from empty hall through build up and then back to an empty hall again. I’ve met some great people and had some fun. I’ve Read More …