This WONDERfilled Life...

Remember last post when I talked about doing things for myself and limiting the time I work on things for others? I've been trying to utilize the "Pomodoro Technique" more.  I was introduced to this term and time handling method a few years ago, and I've found that when I feel overwhelmed or get too bogged down in a project (whether for myself or for others) this really helps me to limit my brain power and keep things fresh.  For those unfamiliar : The  Pomodoro Technique     (per   Wikipedia )  is a   time management   method developed by   Francesco Cirillo [1]   in the late 1980s. [2]   The technique uses a   timer   to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a   pomodoro , from the   Italian   word for ' tomato ', after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo used as a university student. [3] [4] I'm...

My husband and I have always sort of joked that until all the variables in a situation are just right we won't move forward with something.  We are so particular and methodical about projects, and so frugal and earth conscience, that it often feels like we move at a snails pace! For example, when we bought our house almost 10 years ago we had big plans to build a privacy fence around our backyard...it ended up taking us 7 years to finally move forward with that project.  But it never felt right before then.  We knew we wanted a garage and didn't want to build a fence that would just get ripped down, wasting time, materials and money, etc.  Meanwhile we had friends who had bought a house and renovated their kitchen in the first year...and then proceeded to repaint the kitchen and other areas of their home several times in the few years they lived there.  That totally worked for them but we tend to sit and stew until all the pieces fall into place...and often f...